The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-11 00:00:00

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

The Jullion Sides rose on Monday night in full efful-
pence, to describe its last bright revolution (at least for
a season or two) in the firmament of Drury. The vast
assembly which crowded all parts of this noble theatre
attested not only their love of the gentle science, but
their special admiration of the inventor and introducer
of the promenade concerts; end expressed, by a tremen-
dous reception, the honour in which they hold M. Jul-
lien. In the prospectus he has issued he intimates that
the present " month" is the last that he will he enabled
to undertake for some time to come. Brother Jonathan
wants him; and " the proposals are too flittering" to
permit him to resist a visit to the New World. He goes,
therefore, we believe, in the course of the ensuing year,
and no doubt the success he is destined to meet with will
be commensurate with his merit and originality. He
thinks " he has reason to congratulate himself on having
been the means of popularizing good music in this
country;" and no one will deny him ibis reflection. To
M. Jullien the public owes a considerable debt of grati-
tude. for he has provided it with a world of innocent and
ameliorating amusement. He has purveyed for the mil-
lion and not for the tew, and the million consequently
have, through him, heard music which hitherto was be-
yond their ear—because beyond their pocket. He has
been a benefactor to art, inasmuch as he has given a
good thing at a cheap rate, and for fourteen years assem
bled at intervals an orchestra, not only of vast propor-
tions, but of remarkable and indisputable talent, whose
" readings " of many of the best and greatest works of
genius can hardly be said to be interior to those of the
Ybilharmenic and other celebrated bodies. What he has
given for a shilling has been more liberal than what
many another man has given for half-a-guinea, and
with proportionate extension to the interest of the art of
which be is such a curious and pleasant minister.
The band of the `. promenade concerts," which has
always included the best instrumentalists of the day,
again maintains its honourable reputation. It would be
difficult indeed to hear Weber's overture to " Euryanthe,"
Beethoven's funeral march from the " Sinfonia Eroica "
(given as a tribute to the memory of the great Duke,
although, strange to say, it was written in honour of his
great adversary, Napoleon), Mendelssohn's " Midsum-
mer Night's Dream" Scherzo, the selection from " Les
Hugenots," or the by no means easy quadrilles and
polkas of M. Jullien, more admirably rendered than they
were last night; and when we state that to such attrac-
tions were added the extraordinary vocal powers of
Madle. Anna Zerr, and the remarkable talents of the
Brothers Mollinhauer (who play violin duets with great
dexterity and oneness of feeling), and the inimitable solo
clarinettist, M. Wuille, we think it must be admitted
that a remarkably liberal entertainment was provided.
The audience applauded lustily throughout, and encores
were awarded to Jullien's quadrille from the " Enfant
Prodigue " his popular waltz called " La Prima Donna,"
and " Irish Quadrille," also to a new polka
called " Juno," composed by licenig, and the duet of the
Brothers Mollinhauer. In the second part of the pro-
gramme, we had a new polka by Jullien, which will
doubtless become as popular as other dance tunes by the
same author. The title is, " Les Echos de Mont Blanc,"
and it is dedicated by Jullien to his friend Albert Smith.
The old favourites were recognized with enthusiasm as
they came forward pith their various solos, and received
the tumultuous approbation of the audience. Koenig
seems in as fine wind as ever, and played with all his
wonted grace, power, and spirit. Prospers, Baumann,
May cock, Barret, and Herr Vogel, elicited, each on hie
favourite instrument, the sincerest applause, and ap-
peared to have in no way abated their usual powers.
The salle, again ornamented with the celebrated
" crystal curtain," looked very brilliant, and the reading
room was as richly stocked with newspapers as ever.
Every part of the house was crowded. The performance
of the National Anthem, between the acts, produced the
usual scene of riotous loyalty. Fights, too, were not
wanting to attest the exalted state of the public cheer-
fulness. The " rows" were incessant, the turmoil was
overpowering ; but the police was both strong and
resolute, and one or two bold captures from among the
sturdiest and most unseemly of the delinquents produced
a salutary effect. At the end of the concert the Na-
tional Anthem was again demanded, and again per-
formed. On this point, at least, the audience were
thoroughly unanimous.

(From the Time.) •
M. Jullien, who for upwards of 12 years has been the
chief public entertainer in a special department, and has
done more for the popularisation of music among
the masses in this country than any one else on record,
is about to leave England, and try his fortunes in
America. The present series of concerts (the 14th), at ,
Drury-lane Theatre, will probably be the last our Lon-
don audiences may for some time have the advantage of
attending. In the early spring M. Jullien, with the
principal soloists of his band, makes his accustomed
tour in the provinces, and in the summer starts for the
United States. His absence will leave a chasm in our
winter amusements which, it is not too much to say, no
other can fill up, and his return to this aide of the
Atlantic will be anxiously desired. M. Julliea has won
a larger share of public sympathy than is granted to
most speculators; and the favour and celebrity he has
acquired, it is only fair to add, are owing to a combi-
nation of qualities which few in his walk of life have
been known to possess. While his spirited endeavours
to gratify the public have been followed by almost
unexampled success, he has done his utmost to educate
his hearers in the act of administering to their amuse-
ment. No other entrepreneur has had the power et
bringing together such vast crowds during so long
succession of years; and it is greatly to M Jullien's
credit that, with the certainty of a largo pecuniary
profit, to be derived solely from his dance music and
other ad captandum attractions, a sincere love of the art
he professes has induced him to enter upon a path which
demanded not less courage than discretion to follow
out successfully. By degrees he persuaded his audiences
to listen to, and ultimately taught them to appreciate
and like, the works of the greatest composers for the
orchestra; and it has been pros ed beyond controversy, on
many occasions, that however inconveniently packed may
be the house, and however disposed to be boisterous and
unruly, the names or Mozart, Beethoven, Webber, and
Mendelssohn, are always certain to command attention.