The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

_LONDON TVEDNESDAY CONCERTS.

At the 27th, and " positmly the 155 t," of these enter-
tainments for the pres,nt season, Mr. Stammers went out
of his usual path, and abapduning the exclut.ively popular
style, courageously attempted the music of Mendalss, din
in Aritigohe. The excellent concert band of Mr. Willy
no s largely reinforced fur the occasion, a complete and
prote,sional choristers were engaged.
efficient body of
and Mr. Sterndale Bennett was appointed conductor.
The result was in all respects gratifying. The execution
of the music was generally excellent, and the attention
of the audience unditninished until the end. The over.

taro was played with great effect. The choruses that
excited most applause were the beautitel legend, " Royal
Dena long lived in a tower" (in E minor), and the meg-
nificerAt hymn to Bacchus, " Fair Seruele's highborn
son," the latter of which, sung with remarkable power
and decision, was loudly encored. The elaborate instru-
mental accompaniments in the two great scenes of
Antigone and Creon, with the intervening and respond.
ing choruses, were also most forcibly executed. Mr.
Sterridale Bennett conducted throughout with the utmost
point and clearness, and there was scarcely one instance
of hesitation or uncertainty in the musical accompani.
meats to the dialogues and soliloquies. Mr. Bartholo-
menv's translation of the German vention of Sophocles'
play, with a few unimportant abbreviations and omissions,
wan recited by the following ladies and gentlemen :
Mr. Vandenhoff (Creon), Miss VandenhotE (Antigone),
Miss Huddart (Ismene), Mr. Stuart (Tiresias), Mr.
Llovid (thomon), Mr. George Bennett (Phocion), and
Smythsun (chorus-speaker), who all zealously exerted
thelneelves to give the utmost force to the text, and by
helping the audience to enter more completely into the
meaning of the music, enable them to enjoy its beauties
with the greater zest. The applause at the end
of Antigone was load aid general. The se-
cond part of the concert, beginning with the over-
ture to Guillaume Ted, the last movement of which was
repeated, and ended with the national anthem, offered
little to differ from the usual character of these perfirm-
ane es. The principal and most interesting feature was
a selection from Spohr's Faust, consisting of the air,
" Liebe ist die zarte Bluthe," expressively sung by
Pachek, the grand recitative atid aria, " Die stille
islacht," by Miss Lucombe, and the fine scout of Mephis-
topheles, " Stine noch dies Wulh-verlangen," superaly
sung by Herr Formes, who made his first appearance at
thesis concerts, and experieue d a hearty reception.
A fragment of the celebrated trio from Guillaume Tell,
by Mr. Sims Reeves, Ilerr I'ischek, and Herr Formes,
was also a highly effective performance; and a very
agreeable sea sung, " The Mariner," composed by Mr.
Hogiath, to some verses of Allen Cunningham, which
Mr. Sims Reeves gave with great spirit, was loudly ap-
plateied. Miss Poole sang several of her popular
e only' instrumental ballads in her own quiet and attractive style; Mrs. A.
Newt on, cleverly accompanied by Mr.
C. Carte in the flute
ecitiest.twice
ou:obligcao, was deservedly well received "Lo here the
gentle lark;" and Mademoiselle Jetty , Treffz was, as
the
ru mryenet"a l solo
bygeneral r
obliged
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sing
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performance was a tarantella by Dobler, for pianoforte
and ri olin, which was bi illiently execu,ed by Miss Ellen
Day wed her brother, Mr. John Day. The concert was
rather shorter than usual, and the miscellaneous part
was all the more grateful for its marked contrast %Ali
the vraver and more substantial entertainment that pre-
ceded it.

The Duchess of Orleans, travelling under the
name of the Comtessa de Villiers, is expected to arrive
in England to-day from the Continent, end the Lords of
the Treasury have directed the authorities at the places
of disembarkation in London and at Dover to show her
Royal Highness the respect due to her rank, on her
arrival in this country.
MR. AI ACILEADY —BIAMINGAAM, WEDNESDAY.
Mr. Meeready appeared for the firer time in England
since hi .s return from North America, at our theatre last
night. Tho reception of Mr. Macready was most enthu-
siastic. The house was crowded, and the waving of hats
and handkerchiefs greeted his appearance. Mrs. Waller
was the Lady blubeth.