The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-13
Musical aud Dramatic Gossip.

frrom the London sthsneum. Aassst ISL
The directors Of the Society elected for
Dext season Messrs Anderson Cslkin Chattsrtou,
Grie, bach. Lucas McMurdie and Neste We shall be
glad TO hear that these gsntemsn about to adopt
not much to sustain tn spread the
interest and increase the value 81 their concerts For
now is the time to remind them that the orcbsstrs
ext.nson-snd that the engagement OF solo players
and singers both British and foreign. has been THE
year ehargesble With most injudicious favcrit,su
They have ample leisure ~ they will To put ell these
matters on more liberal footing ere they open their
doors In 1850.
The oldest inbabitsnt Of London will not soon come
to an end OF its oddities "After the iath Of August
there IL nobody in town" THE Epslsh love ueither
pleasure nor musc,n Such bard truth. would he pro-
pounded to most Foreigners old established resiies
Yet In the face Of character like this out the
concert given at Drury Laue, on "wednesday last. the
18th for the benefit of MIR Harris the stage msusser
OF the Royal Itshsn Opera at -hch the Royal isssn
singers ell nigh sang all their music t~ics In
sas,ens. Man. psr"-s hoo bv ss" ss, ssr"nssoas
her tssk. exchanged smiles and warnings ~th the
mrasre and bevildered phantom ~ an orchsstrs Ia
vhimsicsily uoembsrrassea and confidential msunrr-
was twice encor.d. Miss Hayes whom ve here
BY warn on the sprigsed version Of "Cssts divsn
In vhich she d-lghts-vn called upon to repeat
Kathleen Mavourneeu Ndiie de Merle. In spite 81
the "wspderings" Of the band delivered 'vo che ss
pete in ssyle so distinguished ss To get her escors
too 10 10 long since We have been go favorsbly I'm
pressed by prome a. In ths case Of this very young
lady Who ought to become the grest.st contrsito Of
her day. Then Madame viardot's comcslities In the
duet from la Provo" would ws verify b-lsvs, have
held the audience TIL this moment 81 printing could
Der spirits have held out t. nothing OF her Sps-
psh songs. Of which tn. public seemed ~ " IL coald
never have epov" The lat lady advances In favor
slightly, With every prospect 81 an increases to her po
puarity There fev coutem porAry APPEARANCES In
any art 90 interesting a. her career further, uadsms
Dorus Gras sang very brilliantly; Madame 0risi aud
Sigbor fsmburini lent their aid also On such
tettspment ~ this the iohsbitsuts of provincial
to-p would have feasted Tor yesr In the mere mode
times Of fathers The audiences. both IN its
Re number and freshness OF enjoyment the date
and locality considered vas We repeat. an oddtty to
tboe Who have pattern notions Of "Engisod aud the
Epgiish"
NJ Nsretsek tvo years ago chorus master uodsr Mr
Lumiey and yuiien-ssd vho last sutumc establish
I'd himself In Nev Works. so~ the dr-stor Of the
sisn Opera at the Aston Place rhvs.rs tnat cisy
srd nth vis~ OF giving TO the americans the bet
sttapsble entertsIpment, has r-csnty srr.-din Len
don In tn. hope u " ssid, Of tempting sos Of the
n,pbtng-lrs and smaller singing birds 10 hyb-rssts
The o her side 81 the Atlantic The only frsscis-s
singer presert In America IL Nadsms Lsbcrds and
che u wi, h. recoli.et.d IL chanteuse de roulades
rsth.r than . great operate artist Madame Bisnop
tn'S hr,tclass singer is In Mexoo and the sisecrA
Trde,co. ~hees msltresf meDt - aesls vAs oos of
the mot painful scenes ever vitns BY ne hsues In
ne sO1rLsls e. q wsbdcrins stsf, under The osasols