The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

CONCERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET.

LECTURES ON DRAMATIC POETRY.

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jan4arY 26th, 1848.

W., who left his Home on Thursday last, is
3- • earnestly requested to return, as his Brother is very unhappy at his absence, and seriously unwell. Every thing
will be done to make him comfortable, and to realise his rea-
sonable wishes.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
TIIR ROYAL AND NATIONAL EQUESTRIAN
COMPANY,
(FROM THE CHAMPS ELYSEES, PARIS,)
Under the direction of MONSIEUR DEJEAN.
Tny.S present TUESDAY EVENING, the Ist
,
PART FIRST.—The Voltige,instant by Little Louise Anato.—M.
Adolphe Franconi will exhibit the celebrated Mare "Gavotte."
—The Carnival of Venice, by M. Andre.—The Scarf Dance, by
Iladlle Fanny Stanley.—Equestrian Feats, by Young Neived.
—The Four Seasons,by Mad'lleE.Lambert.—The Globe, by M.
Chinese The Leaping Man and Horse, by M. Ducos.—The Two
Chines,, by MM. A. Nief and Karll.—The Dance of the Two
by MM. H. Elliott and T. Elliott.—The Hussars of
I,rance, by Nine Ladies.
PART SECOND.—Extraordinary Acts of Vaulting, by MM.
Connor, H.Elliott, T. Elliott, and Weile.—The Juggler, by M.
Charles Blegrist.—Equestrian Feats on a Bare-backed Steed,
y Mad,lle Hadwiger.—The Icarian Games, by M. Candlar and
Is Young Brother.—Marquis and Marchioness of Pretintailles,
Mby Little Loisset, Little Marie Anato, Don Francisco Hidalgo,
id Ireland, and Scotland, by M. Newsome.—
ad'lle P. Anato will appear in different Characteristic Pas.—
" Norfolk," a Horse de Haute Ecole, ridden by Mad'lle
tlathilde.—The Incredible, a Comic Scene, by M. Auriol.—
The Game of
Karll. Prison Bars, by MM. Loisset, Lambert, and
, The Performances will be accompanied during the Evening
by the Eccentricities of Messrs. Auriol, L'Eclair, and Young
Auriol.
Doors to open at Seven o'clock, and the Performances to
commence_ at Half-past precisely.
_Plieces of Admission :—Dress Circle, 3s. ; No Second Price
sji.rce but for. Children 2s.
slcehi3oAxmeri2ths.etireStalls 2s ;
Seconde,...
L. 2 ; Second Price, s. : Gallery, Is. ;
Second Price, I 6d ,
Price, 6d, -
ENGAGEMENT OF MR.

JOHN PARRY.

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~, GRAN NCERT,
At the uONC D CO ERT-HALL, LORD NELSON-STREET,
Miss WHITNALL,
On TUESDAY, the Bth inst.
Mr. P. CORRI,
1111rs.sItYA.LII,RAMM_OND, I Mr.. F. TIVENDELL,
AND
Who will sing his
newrilsor.
nJgO2-INKiPnAgRRY.
A Selection ofthe Cakes I I 1"
Alfred! the Old Woman !!
Music will be sung. from Mr. W. Balfe's New
Opera, "The Maid of Honour."
BodY, Gd• 1 Side G ll Conductor—RMr.
rvFed. TIVENDELL.
set,
Tickets for the Reaee d Seats to be had only at Messrs.
Ifirde and SoN's Mussicrv'e%Varehouse, Church-street, and Mr.
SMITH'S MU .
• SIC Warehouse, Lord-street
Concert
The Doom will not be opened till Half-past Seven.
to commence at Eight precisely.

GRAND PUBLIC CONCERT.
THE Public are informed, that the FIRST CON-
pip, FIRRT for the year 1848, given under the auspices of the
ARMONIC SOCIETY, will take place at the
-- COLLE-
Af. INSTITUTION, SHAW-STREET, on MONDAY EVEN-
tne 28th instant, on whichon occasion the following distin-
la„hed Artistes will appear :
Miss BASSANO,
Miss A. WILLAMS, Miss M. WILLIAMS,
Madame DE LOZANO,
Signor CIABATTA, Mr. T. WILLIAMS, and
THALBERG, the celebrated Pianist, his only appearance
(this Season) in Liverpool ;
together with the FULL BAND of the Society.
LEADER : Mr. H. F. ALDRIDGE.
CONDUCTOR : Mr. J. Z. HERRMANN.
.Tickets may be had, and Reserved Places secured, at the So-
ciety's Office, Exchange-street East, on and after TUESDAY,
the Ist February.
Reserved
Do
eserved Does, Plac (BodyDo and First Gallery,) ss. each. Full
4s. , I Dress.
Upper Gallery
2s. 6d. each.

NIR. JAMES SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Author
of Virqinius, William Tell, The Hunchback, &c., &c.,
Will DELIVER a COURSE of FOUR LECTURES on DRA-
MATIC POETRY, on the Evenings of MONDAY, the 14th,
TUESDAY, the 15th, WEDNESDAY, the 16th, and THURS-
DAY, the 17th instant; to commence at Eight o'clock.
I.—Origin and Progress of Dramatic Poetry.—The
Chorus —Transition from the First to the Second Stage of the
Art.—/Eschylus, Sophogles, and Euripides.—The Unities of
Time and Place.—TheAgamenmon of Aschylus.—Shaksperian
Drama.—Models.
LECTURE 2.—Source of Effect in Dramatic Poetry.—Hamlet.
—Causes of Failure.—Familiar Phraseology.—Monosyllabic
Style.—Figure.—Characters of Brutus and Cassius.
LECTURE 3.—Unity of Action—Climax.--Unity of Character.
•--Illusion of the Drama.—Absurd Theories.—Mixed Character
of Shakspeare's Tragedies.—Passion.
• LECTURE 4.—Examination of the First Act of Macbeth.—
Erroneous Conception as to the Reading.—Mrs. Siddons.—
False Criticism of Sir Joshua Reynolds with reference to the
Text.—Conclusion.

dopioTialUstrative anßecitations.
~A.clminsion to each Lecture at the boos-Reserved Seats, 25.;
mae Gallery is • Body 6d. Members of the Mechanics' and
Col • ' • ' 'mate Institutions and Roscoe Club admitted at half-price,
°II presenting their Cards of Membership. Ticket for the
ko.urge—Reserved Seats, 6s. ; Side Gallery, 35.; Body, Is. 6d.
TicketS may
ochools admitted at Half-price.
hall. be had at the Mercury-office and at the Concert-

ROSCOE CLUB.
11,.E ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the
IfehißEßS of the CLUB will be held in the THEATRE
tn;" "OYAL INSTITUTION, on the EVENING of Tx URSD AT,
will loth Pebruary next, in conformity with Law 10. The Chair
be taken at Seven o'clock.
STEPHEN CORBETT, Secretary,

GRAND SOIREE OF THE ROSCOE CLUB.
PAT RONS:
The Right Honourable the Earl of Derby.
The Right Honourable the Earl of Sefton.
The
Howard
Douglas, Bart Honourable the Earl of Harrowby.
Sir.
William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
Joseph Bailey, jun., Esq., M.P.
Toe ph
the Mayor, T. B. Horsfall. Esq.
George Hall Lawrence, Esq.
PRESIDENT.
Henry R. Sandbach, Esq.
itev•
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Rector Brooks, A.M. Thomas Jevons, Esq.
Thorn y neetor
Booths mpbell, A.M.
James Sir Arnold
leneux J. Knight, M.D.
'lliptopher Bu, Esq .. Mul Esqshell, Esq. William Potter, Esq.
ain Cross, Esq. William Rathbone, Esq.
Rev. Evans, Esq. Charles Robertson, Esq.
lin ~,W• W. Ewbank, A.M. Wm. R. Sandbach, Esq.
Vince,gn Hon%, E James Stitt, Esq.
R
,Harvey, Esq. Thomas Sands, Esq.
Geor `,PgglllB, Esq. Richard Sheil, Esq.
Lawrgee Holt, Esq. John A. Tinne, Esq.
.fence Heyworth, Esq. Thomas Todd, Esq.
beallian GRAND SOIREE of the ROSCOE CLUB will
enNe hy_perrnission of the Worshipful the, Mayor, in the
the 141,T tima.,Lord Nelson-street,Tu is EVENING, (Tuesday,)
the /n_!?lststit, HENRY R. SANDBACH, Esq., President of
The pat in the Chair.
cipal d'atrons, the Vice-Presidents and their Ladies, the prin-
t/tan entrY of the Town and Neighbourhood, together with
nenelreGnen,.tlemen of distinguished literary and scientific. emi-
are e; 'l,l deputations from numerous literary institutions,
Thefexed to be present.
MisBV,i Vocalists have been engaged :
Mr Ry nITNALL, Mrs. HOLDEN,
. ALLs,
Mr. ROBERTS.
securoor,Conductor—Mr. GEORGE HOLDEN.
ed 'S powerful QUADRILLE BAND has been
Mrs[;
_Refreshments will be provided under the direction of
,tiRSFAL Church-street.
Tickets
Council of the. Club will be the Stewards of the Evening.
80ld-street.
of Admission may be obtained at the Club-house,
.Jold-street.
Si e Prices of the Tickets are as follows :—Member's Tickets,
48.
Ti-"ble, 7s. • Extra Lady's Ticket, 2s. 6d. Non-
*.tMbers, TicKets single,
/3s. 6d ; Double, 128. ; Extra Lady's
'Utet, as. 6d. Resnents included.
Chair Doors will be opened at Half-past Six o'clock, and the
-'14.1 will be taken at Seven o'clock.
ne Carriages the Hall be througlethe Lower Door,
on/..
the horses'
and are requirwedi to set down and take up with
ursea' heads towards St. Vincent-street East.
JOSEPH BOULT
CHARLES A }Hon. Secs.
REDIzII,

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.
RE LECTURE SEASON will commence THIS
ENENING, (Tuesday,) the Ist instant at Half-past Seven,
(id be continued on TU"SDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS,
,t the same hour,) when J. SHERIDAN KNOWLES, Esq., will
Reliver the FIRST of a COURSE of TWO LECTURES on
uRATORy, with Exemplifications.
The following LECTURES will be successively delivered
on VOCAL MELODY, (with Illustrationy by J. Q.
"ETHERBEE, Esq., of the Royal Academy of Music, London.
F. TWO on the ADULTERATION of FOOD and DRUGS, by
4'; GRACE CALVERT, Esq., of the Royal Institution, Man-
chester.
TWO on the DRAMAS and ORATORY of SHERIDAN, by
W. H. J. FRAICE, Esq., Secretary of the Westminster Literary
Institution.
SIX on ANIMAL INSTINCT, by T. RYMER JONES, Esq.,
F.R.S., Fullerian Professor of Physiology to the Royal Institu-
tion of Great Britain, Professor of Comparative Anatomy in
kiriFes College, London, &c.
FOUR on the NATURAL HISTORY of the CREATION,
by Dr. LANKESTER, F.R.S.
TWO on t
ECCLESASTCAL MUSIC, (wih llutrations on
;145 ORGAN,) by T. ADAMS,I Esq., Organist ofl St. s
Dunstan's-
-01-the-West, London.
POUR on LIGHT, BLEACHING, DYEING, and CALICO
PRINTING, by J. H. PEPPER, Esq.
It TWO on NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS,I by F. LAW-
, q.
W° on AR
NCR, Es, of the Middle Teme.
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT and GAS MAKING, by A.
!Ion; Esq., Gas Engineer.
lIPOUR on the ORGAN, ITS CONSTRUCTION and W
itA-
TIES. (with Illustrations on the Organ,) by E. HOPKINS,
0 Organ of the Temple Church, London.
by tX. on MUSICAL EXPRESSION, (with Vocal Illustrations,)
Lond"• Q. WETMERBEE' Esq of the Royal Academy of Music,
rouß on PHYSIOLOGY, by Dr. Pirrrionnw, F.R.C.S.,
Tt„,!..., ex.
lion7u, on NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, (in continua-
po'4l,y F. LAWRENCE, Esq., of the Middle Temple.
on KNOWLEDGE, POETRY, the LIVES and
IJENTINGS of SHAKSPERE and CERVANTES, by E. N.
LI O: Esq.
on the FLUTE, its IMPROVEMENT and CAPABI-
p4,,,, (with Illustrations on the Flute,) by ft. CARTE, Esq.
C°Fwon DOMESTIC CHEMISTRY, by Dr. NEVINS.
R Tio the COMIC WRITERS of ENGLAND, by C.
p,I.6EN CLARKE, ESQ.
Itki'4,4l on the CONSTITUTION of MAN, by W. H. BAIN-
ST, F.R.C.S., London.
4,k0 on I °PULAR MUSIC, (with Vocal Illustrations,) by
uE 'local...ore., Esq., of 'Westminster Abbey.

diPeri 4.in TERMS OF ADMISSION.
e, num.—Lower Gallery : Gentlemen, .11115. 6d. ; La-
Gall'ersys. 6d
loßs odv : Gentlemen, £1 Is. ; Ladies, 10s. td. Upper
Pr.,. ' • -
o„i, Lecture —Lower Gallery, Is. 6d. ; Body, Is. ; Upper
`er egad.
'
-.ad,
iTickets Boarding Schools admitted to the Lower Gallery by
hellod ti:ansferable among the Pupils, at the Subscription to
The
the c Zoors will to opened at Seven o'clock, and previous to
lion onlrnencement of the Lecture, at Half-past Seven, a Selec-
t „of Popular Music will be performed on the Organ, by Mr.
• r. SNIIT
Tile
eh. LENDING LIBRARY is open to Members at an extra
carp of Two Shillings per Annum, and One Shilling for a
in.'"glie, between a Quarter-past Five and Eight every Even-
w, except Lecture Evenings, and to Ladies every Morning,
"I'een Eleven and Twelve.
J. GREGORY JONES, Secretary,