The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-14 00:00:00

National Choral Society.

The Christmas performance of the " IVlessiah” bit
this
-1: b society took place on Wednesday evenih 30
Exeter Hall with very great success. s
" Messiah" is always the most popular of oraterl°
and no familiarity can rob it of its attraction.:
The chorus of this association, under the able gill a
ance of Mr. Martin, is always its strong point, 311.0
in the numerous beautiful and varied choruses to
showing the first two parts they had ample opportunity to
showing their power and their training. "F °r er t
us a child is born" was, perhaps, their happiest ell
ci
Madame Rudersdorff was the principal soprano' ativi
sung, as usual, admirably. Her voice is excellenthe
adapted to the music, and though the airs allotted ti).fui.
soprano are not numerous they are very beautl
" Come unto Him," " Rejoice greatly," "lOW be et
tiful are the feet," "I know that my Ited6l3,,lnest
liveth," all demand a singer of the very higler
order, and Madame Rudersdorff delighted
audience by the manner in which she rendered 0'4,1
on IVedncsday night. Altogether the second pl,
formance of this season amply sustained the grave
ing reputation of the National Choral Society
for
must not omit to mention that a repetition perf°oo
ance of the " Messiah" will take place on Chrlst ill
Eve, when Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. santleY
be among the principal singers.

Mr. Thomas Morton, who has been col-Ince°
with the Canterbury Hall since the opening of that °si.l°l
blishment, takes his first benefit at the Theatre ::1-liat"
Astley's, on Monday next, the 17th of December- ;11°0
be"
consented
followed
programme is very attractive, the pieces selected ar°;iltdif
Wanderingtob pyMlathayheetth,r,eellvp,"aartietnrmowf
ajhnei,mcl”lh Mr. Robson has h.— ill
will play Tom Tug. Harry Baggs.Reallelyt.n,btivehhericehhkriajamhprilatijneir:C;iii
_ St'
Albi
of the world, will appear with
the day. After which there will be an taenrpsiChoria° ,tll3-a
musical melange, in which all the available 010' 1,,
London have offered their services. The whole Will coo()
elude with the burlesque of " Atalanta," supported /:/11 i 9
company of the theatre. Considering the talent WlL`c r°o
announced to appear on that evening, and the 1111nit1)0
friends which Mr. Morton has made, a bumper ante
the result. h ba°
THE NEW ARTIST.—" Ernest Griset, 11"--°,,,e us
been styled ' the English Gustave Dore,' is about to bn I,lr
a companion volume to his droll ' Hatchet ThroWers''P of
lished last Christmas. The volume entitled `Legleci° nt
Savage Life' is a Munchausen recital of certain M' 11°01
'beo
stories and beliefs current amongst the wild tri
~,,,,, cl,
America, and other distant parts. Mr. James Green" ;a
of ' Amateur Casual' celebrity, text,aoGriset illustrates the various scenes ipnpthe weird, Ye" `ak;ro
tesque, manner peculiar to himself. Some a oar read
t
may remember that this artist be an his career by °v., V'
in fors ^,le coloured Fketclle:.3 'ilga L;inali wiudoW ju ~-;:ce
estatc-ebe:,nLoweictehsetyerb-srqinugaraes.
meTnhyeypetuhsneudne.reliaelsais;ea ferr ' utild-
lishes the work."—Reader. gotten -1
r," br'still°,
The practice of making presents at v'',"iln AP
having now become so uni;ersal,
toleMesss. Pal'''. stheit
Gotto have been induced- this season llect in .of
spacious show-rooms by far the largest assortmeolpre,
articles in England, especially adapted for ChristlneosrtrAit
sents, at extremely moderate prices, comprisingirossia
albums, travelling writing cases, dressing eass' hoolt-4'
bags, despatch boxes, envelope cases, and blotting tiol9,
it
card trays, work boxes, glove and trinket boxes dte.,,,cif
desks, stationery cabinets, purses, pocket books c yes,
cases, cigar cases, reticules, opera glasses, en or '
smelling bottles, ormolu and elegantly mount° bible
mental articles for the drawing-room, library, '"' ;of tyPe
prayer-books, and Church services in every variety _ nit
and binding ; in fact, an endless variety of articles tli" for
every taste, purpose, and pocket. A new departmeeol,l
f,
billiard tables, bagatelle-tables, in-door croquet, . bogeSt
immense variety of other winter games ; musical
__.,,,. .
&c. Parkins and (lotto, 24 and 25, Oxford-street, 1Y