The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-15 00:00:00

As we anticipated the attendance at the first of the
concerts last evening was, in the fullest meaning of the
exoressive, but not over-refined phrase, a complete
"cram." Long before the hour announced for opening
the doors had art ived crowds of oitiz,.mFr had collected in
vi,lnity of the Athenm,im, and many a priva o car-
riage and hired jarvey, filled wiO reserved,eat gentry,
might be seen patiently standing in Nelson-placie unri.
the hour had come And when the doors were thrown
op-n the ru-li and crush were immense, and were parti
cipated in by the representatives of both sexes with an
astonishing arn.unt of vigour and perseverance. The
weather, fortunately, had lost that severity which cba
rac.eristd it for the past week, and beyond sume slight
injury to the perfect rotundity of crinolines, and the nn
merciful crushing and derangement of apparel, we are
not aware that any disa,reeable inc.govenienee resulted

from the great struggle at the doors last evening for ad•
mittance to the Athenaeum. We do not remember to
have witne4sed on any previous occasion such an amount
of enthusiasm—such furore, as was exhibited last night
to ace and hear dur incomparat 1, Prima Donna. The
Cork public, ever most sensitively alive to the attrac-
t one of music, either vocal or instrumental, when pro-
perly rendered, appeared last evening to have ascribed
no bounds to their enthusiasm—so great was their
anxiety to be present, so determined not to be outdone
' in ;their exertions to obtain a good situation to hear
every note, ard so perfectly silent, anxiously, almost
painfully alive to catch every syllable that tell from the
national cantatrice. The scene presented in the hall was
maznificently grand and imposing to the extreme. Every
portion of the immense building, not alone the spacious
hall, the commodious rotundo, and the galleries, but
every nook and niche, every, in fact, " hole and corner,"
the very orchestra itself was crowded with the fashion,
and respectability, the intelligence, not only of Cork, but
,If many portions of the county, special trains and con-
veyances having been provided, to gratify the universal
desire of the community to "hear Catherine Hayes." To
hear—to see a daughter of our own sea-girt isle, who,
during the past six years, has fluug•the enchanting girdle
of her song as it were, round the globe—a perfect pioneer
of the Fine Arts, who conceived and made the bold and
adventurous experiment of, quitting the haunts of civilisa
tion, penetrating the remotest regions of the earth, and
carrying with her—aye, even to the gold regions of Cali
torn,a and the newly-born cities of Australia the refin-
ing, the civilising, and the fascinating charrns of music_
expressed by her with that passionate emotion and vivid
brilliancy, which have ever enabled Miss Catherine
Hayes to

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--" rule like a Wizard the world of the heart,
And to call up its sunshine or bring down its showers ;"
,nd conferring that indescribable spell by which
"Verse ceases to be airy thought,
And sculpture to be dumb."
Ireland's metropolis has welcomed her on her return—
, n her world-wide triumphs—and Cork most becomingly
gave the Daughter of Erin, last night, such a reception
es only the Seutherns can accord—hearty, sincere, aye,
even, we might say, affectionate, and enthusiastic beyond
description. Added to this all-sufficient cause for the
furore displayed last evening, there were other great at-
tractions—Her Ernst—the Paganini of the day- -Piatti,
the best violincellist in the world, we believe—Osborne,
a pianist of eminence, and a succ-ssful composer—Mdlle.
Corelli, a contralto of high standing—and Charles Bsa
ham, already not unfavorably known to a Cork audience.
But the attractions did not cease even here, for with
such artistes the programme is of material importance—
and that of last evening's concert was varied and attrac-
tive in the extreme, and comprised some of the master
compositions of Verdi, Meyerbeer, Donizetti, Rossini,
and Bellini. Among the most beautiful creations of
that inarticulate poetry, which, finding no adequate ex-
pression in ordinary language, gushes into song, ranks,
most assuredly, Bellini's "Amine." Full of tenderness,
purity, and grace, !intensely passionate yet supremely
gentle, the Raphael of music has lavished on it the
most magical endowments of his art, and the "Al, ! non
giunge" is the epitome of all that is grand, passionate,
jayous, and pathetic in this master piece of musical art.
To hear the thrilling exultation of the innocent, yet
.uspected girl rendered, as we recollect it to have been
rendered of old by our Syren of Song, was a treat suffi
cient, in itself, to attract an overflowing house in Cork.
But, it would appear as if the attractions of this concert
were limitless, for together with the foregoing we had
Scotch ballads and Irish snelodies. The Irish Melodies—
"Savourneen Dhselish" and the "Harp thatonce through
Tara's Hall's !" Where are there such treasures in music
as those Melodies? That music of ours which comes
swelling up from the heart, telling, as it were, all the
Fir, all the sorrows, the woes, the griefs, the fears, and
the hopes of our much persecuted, yet never despondent,
oft deceived, yet ever trusting people ? To infuse into
that music a soul—a national soul—to make that music
speak to the hearts of others the poetry that first found
in it a spontaneous language., is to borrow some of the
inspiration from which it emanated and to revive the spell
of departed Genius, We du not say too much when we
say 'tis thus our Irish Prima Donna sings the melodies
of her native country. She is, it has been prettily
observed, racy of our soil, and gradually diffuses
sweetness around. Her beauties are of her native
clime, with its features of tenderness, melting into light
or darkening into shade ; and, still further carrying out
the simile, her reputation for virtue, as a woman, has
gone hand in hand, through the trials and difficulties of
life, with her reputation for genius as a vocalist. She
has ever adorned and graced the private circle as much
as she has charmed and delighted the theatre and con-
cert-room. Could such a combination of the most
drizzling attractions fail, even in the most unmusical and
uncivilised community, to draw together a numerot ■ ,
and a brilliant assemblage ?
Miss Hayes, on making her appearance last evening,
was greeted with the utmost enthusiasm, the entire
audience standing C2l masse and cheering vociferously for
some moments. She opened with the scene from "La
Prophets," " Ah! mon fill"—an admirable and judicious
selection, for it was the most perfect specimen, to our judg-
menu, of vocalism given during the evening, affording
abundant scope for displaying the varied resources of her
voice, as well as that impassionate fervour of expression
without which all music is dull and pointless. In this
she exhibited, in the most striking manner, that magic
power of touching the feelings of her audience, which
surpasses all other beauties, and which is the manifesta-
tion of truly inborn genius. Neither travel or time ap-
pear to have impaired the capabilities of her voice, on the
contrary she seems to have improved in volume, in in-
collation, and in the delivery of her voice since last we
hat the pleasure of listening to her be witching vocalisa-
tion. In striking contrast of style, but no loss fervent
in deivery, was the plaintiff and pathetic Scotch ballad,
" Auld Robin Gray." In the first piece she was en.
cored, but the fatigneS were too great, and notwithstand-
ing the great anxiety of the audience to hear her they
were, for once, considerate and satisfied with a deprecat-
ing acknowleilgrnentof the call. "Savourneen Dhee.ish"
cant atfe
imparteli ng
to andit n
twr uhee esti
nh ogst
n,
gw
thhi cehgoi
onrliy.
t
C7iritiaesirign.ii.set'hle•svind°iwealsiattilihf her own country. In passages, she bell
he audience as if in a trance, while they drank in, with
avidity, the delicious draft of muunsibcroktheant
p,wtraesampo,uarnd
poured
nut, as if in one continued and
when the last notes had died away the solemn stillness
hat had prevailed gave way to a
thnsiasin that we have seldom seen equalled.
emus encore burst from each indi• iduel of the immense
assemblage, and Miss Hayes, as if aware of our lovef
demonstratkoon
nonf
aenni-
national music, at once re-appeared, and with consummate
taste, substeuted the admired ballad, "Steer my bark
to Erin's Isle," by which she again spell-bound„ the
house until she came to " Erne is my home, at
which the enthusiasm became absolutely unruly, and
gave way with the utmost heartiness, interrupting the
song for some short space, but giving the fair cantatrice
ample assurance that her countrymen were unmistakably
proud of the truth of the passage. The " Harp that
once through, Tara's Hall " was the next Miss Hayes
sang, and although we find exception has been taken to
a new rendering she has given it, we cannot avoid ex-
pressing our opinion that the abruptness with which she
gives the word "breaks," and the pause which followed,
were apposite, and dictated by sound critical acumen.
This of course was encored, anti the last verse repeated.
But the finale of "Sonnambuia " was the piece in which
the richness of her voice and its extraordinary capabi-
lities distinguished themselves. The effect was literally
ravishing, Peal after peal of applause succeeded it, for
in it the fair songstress poured out a tide of glorious
melody, and ended by a shake of almost incredible diffi-
culty, both from the altitude of the notes and the length
to which it was prolonged. The excitement was almost
frenzied, and Miss Hayes retired amid the most rap-
turous applause and demands for an encore, to which
she gracefully bowed an apology.
Mademoiselle Corelli's reading of "Il segreto" was
very correct, and displayed, to advantage, the extended
rangewiinh ofeh
she
her
tookrich
part,
he
contralto.
purity ln
oft toneh the concerted a
nd the volume p iec es n
of her voice, lent great richness and effect to the perfor-
mance. Herr Ernest's marvellons command of the violin
was admirably displayed in the pieces which ho selected.
The instrument really seemed to become endowed with
the vocal expression of the idea with which he was
poesesscd. It would be futile to endeavour to con-
vey a just appreciation of the thrilling effect which his
iwiperfectneee eiiequallyt masteryiies
enar
ease
erf
surprising
gharinth whichs enabledthi
elhimoenxme eg.
executed
tt oee produce.ntthreo
lmomost
sht
iPer
oiti
of which 2,775 were new cases,
8,747
still under treat- a—ntdhleapbeolufrrenctl
epnahssseargreiesn,
nuepionnso difficult an instrument
nent) having been admitted previotuhsel
Total in November •• • • • •
which he seemed to hold its
owneirmmtohnia,the
The clergy of all denominations *have isnlimlted access to the
narrow and apparently cstifined ca •
Pea el tleYr'a Celebrated r:' Pcihtlaint °-
patients. remainder
Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten• surprising. an encore, he gave, amongst
.ive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of some airs
from
In
censurer
the public. torn Chorue," with the meat df 1
von er u refinement,
The management of the 'Hospital is in the hands cf 30 GOVerrION,
variety of tone, and delicacy The va •
yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the annual various artistes were
@secret Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at accompanied upon the • • piano by Mr. Osborne, whose exe
1 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, elation was marked by great truthfulness, and complete
when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at •nc•v
1 iduality of sentiro•snt with the performer, whom he
el times desirous of receiving suggestion, ving explanation.
assisted. Mr. Brab
The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun-
stry contributions and legacies, which are received by the freasw er, tenor voice, and w all sustained the hereditary character
John Masterman, Esq., Sr P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Contts of his name in t'ne admirable manner inwhich he
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nd Co.; Drummond and Co.; Tlerries and Co.; RaTIFOIII and Co.;
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,oncerted parts which wereassigned to him.
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we 1-•. ave not seen so crowded an audience in our
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Ditto 14th November.. •• 2,043
Ditto 21st November .• •• .. 1,972
Ditto 2Sth November.. •• 2,309
29th and 30th November ••
•• • ...... 269