The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-22 00:00:00

MISS \VHITNALL'S CONCERT,

The concerts given by this accomplished lady are always
looked forward to by the lovers of music with an anxious
expectation of excellence, which has never as yet been
disappointed. The concert of yesterday evening week,
however, very far surpassed every previous one, not only
in the talent engaged and the excellent spirit with which
it was put forth to delight the audience, but in the dispo-
sition of all present to be pleased. Moreover, we never
heard any of the great artistes present in finer voice. R e
need not say that the house was most fashionably filled ;

and the arrangements for the company, under the able
superintendence of Mr. Cooke, of the Theatre Royal,
were, as usual, most excellent.

" A. week after the fair," we shall not attempt anything
like a critique upon the various gems of song introduced.
At the same time, as we were compelled last week, by
circumstances which ladies especially are not very likely
to understand, to do very scanty justice to the fair bilge-
ficiare, and, moreover, as we have a great liking of our
own to music, we must make a few remarks upon the
achievements of the various performers. In gallantry,
we must first refer to the ladies.

Grist—the prima donna still, as she appears for some
time likely to remain—we never heard in finer voice.
Her first solo, " Ah pramento," which we rummaged the
book of words in.vain to find, losing half the expression
of the piece, owing to its unannounced substitution for
Donizetti's " Sogno talor," was beautifully sung, and
encored, when the fair cantstrice gave Puritani's " fine
air, " Qui la voce," i❑ a style which we never heard
equalled. Her " Non fu sogno " was unapproachably
fine.

Miss Whitnall did not seem quite in spirits during the
execution of the first song. Her audience, we were sorry
to observe, did not understand the composition of the
lady, who, great as she is as a songstress, is sensitive
and timid as a child, and omitted the usual honour of an
encore, which would have afforded them a treat by bring-
ing out her full powers. Her " Harp in the Air," from Ma-
ritana, and " I am thine," from the Crusaders," were
magnificently sung, and justly appreciated.
Mario. We pitied this fine tenor, for the excessive de-
mands made upon him, created by the masterly execution
of his first song, whilst it was impossible not to admire
his cheerful acquiescence in those demands. Three en-
cores, each responded to by a different piece, was an honour
seldom paid, or responded to, in a similar manner. This
great singer is, strange to say, greatly improved, although
we should have said that improvement of such an organ
and execution as his was like painting the lily.
F. Lablache gains upon
.his former fame. His sing-
ing at this concert was infinitely superior to any former
effort of his which we have heard.

John Parry we scarcely know how to speak of. We
should perhaps say enough if we recorded the fact that
he was " himself again." His Massaniello, which began
as an encore of " as Captain Clfford says," was ini►nita-
ble, as was his " Forein affairs
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must record our opinion of the excellent:,
acc9mpaniment of Mr. Benedict, and of the
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