The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-15 00:00:00

MUSIC-HALL, STORE-STREET.
The veteran Blewitt last night afforded a rich treat
to the admirers of native talent, on the occasion of his
:o benefit concert. There were few of the eminent artists
Lndid not readily promise to give their assistance to
e,,Who had so long and so meritoriously been known
oth as a composer and performer, and whose kindlines,
and gaiety of disposition—a
of heart
the remains, notwithstanding that he has attained
gaiety t..at sti
Ze age beyond which all is said to be " labour and
latinn"—has endured him to those who have the
ietism. of
12at..4 e his acquaintance. The programme pre.
7—'4 a rich and varied assortment of attractions, of m
poibem naitthaloenntoj wdoer,ing and although there was a little di-see-
of
) a to the non-appearance of soul
gentlemen who had pledged themselve'
lt a
yet the ladies were present without
tethttend,
gle exception, and by their kindne-s, and the
se-6 with which they contributed additional aid;
se-6 than Compensated for the defaulters. The rooms
are crowded in all parts, in fact it would have bet n
tunst impossible to admit more, se that Blewitt had the
islllo,st satisfactory evidence of the estimation in which lit
„_nPid by the public, and many golden reasons to bi-
Lorented, notwithstanding the disappointments tnt
tell we have adverted. The madrigals, " All creature.
...w are merry minded," by Bennett, and ' Merril)
Zlike music's measure," from Barnett's op. ra of Fair
4totos.ainond, were well rendered by the young gentleman
the abbey," under the able direction of Mr. Turk.
italieted by a numerous and effective choir. The Distil,
Fero-L.,y delighted the audience by their admirable per-
„..rll3nnee on the Sax hems of a sel* ction front
""rs and the madrigal. "In the ph asan
ancomer day." Rousselot on the violincello, Herr
guiseth. on the pianoforte, Frederick Chatterton 00
harp, and Grattan Cooke on the oboe, afforded n.
the vocalists
"-eat to the lovers of instrumental music ; while
vocalists were most admirably accompanied by T.
Cooke, and by Blewitt himself. Mr. Machin gave, ell),
treat expression and feeling, "The hand of friendship,"
umPosed expressly for himself by Blewitt, which called
forth the strongest applause ; while Miss S. eele, Mrs.
Georgians Plummer, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, and Miss
Itainforth, had their exertions greeted with I.tud
and long-continued plaudits. We base seldom beet.
Mere delighted than with the celestine " Robert, to:
cue j'aitne," from Robert le Diable, which was mos;
exqusitely given by Miss Minden, a young lady, wise.
was announced as pupil to Mr. T. Catike ; we believe it
Was her first appearance in the it etropolis; she was mani-
festly nervous at first, but her Catkin) rapienly vanished.
and she executed the most diffieu•t passages with N
power and precision which we have rarely !leant
equalled. Her voice is a full rich soprano, of consider.
able power and compass, and it app. ars to have been
well matured and cultivated ; added thereto, she po.
acute the charm of a very pr• tty face, graceful figure.
and moat agreeable manner. She will prove a
valuable acquisition to the musical world, ard we art
much mistaken if she does not attain a very high post.
tion in the profession to which she has devoted herself.
We venture to predict that if she should direct her atten-
tion to the at ,cal pursuits she will make a capital hit.
and prove an important addition to our English opera.
Blewitt himself gave his " Beautiful eye," with all th.
rich comicality for which he is so remarkable. He was
raturously encored, and convulsed the audience Atli;
"The merry little man." The alt ration, however, en-
tailed additional labour un himself, as it secured at'
additional encore, to which he responded with
another "laughter-compelling" lyric of his own compo
11 ti un. Miss Rainforth was in excellent voice, and gave
the ballad " Gone is that calmness," and " My love and
~,,ciowteiteernes,
se;ar Rochelle" (an unexpected treat), with grea
while Miss M. O'Connor infused the rich
—`fletnle of the Irish brogue into " The Shepherd's Winter
eluded the considerable effect. Blewitt himself con.
the evening with another of his comic gems.
%Viten I get married, oh dear, oh dear!" The audience
ed well satisfied with the varied entertainment
itbeenotlhetrhweyiszould have been fastidious indeed had