The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

FIRST FULL-DRESS COIsICERT OF THE PHIL-
HARMONIC SOCIETY.

The first full-dress concert of the season of the above
society was held last evening at the Collegiate Institution,
which was even more fashionably and numerously at-
tended than usual. For this, in part, we may account by
the excellence of the programme, and the eminent stand-
ing of the artists engaged, comprising Thalberg, Madame
Llzano, Miss Bassano, Miss M. Williams, and Miss A.
Williams, Signor Ciabatta, and Mr. T. Williams ; and in
part to the judicious departure of the committee from the
exclusiveness hitherto characterizing these concerts, b
the admission of non-subscribers at a reasonable, and,
considering the attractions provided, a very cheap rate.
The overture, Weber's Jubilee, was very well played
throughout; but the violins wanted strength. The first
piece—a trio from Maritana—was a little marred in ire
effect by the somewhat unsteady accompaniment of the
band. Indeed, it seemed to us that the singers did not
seem at home together. In. Rossini's duet, Tancredi,
" Fiero incontro !" the Misses Williams sung most beau-
tifully, and amply justified the high encomiums which have
been earned by them in their metropolitan career. The
recitative was a perfect gem ' • and the cadenzas introduce&
comprised novelties which had an extraordinary effect,
and can only have been attained by immense study and
practice together.
Madame Lozano's cavatina, " Betly," from Donizetti,
was most creditably given ; but the prudence of the selec-
tion is rather questionable, so shortly after the heads of
the 'musical public have been turned by Alboni's singing
of .the same piece. Had Alboni never been heard,
Lozano's rendering would have been a triumph.
Thalberg. We almost hesitate to speak of this unri-
valled maestro. The piece selected by him was a fantasia
cantaining airs from Il Barbier(ldi Siviglia, which was in-
imitably played. The prayer from Mose in Egitto was
most splendid effort ; and a most hearty and vociferous
encore rewarded the close. We forget the title of the
piece with which he favoured the audience, in reply to the
encore. It was a rich musical treat, however, and was
heartily applauded. There is a modest deportment about
this great artist which raises him a host of admirers, in-
dependently of his extraordinary talent as a pianist. The
recitative and air from Don Giovanni—" Crudele, ah no,"
was delightfully sung by Miss A. Williams, as was a song
from Mendolsohn, •' The Violet," by Miss Bassano.
duet, "The Vision," also from Mendelsohn, owed the
honour which it received of an encore, chiefly to the
chaste singing of the Misses Williams. Signor Ciabatta
next gave a song from the music of Schubert; and if it
was a fair sample of the gentleman's powers, we shall
certainly have little wish to hear him again. The con-
cluding piece of the .first part, a trio from Sphor's Azor
and Zemira, by Misses Bassano, M. Williams, and A.
Williams, would have been faultless had the accompani-
ment of the band been in tune.

We have left ourselves little space to remark upon the
second part, the gems of which were Thalberg's Fantasia
from Giovanni, Madame Lozano's Boleros, very exqui-
sitely sung, and "Tell oh my heart,"—Balfe—which woe
delightfully given by Miss A. Williams. On the whole
we never listened to a concert of this society more worthy
of the approval of the musical critic, or which seemed to
give more general satisfaction to the crowded audience.
Thalberg was encored in his Fantasia Brillante, in the
second part, as were Madame Lozano and the overture of
William Tell, by the band.

STREET ROBBERY.—Yesterdav, at the police-cotta,
three men, Robert and Edward Banks,t both well known
to the police, and Thomas Carroll, were charged by a man
named Martin Iloy with knocking him down in an entry
in Cockspur-street, and tearing off his pockets, containing
several shillings, Szc., with which they made off. They
were committed for trial at the sessions.
ROYAL AMPHITLIEATRE.—This evening is the last of
the appearance of M. Dejean's unrivalled company of
talented equestrians. There is but this one opportunity
left for the public of Liverpool to visit the Amphitheatre,
as it is impossible that he willbe again able to visit this coun-
try. The past week has amply proved that the performances
have lost.nothing of their attraction, for the houses have
been numerously and respectably attended. In taking
have of M. Dejean and his company, which we do with
considerable regret, we cannot but observe that he has
succeeded in giving a higher taste for circus performances.
We are aware that he must have been at considerable ex-
pense in bringing so extensive an establishment to this
country; but we hope that his enterprise in crossing oar
channel has, as far as this town is concerned, answered
Lis expectations, and received that substantial proof of
reward which is justly his due. • We believe he is gratifies
by the reception he has had, and the company generally
sensible of the attention whicla has been paid them.