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Goffrido" went off flatly. Jetty de Treffz " Tral, tral" plies of fancy attire, of every degree of ricl-
was, however, a counterbalancing treat, and was encored ; but the flagging sale up to the last mcie-
and the well-known singing lesson of Lablache for the brilliancy and success of the „Atte and cost;
-.lent augured little
and Grisi was given with infinite humour. Mario, princesandprincesses—thepape *fair, Our merchant
in the Trio from William Tell, sang most touch- : Caesars and Maritanas—di ..eandneamasef would beDen
ingly. We had this evening another opportunity of hear- as was wished. Guine- net "come down" so readily
ing the splendid playing of Viatti, in Boodict's melody, bills for the precede tickets, and tailors' and milliners'
" Scenes of my Youth,' which was given with exquisite drawn as large' days' musical entertainments, had
taste and feeling; and Ernst gave a solo on the violin on chancellor. -1 upon the 'family exchequers as many
airs from "it pirate" very beautifully. was but • (Aired thought desirable. The fancy fair too
furnished decidedly the most at-Wednesday eveningwa.. ...just over, and- its attendant disasters to many a
..arene net yet forgotten. People were jaded too ; for
tractive programme of the meek; and the performances
even amusement palls upon the appetite at length. The
went off with splendid effect. Grisi, in particular, IT;
to I result was that the fancy ball was more select than nu-
fine voice ; and exerted herself energetically to en:din. ,
' merous in its attendance; and hence more comfortable to
her pre-eminence over the rivals to her thr:
one, Alboni the dancers than profitable to the projectors.
and Garcia. Her duets with the former and Mario were By half-past nine o'clock a fair sprinkling of guests, in
splendid efforts. The " Serbaeol OgIlor," by Alboni and every variety of costume, were assembled ; and the inspir-
Grisi was magnificent, the splendid contralto of the latter i ing strains of Mr. Gibbon's fine band seemed to say,—
being displayed with wonderful effect. The " Non piu "On with the dance! Let joy be unrestrained !
Mesta" of Alboni was also a triumph of finished vocalism. No rest till morn when youth and beauty meet,
Miss Hayes's singing this evening was much applauded. To chase the glowing hours with flying feet !"
This young lady appeared throughout the week to be Until twelve o'clock a stream of carriages continued to
labouring from the effects of recent indisposition, but arrive; and by that hour the spectacle in the hall had be-
proved herself a finished vocalist. Jetty de Treffz won come a splendid one. More rich and elegant dresses we
still more upon the favour of the audience in a German never saw on a similar occasion ; and the coup d (cud of
air. The other attractions were Lablache, who was in I the assemblage, in which princes and princesses, knights
great force, and Mario, who is ever excellent, although on and ladies fair, brigands and debardeurs, ancient and mo-
this evening labouring under hoarseness, which was most dern notabilities, jostled each other, or chatted, or polkaed
observable in the Conie e Gentil, an air which he has made together, was most picturesque. We give below a list of
his own. In the " Septetto from the Huguenots," how- the parties present, with the costumes in which they ap-
ever, he was magnificent. Herr Carl Formes did not sing peered. We are aware, however, that it is not a complete
owing to indisposition. one, many parties having neglected to afford the neces-
The instrumental treats of the evening were Botteseni's s ary information to the reporters.
solo on the double bass, and the violin performance of
Herr Ernst. The former was a wonderful effort. The Allan, Miss, Viewfield, Scotland, in a fancy lace dress
unwieldy instrument was, in his able hands, as manage- wreathed with flowers.
able as the violin in the hands of a first-rate artiste ; and Allan, Miss Jane Darling, of Viewfield, Scotland, in a
the tones that he produced were inconceivably rich. The fancy dress, white and gold.
very idea of a solo on the double bass would have appeared Arnold, Mrs. S. J., as Mrs. Lovejoy, in " Hold your
as astounding to the musicians of the past generation as tongue."
that of converting the chimney pots into Pandean pipes. Arnold, S. J., in a Turkish dress.
Armstrong, Richard Legh Wilson, of Preston, George
The solo of Ernst was founded on the Zaubofiote of
Mozart, and is full of rich musical effect. It was most I the Second.
splendidly played by Ernst. whose performance and exe- I Andersson, W. H., Lieut. R. N.
cation possess many of the mechanical excellencies of Andersson, Miss, as aI, ivandiere of the time of Louis XV.
Paganini, combined with a fulness and richness of tone, Andersson, Ulric, as a Courtier of the time of Charles 11.
and a deep feeling of the beautiful in musical composition The wearer of this elegant costume displayed a unique
which that excellent artiste rarely exhibited. and valuable snuff-box elaborately chased, presented to
On Thursday the Messiah was performed. The prin. an ancestor by Eric, of Pomerania, previous to his
cipal singers were Miss Hayes and the Misses Williams, deposition from the throne of Sweden, about the year
Carl Formes, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Machin. Sims 1415.
Reeves and Viardot Garcia were both seriously indisposed
and could not appear, and their places were supplied by
Mr. Benson and Miss A. Williams. The music of the
Messiah needs no comment from us. Miss Hayes gave
the recitative, " Fear not for behold I bring you good
tidings," with great fidelity and feeling. The great
quality of her voice is purity. Her utterance of the
aria, " I know that my Redeemer liveth," reminded us of
the flowing of a stream of limpid water, every particle of
wnich is as sparkling and transparent as a dew drop in the
sun. Her diminuendo appeared to be like the echo of a
heavenly song, chanted by some spirit far off in the sky,
which grew fainter and fainter as it receded from our
earth. Miss Hayes's intonation is very correct, and
nothing was more gratifying to the listener than to witness
her deep feeling and devout expression during her delivery
of this very sacred music. Miss M. Williams acquitted
herself well • the qualities of her voice are already known
to our readers. She shone in that air and chorus, " 0
thou that tellest good tidings," and also in " He shall
feed his flock." We think there are good things in store
for this young lady. The propriety and grace of her
execution will always command attention and respect, and
her voice is of such volume and extent of register that it
will do far higher and better things than it has yet accom-
plished. Of her sister we have only to say that she has
sustained on this occasion the reputation she has earned,
and was an excellent substitute for Madame Garcia.
The audience were highly delighted with Formes. They
sympathised with him in his nervous agitation, and gave
him on two occasions a hearty encore. Time and experience
will soon make him feel quite at home before an English
audience. Of Messrs. Machin and Benson it is no mean
praise to say that they fulfilled their duties with credit and
honour to themselves, and with satisfaction and admira-
tion to every one present.
The performance of Friday morning was one of the
most interesting of the whole series. consisting of Rossini's
Stabat mater, a miscellaneous selection, and the "Lauda
Sion" of Mendelssohn. The audience, however, were
grievously disappointed by the announcement made in
bills distributed in the ball, that Madlle. Corbari would
sing in the quartet " Stabat Mater," in the duo " Quis
est Homo," and the quartet " Sancta Mater," in the
place of Madame Grisi ; and that in the quartets " Stabat
Mater," " Sancta Mater," and " Quando Corpus" Taglia-
fico would take the place of Signor Lablache. The cause
of the change was not explained; but by taking the third
and second parts first, the disappointment was ultimately
avoided. Before proceeding to notice the first piece given,
" Lauda Sion," we shall give the history of its first pro-
duction and execution in the words of the critic of the
London Times :
"The Lauda Sion was composed for the sixth centenary of
the great religious festival held at Liege under the denomina-
tion of Fete Dieu, and was first executed in one of the churches
of that historically famous city in the month of June, 1846.
Mendelssohn had been invited to conduct the musical perform-
ances, and the work was executed under his direction. Many
things combined to deteriorate from the general effect of the
execution, and the reception of the Lauda Sion was not that to
which the celebrated composer had been habituated. The
locale was inimical to musical effect ; the rehearsals, previous
to Mendelssohns arrival, had been superintended by negligent
or incompetent persons •, and the general style of the perform-
ance so much dissatisfied him that he left Liege with a very
indifferent notion of its musical taste and means, determining
never again to incur such a risk to his reputation. Shortly
afterwards he was called to Aix-la-Chapelle, to conduct the
grand triennial festival of the Rhenish towns of Cologne, Dus-
seldorf, and Aix-la-Chapelle, which, in 1846, was held at the
last named city. This was the festival at which Mademoiselle
Jenny Lind produced such an immense sensation, of which
lengthened notices appeared in the columns of The Times.
Subsequently Mendelssohn presided at the performance of a
new cantata for voices and wind instruments at Cologne,
which he had written expressly for that gigantic meeting of the
choral societies, and which was executed in the open air by
2,500 singers, with a band of instrumentalists in proportion.
At both Aix-la-Chapelle and Cologne his reception was enthu-
siastic. Lastly, to crown this year of triumphs, he came to
England, to conduct his Elijah at the Birmingham festival.
The sensation created in the public mind on that memorable
occasion can never be forgotten. Mendelssohn was honoured
and appreciated as he deserved, and Elijah was unanimously
pronounced one of the masterpieces of the art. The excitement
produced by these uninterrupted successes helped him to forget
the apathy displayed to him at Liege, although the Lauda Sion
was one of his favourite works, and he always anticipated with
pleasure its introduction to the great English festivals. There
was one obstacle in the way, however, which arose from preju-
dices not easy to be overcome. The text of the work was the
sacramental hymn, which was wont to he sung at the Fete Dieu
in Liege for centuries before. The Papal tendency of the words
rendered them objectionable to the English public, and offered an
insurmountable barrier to the Lauda, ion ever being performed
in a cathedral. To meet this exigency, Mr. Bartholomew,
author of the English text of " Elijah," composed a new
poem at Mendelssolm's request, to which the music was
adapted. This was introduced in London, at Exeter-hall,
by Mr. Hullah, to whom Mendelssohn had presented the
original score. Like the Athalia,' however, the Lauda
Sion' requires a vast body of voices and instruments to
give it due effect, and the means were not at hand for the
occasion. The Lauda Sion' may, therefore, be said to have
been performed for the first time to-day in a manner suited to
its importance. The Liverpool Philharmonic Society had no
misgivings about the impropriety of the Latin words, and the
music-hall, not offering the same objections as a church, it was
resolved to adopt them instead of the English version of Mr.
Bartholomew, by which the music, it must he allowed, is a
considerable gainer."
It is no slight credit to us to have it thus admitted that
the honour of having for the first time given this gem of
the great composer to the world, " in a manner suited to
its importance," is due to the Philharmonic Society of
Liverpool. The libretto is in monkish Latin (rhyme) ; and,
like that of the stabat mater, is a curiosity in its way, and
occasionally very felicitous. The first part of it, which
struck us with its beauty, is the solo, Viardot Garcia,
and choruses, " Sit Taus plena, sit sonora," which was
beautifully sung, as was the chorus in the quartet follow-
ing., " Duti sacris institutis." The solo following,
" Caro cibus sanguis potus" was given most splendidly by
Mdlle. Jetty Treffz, who won greatiy upon the audience
by its execution. The concluding quartet by Viardot
Garcia, Mdlle. Corbari, Bartolini, and Polonini, and
chorus, " Ecce penis angelorum," was one of the finest
of the week's performances.
Part 2d commenced with the double chorus of Solomon,
" from the censer curling rise," which was most enthu-
siastically encored. This was one of the greatest
triumphs of the chorus. The duet "Joseph" was next
sung very beautifully by Jetty Treffz ; and, in the con-
cluding stanza, the lady exhibited a power of voice for
which we have not previously given her credit. Both
these pieces were encored, as was the double chorus in
Israel in Egypt. Nothing could equal the effect of these
double choruses throughout. Miss 'Williams sang the
recitative and aria " St. Paul" most beautifully ; but the
gem of this part was Garcia's "If guiltless blood be your
intent," from Handel's Susannah. It was an effort of
genius, exquisitely plaintive, and was enthusiastically en
cored. Into the last two lines,
" And if to fate my clays must run,
Oh righteous Heaven ! thy will be done."

Baines, Mr. J., as Red Rover.
Baines, Mrs. J., as Marie, daughter of the regiment.
Balshaw, Miss Mary, of Altcar, as a Gleaner.
Barker, George J., as Sir Marmaduke Travers.
Bathgate Mr., as one of the faculty, 1790.
' Bean Chas. 8., evening dress.
Bell, Miss Sara Foy, a perfect representation of Gibson's

celebrated statue of Aurora.
Bevan, James, as Don Giovanni.
Benson, Miss, Court Dress in the reign of George 11.
Berger, Mr., as an Albanian.
Berger, Mrs., as a Lady of the Olden Time.
Berger, Mr. C. L., of Stockholm, in the costume of the
reign of Charles the I.
Best, Mr. W. F., as a Greek.
Birch, Miss, as Madora, the Corsair's Bride.
Birley, Mr. Wm., of Preston, as Sir Andrew Freeport.
Blackburne, Mr. Thomas, in Hussar Uniform.
Blackburne, Mr. J. 8., in court dress.
Blackburne, Miss, in a court dress, time of Louis XV.
Blackburne, Miss Elizabeth, an Equestrian Costume of
the reign of George 11.
Boyd, J. Pringle, in a fancy dress, eastern costume.
Bowers, Mr. Jerh. jun., of Rimrose, as a Polish noble-

,
man—and he lookedhis character well.
Boult, Peter, S., as a Cavalier in the reign of Charles 11.
Boult, Miss F., as a Vivandiere.
Bourne, Captain, of the 2d Royal Lancashire Militia.
Bourne, Mrs. James, a Court Dress of the time of Louis

Quatorze.
Brandreth, Miss, as Diana Vernon.
Brancker, J. 8., in a magnificent Chinese costume, from
China, which cost, we believe, nearly £2OO.
Branch, Mr. Jas., as the Red Rover.
Brown, Miss, as a Swiss Peasant.
Buckley, Mr. R., as a Gentleman of the time of James I.
Campbell, Charles, in a court costume.
Chapman, Edwin, looked exceedingly well as Masaniello.
He was the only representative of this character present.
His dress was admirably picturesque and beautiful, and
many thought it the most original and graceful costume
in the room.
Chapman, Miss, personated Dolly Varden, and looked
most bewitching. The dress, which was tastefully
arranged, became her exceedingly.
Cusack, `lr. William, as a Debardeur.
Cusack, Miss Louisa, as a French Lady of the 17th Cen-
tury.
Courtney, Miss Emily, as a Greek Dancing Girl.
Cunningham, Mr. J. D., as a Highland Chief.
Clarke, Miss, Mistress Page.
Crosbie, Mr. Charles, Military Uniform.
Claxton, Joseph Dixon, as a Cavalier.
Clare, John Leigh, as Earl of Bristol—time, Charles I.
Clare, 'William Leigh, Courtier in the time of Charles H.
Clare, Mrs. W. Leigh, as Vivandier in the time Louis XIV.
Clare, Charles Leigh, as Ball o' Fire, French page.
Cadman, Mr. S., of Manchester, as Othello.
Clay, Robert, as a Capuchin Friar.
Cooper, Mr. J. 8., as Figaro.
Cooper, Mr., of Preston, as Confucius.
Crawford, R. M., Bold-street. as Oliver Cromwell.
Crawford, Miss, as a French Peasant.
Dalzel, Mr., as an Albanian.
Dalzel, S. J., in a fancy dress.
Deane, Mr. E. H., as the Grand Turk.
Dunn, Mr., in a fancy dress.
Darsie, J. R., Court Dress.
Duarte, R. J., a Tyrolese Peasant.
Dowling, M. M. G., Naval officer.
Darby, William, Esq., Court Dress of the present day.
Dale, Mr., Courtier of the time of George I.
Dixon, Mr. A., as an Ethiopian Peasant.
Durand, Mr., Charles XII.
Edmundson, Mr. Alfred, as a Hungarian Officer.
Ewing, Miss Rose, Neapolitan Peasant.
Earle, Mr., as a Transylvanian.
Earle, Thomas, in a Russian dress.
Fernyhough, Miss, Fancy costume.
Fernyhough, J. M., Post captain.
Fanchelli, Mr. Edward.
Fehleisir, Mr. C., Costume du Zoto de Cardeur.
Fleetwood, C., Clarence-grove, Kirkdale, as a Captain in
the Royal Navy.
Francis, Mr. Wm., jun., Spanish Courtier in the reign of
Charles 11.

Green, Mr. Q. E. Hatton, of Hereford, Tyrolese Peasant
in holiday costume.
Grocott, H. S., as a Page in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Grocott, Miss Adelaide, Everton, as a Flower Girl.
Grocott, Miss E. M., Everton, in a Polish costume.
Gates, Frederick, in a Court costume.
Gibson, James, as a Brigand.
Griffith, Miss, Dolly Varden.
Gaines, Mr. J., as a Jockey.
Graham, Mr. James, German Student of the Middle
Ages.
Garrett, Gil. 48th Regiment, an Edinburgh Volunteer.
German, James, as a Matador.
Gillow, Robert, National Flag of America—the Star-
spangled Banner.
Gilstick, Mr. George, as Pollio.
Goddard, Mr., Captain of Persian Guards.
Harrison, Mr. H. R., as Prince Tappee.
Horley, Richard, Edge-lane, Spanish Costume.
Horley, Mr. Edward, Edge-lane. Don Juan.
Harnett, Mrs., a Brigand's Wife.
Harnett, Mr., Captain of the Navy.
Harrop, Mr. J. C., as an Arab,
Heyworth, Mr. John, as a Body Guard of George H.
Henderson, W. H., as an Officer of the Glasgow Yeo-
manry Cavalry, in uniform.
Henderson, Peter, as Conrad, the Corsair.
Holland, T., Fancy Dress.
Harrop, T. W., Falkner-street, as a Turkish Pasha.
Hetherington, Mr. Turkish costume.
Hetherington, Mrs., Costume of Louis XV.
Houghton, R. W., as a Member of the Committee.
Holt, Mr. Philip H., Turkish Costume.
Holt, George, jun., Arab costume.
Hornby, G. G., Court Dress.
Irving, Mrs. James S., as Louise de Lorraine.
Irving, Mr. J. S., as Ivanhoe.
Irving, Mr. T. R., as Francis the First.
Irwin, Thomas H., a friendly Brother of the Order of
St. Patrick.
lankoswski, F. G., as Don Giovanni.
Johnson, Miss, in the costume of Louis Quatorze.
Jones, William Henry, as Roberto.
Jones, Miss Louisa, of Everton, as Ariel, in the Tempest.
Jones, Miss, as Donna Isabella.
Jones, Miss Elizabeth, Donna Guillie.
Jones, John Charlton, Page to the Earl of Rochester.
Jones, Mr. Josiah, a Greek Pirate in the Corsair.
Jackson, Mr. Henry, in Court Dress of the reign of Wil.,
Liam and Mary.
Irving, Mrs. James S., as Louise de Lorraine.
Irving, J. S., as the Templar, in IvanLoe.
Irving, T. R., as Francis the First.
Irwin, Thomas H., a Friendly Brother of the Order of
Saint Patrick.
Jankowski, T. J., as Don Giovanni.
Knight, Mr. A. Officer 2nd Lancashire Militia.
King, Mr. H. W. Meade, a Knight Templar.
King, Miss H. W. M., La Figlia del Reggimento.
King, Charles J. Meade, a Greek.
Kearsley, M. G. J., in the full dress of the Liverpool
Hunt.
Kearsley, Mr. E. T.. in the full dress of the Liverpool
Hunt.

Madame Garcia infused so much of her enthusiastic
power, that she bad barely strength left to carry ber from
the scene of her triumphant effort. Of course the encore
was not responded to. The audience in fact would not
have allowed it to be enforced. Mr. Benson and the
Misses Williams sang beautifully Winter's trio, " 0 Jesu !
o pastor bonus" ; and the recitative, solo and chorus,
froni Israel in Egypt, " The Horse and his Rider." The
double chorus was again incomparably excellent.
In the Stabat Mater we were delighted to recognise
the stars, who at the outset of the performances had
been announced as having left their spheres. Grisi and
Lablache were brought on and were received with perfect
furore ; and the treat was increased when it was seen that
they were to be strengthened by the presence and aid of
their chosen substitutes. The quartetto " Stabat mater
doloroso" was beautifully sung by Grisi, Alboni, Mario,
and Lablache, with Tagliafico and Corbari ; and the aria
by Mario, " Cujus animanti gementum" was finely given.
The " Quis est homo," by Grisi and Alboni, was equally
beautiful. Alboni, however, bore away the palm of excel-
lence, Grisi, as we thought, being unwell. Lablache
sang the " Pia mater" superbly,7and was encored. In
the quartetto, " Sancta mater istud agas," Tagliafico took
the part of Lablache, and acquitted himself excellently.
This gentleman has earned a high reputation by his per-
formances at this festival. In the verse " juxta croce,"
he was warmly applauded. The remaining pieces were
" Fac ut partern,' sang beautifully by Alboni, the air and
chorus, " Inflammatus et accusus," by Grisi, and the
quartet " Quando corpus monetur," by Grisi, Alboni,
Mario, and Lablache, which was magnificent.

Langton, Charles, as a Spanish Matador.
Lladnam, Mr., Manchester, as Othello.
Leman, Miss, of Norwich, a Suisse Bourgeoise in gala

dress.
Littledale, Thomas, of Highfield, as Ivanhoe.
Littledale, Mrs., as Rebecca.
Lowndes, Miss Annie, fancy dress.
Lowndes, Miss, Albanian dress.
Lowndes, Mr. M. D., Astrologer of St. Paul's.
Lyon, W. F., French uniform, Louis XIV.
Lamb, Miss J., in an eastern dress.
Lamb, Mr., as a Monk.
Lamb, Miss, in the costume of Louis XV.
Lamb, Mr. A. J. English dress, 1740.
Lamb, Miss C. 8., in German costume.
Lister, Mr. Jas., as Tippoo Saib.
Lord, Miss, as a French Ballad Girl.
Lilley, Miss Hannah M., a German Peasant Girl.
La Guerrande, Mrs., a Florentine Flower Girl.
Lucas, Mr. M. M. Alessandro Massaroni.
Lucas, Mrs. W. M.,f Dolly Varden.
Lucas, Mr., Don Caesar de Bazan.

THE FANCY BALL.
The conclusion of the week's entertainments was a
grand Fancy Dress Ball, which was expected to be one
of the most attractive of the events attendant upon the
opening of the Society's splendid hall. For weeks past
the most eminent of the costumiers of the metropolis had
been located amongst us, provided with sumptuous sup-