The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-23 00:00:00

CROSBY HALL.
SONGS OF SCO IL N..ND.
Last Ti- d
aurs night numerous cod gratified
auditory evinced the increasing popukrity of Mr.
e, who, along with the' Misg:es.Snith, gave their
s,lPction from the songs of Scotland, at Crosby
The—
oro,ramme was a very inviting one, in-
clod-k ••,
mg some of the finest songs of Barns, Ram-
SaY,c Tannahill, Sze , and the effective manner, in
Whi
they were given, and the rapturous
111" Pl a huse with which they were received, prove that
4 rw. with
has great capabilities for warbling the
striryd." notes wild" " Scotia's mountain min-
We do not know that we ever heard the
:elowers of the Forest" better sung. Its charac-
ristic plaintivcness was rendered with a taste and
,:teekness which engaged the most breathless
ention and elicited the warmest applause.
me a Lass wi' a Lump 0 L
sc'n&P of an entirely opposite character, by Allan
ainsay, Was
given with much humour and with
og,x'd effat• The Misses Smith performed their part
th--"t admirably, Miss Julia singing "0 Nanny wilt
to °ll gang wi' me," and " 0 whistle and I'll come
sivAiYet my lad," very happily and impresi
so 37* BY the bye, her pronunciation o
ome of the Scotch words grate very harshly
osticotatisnhote,g, ear. From her acquaintance with
and her long practice in Scotland, this
fought °t to be the case, and somewhat mars the ef-
ct of the correct musical abilities which she un•
cla‘e‘stionably possesses.
to Un the whole we think that Mr. Milne has reason
tiR, be proud of his success. A few weeks
hishe came to London an entire stranger;
44, entertainments have been favourably re-
Pro ed
by the public, and noticed by the
hiss'. Let the encouragement incite him to cultivate
Wouldtalents and to study hard in his vocation ; he
We see not thank us for saying that he is perfect, and
Rui,si!e ne obstacle in the way of his attaining distin-
siotld eminence in that peculiar walk of his profes-
-01,.")r which we believe at present there is an
rvinog.

ZUIIIIEY S CONCERTS IN PARIS.
MADAME SONTAG.
tasThe aeries of Sontag's concerts which Mr. Lumley
undertaken in Paris will be the most brilliant
alas'
'cal festivals of which Paris has been the scene
thA
kari " last twenty years. It was in Paris that
fare"all''' Sontag first acquired her great Uuropean
e-sme; it Was in Paris that her greatest triumphs
Were .
tbaelneeed;
and the Parisian dilettanti, of whom
the the spoiled and petted child, still remember
iien'r,'ef Which they experienced when the brilliant
then: Sontag quitted the stage. No sooner,
fare, fa re' Was it announced that Mr. Lumley, the
etditlllecl impresario of Her Majesty's Theatre in
of ,I', had undertaken to give a series
et red in Paris, for which he had se-
eet:„ the services of Madame Sontag, than,
of "I''standing the mean and jealous opposition
Ttain professors, every facility was afforded to
The,TUrilley by the authorities and by the dilettanti.
43" then le
at the Conservatoire was placed at his
took 114411 and on Tuesday evening the first concert
re„Place• Every box was crowded, never had so
talt: Persons been crammed into the little theatre
ee ,ere then assembled on Tuesday evening, and
of the the deposition of Charles X. had so many
lily old nobility been assembled together in one loca-
th"„4, gentleman who was present has published in
ilmns
- 1
of a morning Contemporary the follow-
%llrr)tiee of this most brilliant musical reunion
mentioned some time since that Mr. Lumley,
ol4a.„'atelPrising director of the Queen's Theatre, had
itive''' the consent of the French Government to
f
S110,„` series of concerts in Paris, for the purpose o
keling the Parisians an opportunity of hearingi
4l:toe-41a Sontag and other celebrities ; and that
.t
4,4 d; wits Inent, anxious to encourage the enterprise,
aWth Praiseworthy liberality, placed the., Conl-.
're de Musique at Mr. Lumley's disptosoak
tee uesday night the first of these concerts ?
1,1'.; was for the purpose of introducing
,Ntian° oontag. It is hardly necessary to. say that2o
Jeis4-"P Sontag though absent from Paris for
still well' remembered there. Though at
11sti!a'Y age she had gained great success in her
L te,lnlintry, it was in Paris and afterwards.
libtnPO'n, that she accomplished those tri-
,Whi h have long since established
ree',.4"ttion as one of the finest singers that Europe
It 4 7cine d When about to retire from the
eteortsh!teay.as then thought). for ever, Paris was
w last places in which she appeared, and
tb_ll4Pt p.as no place where more regret was felt at
,-"kt retirement. As soon as it was knownl
I"e4lZklarne Sontag was to appear, Mr.
.Lumey
'eged for tickets. Before the insertion of a
i.sta-iNvertisernent in the papers he had applies-
i.4St j°! more than three times the number of places
'kt,ii,"' had dispose of. Indeed, it is a curious
4`4itati`,llti"t the to
tadvertisement which appeared on
bli4eet Was for the purpose, not of drawing an
to the concerts, but of informing the
11 that it was useless to make application,
a." 441 „te places had been disposed of. After
need hardly say that the audience was of the
Jth description. It is said, and probably
the 4fit`th, that ther never was so large a collection.
ai4i_t names inc France brought together within
tttsty thet of
fnservatoire as on this occasion.
party seems to have vanished
g:1411.11e talismanein contained in the name of the il-
t-Nl. eantatrice, and fortunate did those consider
keg yes who found even the most indifferent
entrance, Madame Sontag was received with
kierß
,
applause, which lasted for several minutes.
111) the" as order was restored, the orchestra struck
sYrn f the cavatina in Donizetti's
. pi on
to 0
-Linda ydi 0
Chamouni, " Luce de quest'
k the and the very first notes showed that
stomach me
.Sontag who was so well known to, and
alined t licittired by, the Parisians of 1830, was. re-
ap ° them in 1850 in the perfect possession
t r POwers. The fact appeared a miracle, but
vrti
11,1 f
t I)ett' The universal remark of the French.. was
Imo WasNee, both in sweetness, flexibility, and
a"°tle 'List what it was when she was last
eoald hereni that time even appeared to have
(tlti Person ; and that the only change they
lhe,!ho Cl In her was that she wasa little stouter.
lAie 08e of the song Madame Sontag
.was en;
galls applauded, and after her retirement
Villtio'ed back to receive. a further homage of
teltie from the audience. In the afterpart of
4 IPl;.qt chaunted, with a chorus, the. dream
1160ie in Gluck's opera of Iphlgenze en
11111 fll
let 6e4ie 4
~,owed by the air of " 0 malheureuse
Ist! Peale The music of this piece is not of a
80 atrar description, and its success was there-
peglaat, but the mode in which Madamel
4q,:tere,ellted the very difficult music was great. y
kik‘iata; a":he duo of "Da (-pet di," sung by
tyltd,cContag and Signor Calzolari, was loudly
s°4ll p„. It was charmingly sung by both the
hue " The great triumph of the concert
),,,,01,ever, the last, when Madame Sontag sung
totet'oll'hi°f "Al` dolce incanto" with variations. It
the loudly applauded at each verse, and en-
ket,'l holt,: end, but the lady was almost smothered
kie"ets, which fell in showers on the stage fo
IL;ht after she had finished.
tti,-.1 Whoerformers were Signori Calzolariff ante!
atile sung several airs with great
.e effect
b artel, whose performance on the piano f
ol'ilatt,Y Weber was loudly applauded ; and M.
Abe a Vsri?vho performed a composition by Mozart
h e.oncello.
St4lthoett: °llly to add that, as it will be seen from
Zhil,AleLthe first of Mr. Lumley's concerts has
fori4 ly successful. The remaining five,
%th'iltends to give, promise to be no less so,
rea 'll:bb°lces and stalls are already subscribed
teresident of the Republic intended to be
Ves., byte
at a late hour, he sent a letter to Mr.
144 Ptev 'leasing himself on the ground that he
TNOlted by public business. Among those
,o, ere,
It'l°l4' 1104411 Ambassador, General Changarnier, M.
ht11141,,411 411°Y41 tighness tl.e Comte do Syracuse; the '
ttijstrian, Turkish, Sardinian, Belgian, Llano-
),44,,s,'de'm Chitin M' isters• the Princesses Ma-
.4'0,1718y OrassalknOwitzl' Este'rhazy, Bagration, and
Nl,4to4,lz,l'rinees Narishkin, de la Moskowa,
de ,i) Gallitzin Chimay, Callimaki, and
11 de ' Duchesses de de Coigny,
"oti `lraratnont ; Dukes d'Albutera and
11`i°41:: ,karchionesses de la Force,. Vogue,_iies
4-seauvoir• and Las Maritime; La
ure
and Bercsford ; Countesses
byZ~4qlltesan'tignatY'Gon, Poniatorrski, La Grange, Y, zz
r 0, MontYblin. and Obrescoff; Counts de
oistin, Steckelberg, Pralormo, and Basse-
e (letiee°ute'saa d"e Flavi Geloes, Courval,
~; Baronesees deg Rothschild, Lazareff,
4iq,'Yls4,„VccklenboUr Guyet des Fontaines,
het 34tert ""11 ; Alesdfines de Lutteroth, Baring,
4i44,1 at 'catore, r-
Tudor, Martini, Pe
t. 144; the 4,t,tnn; the Ministers of the Interior and
11":tt.ra Le,l4:T. M. Rdwardes, Sir %V. M. Stanley;
111, Aub n' M.P.; MM. Rothschild, B..Fould,
:4tl 3', Ado, er, Delessert, Anisson Deperron, Veron ,
1(111t, n°Pnhaer, CAudrbarn: RGidrgeetrwualhyr,,4t.es,lc....asky, de
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ht re, that first of clowns, had an excellent
iDi% tilt. the Princess's Thcs,trc on Tuesday evoniug,l.ar
I)olit.Performances went off with extraoro
iinn
(ye
iivk"tt Q ' 4 brilliant execution of Midlle. Auriol
~ 110,_
ott teat d
v
1,7' it ,„ a perfect furore and " the inimitablic:
can
ti :'1 Par 3' hi,) fairly said that' "none but himbe r
tr,t‘ttp,,st'lle-1 and who wai greeted on his entry. withs
10414et,tid
~of enthussin by his crowded admirer.;
tent 4t tl'' all previous bugi) disnlays.
t etfeet.e eollelUsion had a highly novland Maginti
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