The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-22 00:00:00

HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.

There was a musical reunion at the above rooms yes-
terday. The elite of those popular artistes, whose sing-
ing and playing has been so much admired during the
season, sung and performed their most favourite mor- '
minx. Madame Anna Thillon sung with most charm-
ing
effect a manuscript ballad by Mrs. H. J. St. Leger,
"Hope's bright Dream ;" the melody is original and
very catching; it is sweetly harmonized—the words are
highly interesting, and we are sure when it is published
it will be very popular. The exquisite singing of the
three French prima donna—Madame Dorus Gras,
Madame Anna Thillon, and Madame Sabatier,
was the theme of universal and well merited
admiration. Madame Dorus Gras was in excel-
lent voice, and displayed all the wonders of
her exquisite. taste and wonderful facilite in the air " En
vainfespere," from Robert le Diable, and an air from
the new opera by Clapisson, Gibby la cornemeuse. Ap-
plause most enthusiastic rewarded this superb display of
vocalization. We forgot to mention, in noticing Mrs.
St. Leger's song, that Madame Anna Thillon
introduced a cadenza remarkable for its beauty and
novelty. Madame Sabatier charmed every body
with her graceful and exquisite singing of
" La fontaine aux perles" and "Ma Brunette," which
are le rage du jour, and have been sung by la fauvette a
la tete noir before the most part of the royal family and
in the mansions of the chief nobility of London.
Mademoiselle Helene Stcepel and Mr. Wallace played
a duet upon two splendid pianofortes, made by Erard,
composed by the talented composer of Maritana, and
were frequently interrupted during their superb per-
formance with the most enthusiastic applause. Mdlle.
Stceple also played two of her own charming compo-
sitions, "La Reverie" and " Tho Steeple-chase galop,"
with her accustomed grace and excellence of execution.
Miss Wallace sung in first-rate style " Que la voce."
Her voice has an extraordinary compass, and her execu-
tion was most brilliant. The Misses Williams and their
brother, Mr. T. Williams, sung a very pretty duet,
" Alas! she can forget," by Mr. St. Leger, and the gem
"Ti prego," which were encored. The singing of these
talented professors is remarkable for extreme purity of
style and expression the most charming. Mr. Reeves
not having arrived, Herr Muller volunteered two Ger-
man songs, " The Wanderer" and " The Standard-
bearer," which he sung with great effect, his beautiful
baritone voice coming out with great power in the slow
movement of " The Wanderer." The execution of Signor
Giulio Regondi on the guitar, when playing his solo on
airs from Don Giovanni, arranged from Thalberg's
piauoforte score, was the eighth wonder of the world,
and if a ninth could exist it was Herr Stcepel's fantasia
on the Xylo Cordeon. Miss Victoria Collins sung most
sweetly, "Land of my Dearest." The Rose of the
bouquet, the highly talented Rossina Collins, astonished
the admiring audience by her splendid execution on the
violin, of " Le Tremolo," by Beethoven, and Paganini's
variations to Le Carneval de Venice. The reunion, we
understand, was under the direction of a musical amateur
well known for his enthusiastic love for music, and his
kindliness to young talented professors. Messrs. Wal-
lace, W. Holmes, and F. B. Jewson were the conductors.