The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT.—We see that
Mr. W. B. Wray has announced a grand vocal and instru-
mental concert, to take place in the Concert-hall, Lord
Nelson-street, on Monday next. Among the singers
engaged are Mrs. Sunderland, well known to the admirers
of music in this town, Miss E. Skinner, Mrs. Rose, Miss
Jessie Hammond, Mr. Frank Allberi, Mr. Miranda, and
Mr. Wray himself ; the list of instrumentalists, and,
indeed, the programme altogether, is equally attractive;
as our readers will perceive on reference to the advertise-
ment in another column.

THE CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET, was
crowded on Saturday night, on which occasion the enter-
tainments gave the greatest satisfaction. In the unavoid-
able absence of the Earl of Sefton, who had been
announced to take the chair, Mr. John Smith occupied
that position.
THEATRE ROYAL.--This is the last week of the pan-
tomime, which has had a more prolonged and successful
run than for many previous seasons. During the past
week amongst the pieces played was a new one, entitled
" Time Tries All," which will be repeated this evening.
On Saturday, Mr. Copeland intends giving a day perform-
ance of tho pantomime, to which he has invited the
children of the free schools. Next week a series of opera-
tic performances will take place.
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The Equestrian perform-
ances closed on Saturday evening, the business done dur-
ing the last few weeks having been very limited, A con-
cert is announced to take place here on Friday week, and
among the artistes who will appear, we notice the names
of Bottesini, Sivori, Herr Reichert, Miss Bassano, Ellen
Day, and Cicely Nott. A rich treat may be expected.
We beg to direct our readers' attention to two lectures
to be delivered by Mr. Sheppard on musical education.
The first on its influence on the " Music of Home," and
the second on the " Music of the Church."
LEWIS'S PANORAMA.—A change of exhibition took
place at the Panorama-hall, Bold.street, last night, when
Mr. Lewis opened his magnificent views of the Lower
Mississippi to the gaze of a crowd of spectators. This is
a continuation of the Panoramic exhibition which has been
on view for several weeks past ; and shows the course of
the great river of the Western world through seven States
of the American Union—Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois—commencing
with a splendid view of the Gulf of Mexico.

CATHERINE HAYES.—The concert last night, at
Hibernian-hall, was one of the most satisfactory and
successful that has ever been given in this city. Miss
Hayes more than realised the expectations excited by her
great reputation, and in the opinion of many may fairly
contest the palm of pre-eminence with the most distin-
guished of her predecessors. The compass and flexibility
of her voice, the exquisite taste with which it is managed,
the thorough musical training evinced in her mastery of
the most difficult and complex passages, all showed the
perfect artist; while her ballads were given with a simpli-
city and pathos, and with a plaintive sweetness that seemed
to embody the very soul of melody. The hall was crowded,
and the audience was warmed up to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm. The announcement that another concert
would be given on Friday evening was received with the
liveliest demonstrations ofsatisfaction.— Charleston (U.S.)
Mercury, Jan. 29.

THE LATE FLOODS.