The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-07 00:00:00

lit no of

for
when announced

..,Ln the audience, Gardoni..7,).
....La all went off with eclat. Witel )-be
the grand opera of " Don Giovanni, htett
ration certainly was upon him ; and "
" Batti, batti," an encore was rap
'. The execution of this lady in the efnv
u;„.
a 5 pleasing, though her•fame was scareel.,
fully sustained. Gardoni is well known as the tenor ?'
her Majesty's Theatre, and he created a most favourab.oll
impression by the classic purity of his style. Sr.l
proved himself an excellent bass, rich and flexible. 'l„'
Gardoni he sang the duet " Aux Armes," from 1‘',.3:1,-;
110 ;" but it was too heavy a task, the more the"
_stral accompaniment was too loud. In other
.ects the band did well, and the choir shewed carer"'
rehearsal. There was a good attendance.
THE BERNAIS SlNGERS.—Notwithstanding the -
lence of this band of foreign artistes, the public failed 1,,
their duty in allosving them to sing, at the Theatre-roYet
to empty benches. It should not have been so, for th.T.
sing in good chorus, and there are some rich voices. .I*.
Laroque pleased us much as a solo tenor, and there werr`.
two bass voices of great sweetness, depth, and Poweg,
Madame d'Auterny strengthened the Bernais sHig,e,ro-f
giving some exquisite music, to the unqualified deligw,
the audience. However beautiful some of her notes ra.ci.
be, especially the high ones, we confess not much to s,
mire the tremulous style in which this lady generally ell/
In the MarseMaise her voice was somewhat
•
from the amount of feeling thrown into it; less eller::
would greatly improve the performance. The lady
frequently encored, and was most warmly received.
THE AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.—The public kn°l/1
wine
well already what are the objects of the Guild for ispie
these distinguished literary men and artists have give 1";i0
generous and efficient services, that we need not ef.E,;O,
refer to it ; and as the excellence of the histrionic 9b1,10,,
of this noble company is likewise so universally aakni.ba
ledged, we need not dwell upon this subject either. `.,eB
hall, on Friday evening, was crowded, and the perforaist;ss
would have gone off with great eclat, had it not been ere
many were unable to hear the amateurs. Where iver„,,i,
at least one-half was lost. The building, though To
rably constructed for concerts, is clearly not well swap of
for such performances; and doubtless the projecti,°o it,
the stage into the hall, and the hangings accompany ,r is
tend to produce this result. " Charles the Twelfth,: ;
which Mr. Dickens had no part, was the opening P'esfr•
and, certainly, it was not the most happy selection. one
Topham' and Mr. Wilkie Collins were excellent,bof cl
vse
of the others were specially to be commended. bpi
up" was admirably played, and showed Dickenestlight-
in comedy to perfection. The farce entitled " Mr' 'a the
ingale's Diary," which was not new to us, clese
ew%
performance. The amateurs received a warm gre the
though the applause was somewhat scanty during.hgli.
Pieces, as it for the most part is in the Philharrooni''
unstee
Full dress appears to chill the expression of delight.
04,,
MISS GLYN'S READINGS.—TWO more of the4e jeep
lent readings have been given since our last—" t'G y 0
on Saturday, and " King John" last night. 1t1,51-atforr
received, as usual, a joyful greeting, and left the °'" Deal'
under the outpouring, long and loud, of delighte,l, pre'
tories. The lateness of the hour at which we write pre
vents our noticing the last of these intellectual 1470's
but all know that Constance is one of Mies "octet
grandest parts, and full justice was done to the character
to
on this occasion. Jolla, too, is a remarkable reenlvoliag
her hands, resembling in its grand outline the r,e sec.
of Macready. In " Othello" the lady was
cessful : impressive and pathetic, loving and PaSsi°;#y and
11:
the Moor, serpent-like in the satanic malign'"entle;
villany of lap°. and gentle and innocent in the toe trigeen
loving Desdenzona. The bacchanalian scene Pro
great mirth, so faithful was the rendering. Thc•—.. t 0 •
scene in the third act was powerful and touchleed the
degree which none can understand till they have lie3rnrise,
reading of Miss Glyn. She took her audience by su,,,,r`ed t°
and brought down rounds of applause. which see'l have
die upon the echo. The next point, and it could 10,10,0716
been surpassed, was in thechamber scene with DeB" dest,b,
and the Moor. The sweetness of the one, viewnigoeP
impending over her, yet struggling but to convince king to
of her innocence, and the agony of the other in seetidieeee
carry out his purpose, touched the hearts of the e_odieff
to the extreme. We cannot dwell upon this finer 'ol'o
which, though much cut down, still extended to ufstioll,
of two hours. It was listened to with profound tqt,'" eQe
and tended much to strengthen the impreision of
be;
traordinary power and genius of Miss OP. „00040
reason to believe that this lady will soon appear 'ts al
us on another stage, when her histrionic talenvo
receive full development, not in the dramatis pets serie6;-
an entire play, but in one individual character le chess
We hope then to witness her Bianca, her Du'.
Malfi, her Cleopatra, her Julia, and several more ,050
classes
perfectlyte fp
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The vocal t
formed in connexion with this society having et than
lade much pre— "' will be seen by advertiseme o,
flew' 00
es for ladies and gee , , .1e
,eparate evenings, is now in course of forya?"f,.; of ot
recommend all who wish to obtain a knornlettit seice 0,
el of musical science, to avail f eceltir°P°
y afforded by the society for its :ifond3h);
MADAME SONTAG AND MR. LUMLEY.Plbefore..ier
iladame Sontag's solicitor presented himself detal‘
Tribunal of Commerce of the Seine, to lodee4o fre°,l,
Mr. Lumley. for the sum of 100,
it u . feorrs
)), due to her by that gentleman. ove',. re-
Hat this sword of Damocles is hang'o'ity, ris.
r. Lumley will encounter some diffieu je
ming the direction of the Italian (Vera, razz°. of
adame Sontag has sailed for -America witu tbe 15'
Erhart ; her first concert is announced for

rt compose

demanded

music v

gres
a second series of class(

the opportnn

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October. _flat
Lumley as director of her Majesty's cow, NIP
TIILATRICAL AND MUSICAL GOSSIP.--"`'' • e '
with a capital of £lOO,OOO, is formed, to Co
of%
strenuous exertions are to be made to render els of h
season one of the most brilliant in the Snn9 lrstof
Majesty's Theatre.—lt is rumoured that lgadaroeiopefieF
is in such a state of health as to give but sliFtit CV; to
recovery.—Mr. Sims Reeves is about to in er e
P f th
Mathews i the I' ' •
n( ,rec.orslop of the LyeellM• tg 00, 0
are to be added to the ordinary entertainroenprieo of
e" 00
horse .—The
. The London playgoers are likely to ,of le'.
severe loss in the retirement from the stage 1‘10;011
their greatest favourites. We allude to grg.the ' of
who has had the misfortune to break one of rotervo
Theatre. 050,00,
bones of her ancle, when rehearsing the cb° t taste
a a.
Jack Sheppard. It was supposed at the time t.irgeo
merely a simple sprain ; but it has since been scribe
her accident is of the serious nature we have de

rll/ /VA,
THE PEACE SOCIETY AND THE
tb°

--
That remarkably modes and inoffensive 171,70)tbe
Peace Society, which crumples up Potentates uill Lae
of foolscap, while it rules nations with the qgo en
'of
goose and the bray of the ass, has shown itssuga too be
luntarily submitting to this gross deg
and loyalty by issuing placards warning the Ye,' nettt t°lo
England, "as they value their self-respeet,o je ,it,
" bribed by a contetnptible bounty of .£5 er .---te•tis•
the defence of their country in the ranks of ding e ce.
What would these people have ? To a stands Ogren ot
they object in Coto, ar.d a Militia is their uttefr retb V.O
So far from ler eea of bj
remembering that the Ito. a out gilt
the sword in vain," they would take the slorubt cor'tel
hands altogether. In doing so they n° dis o°Trid
radatient,he gilrio
their own convenience, seeinm that the fiord to ge 01
the punishment evedoers," In order desig
they would be content to throw the countrY rbst rolfo
less and defenceless, to the first foreign f°esuch I°, Fe'
‘-, i,is head to make us a pre his crew 0;1 el
of this check upon their own evil and traitoroon...so, bqt
Richard Cobden and ~
_.,,une,ro
_Ayr
..on-mongers. Let him beware lest the
._,Y.X, 00 oa'
.e.:ngland" teach him "self-respect by putti,,a
the pump.—John Bell.

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they cecured thepllaqge,
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S.B.Y AND BUT NEAR P,,,, s, wi,
ltst, a party of seven vt2P"",li, bd'
and masked, and armed witc,bolo
itered the residence of gr..'nine at
on Grange, about lialf;Plrutalit,;
direction,-
of taking away with them property to tli,e 'neoth
£300• They threatened the servants with itis,Wpoo
should they scream or resist, alongn leaving t,coetc,
intoll(Y drove the whole family, with everY " rober,
the cellar, locking the door on theat• Theff,rea I°,.r
have escaped, and a reward of XlOO has been, °,,,, ac,f`:
l'alnrd. Crianusgabckv*;di t Ilt
revha ;co, c i..°_,,coluelf;s
their detection. Bolton Grange is a lonelY P°',:ot* v.,-
Bradford, and it is supposed, from the confidqe'-`„„oid,,'
villains, that others of the gang had guarded .01. `,", $0!•1
.of the premises• lIr• Clough is confined to h1,5:170ia
i 3 suffering much from the injury iuflicted by Wu
he received.

ALARMINE

—On

their faces

aeons and pistols,
Clough, solicitor, Bolt
night