The New York herald., 1845-03-27

COMPLIMENTARY CoNcERr TIC Mr.. BRoUaH-
This long talked of affair took place last evening
at NiblO's, before full and fashionable audience,
numbering, we should say, about thousand per-
sons, who gave frequent and evident marks of ga
tstaction. Complimentary benefits appear TO be
quite the rage at present. but think that the day
is not far of, when these complimentary benefits
will be considered neither benefits nor compli-
ments, and will make the object OF this Ia eharitf
sill pous pla1t business exclaim, "save me from my
riends,' unless he stipulates that in case of fail
ure the expenses should fall upon them, which by
the bye would make capital barometer tor the
determination OF high or low pressure In the at
mosphere of this sort Of friendship One COM
mendabe feature in these Concerts is the richness
of the programme, which, to say the ast, con-
tains fifty per cent more than the price payed for
the ticket, as was the case last evening. To par
ticuarse list of performances reaching from
Maine TO Florida, is out Of the question, and we
must be satisfied with touching upon the principal
numbers. Mr. Brough, who was very warmly re-
ceived, gave three capital songs, carefully select
ed from the dunghlll of baadical namby-pamby-
ism. with all the excellence that has made him
SO great favorite. Pico, who, as the rest OF the
performers, has offered her gratuitous services,
showed the beauty Of her rich voice in two great
Italian airs and a Spanish song. She appeared TO
labor under a slight cold, but she sung, notwith-
standing, In q superior manner, which well de-
served the hearty paudits bestowed upon her.
Shakespeare, who, en- paSsant, did not write ten
consecutive lines from which one at least could
not be applied to music and musicians, says CON-
parsons are odorous y We therefore should have
preferred another air instead of that from
Semiramide, one of Borghese's gems, and
still fresh in the memory of the habitmes
OF the Italian Opera not that we would have
son to be dissatisfied with its execution on the
contrary, it contained many beautiful passages,
but we cannot approve OF composers work being
altered whether in key or IN any thing else, and
we sincerely hope, that this practice, which lately
has been frequently resorted to, will be discon-
tinued Madame Otto gave much delight in her
we'll known Tyrolienne, which she sung with a
brilllancy and lavishness OF voice, that won for
her an encore, the only one OF the evening. "Our
Mary. or rather :" everybody's Mary" looked
most charmingly and sung TO match. Mrs North
allwasvery agreeable in an English ballad The only
instrumental piece OF the evening, was duet for
flute and carionet, written by Clifton for himself,
and Lazarus, performed in a mastery manner by
Groenvelt and Kyle, the Crest and Pylades of
music. Some curiosity was manifested to hear
the harmonic attachment of Mr. Walker. This
attachment is entirely different from Coleman's,
which consists in the addition of Seraphine to
the piano, whereas Walkers is perfect scale OF
harmonics producing the sound OF harp from the
strings OF the instrument ITSELF That of last even
ing is extended three and half an octave from
B to F, and the effect It produced was like duett
between harp and piano, yet think that 1t easi-
ly can be placed over the whole extent of the key
board.