The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-09-11

gent secretary ofthe Philharmonic Society.
and witlisthe committee of that society.
who, with the indefatigable cxcr,ions of
the agenb 0 ar. Barnun, succeeded in
persuadingSher TO fold her wings, arrest
her flight for a few short days, and scatter
yet once ,moresome of those silvery notes
nat, Tor three or four years past, have been
the enchantment Of Europe
The appearance of tho Nightingale"
was the signal for n demonstration that beg.
gars description. The audience stood up
10 welcome her, and such a vollcy of cheers
as rent the air was, perhaps, never before
heard within the walls of theatre or con.
cert-room. The salvo was thrice rc,cra.
ted, and at length the songs,rcss, who,
seemed almost overcome by the warmth Of
hcr reception, was enabled to obtain silence,
and began I" sing. a very few bars of the
prciaratory recltative to Bcllins popular
6rnUnrn, "Qui Ia vocc" from 7 Pnraani,
suticed to show that Jenny Iind's voice
had lost none Of lis inconccyable charm
while IN volume and strength it was even
better than before. The adagio was exc
cntcd with consummate tenderness, the
phrasing large and finished The intona,ron
cxGulsi,cly pure and truthful. The caden-
"a Mt the conclusion was one OF tho most
original and beautiful we ever heard. In
the cnhakeHn, Mdle Lind varied the second
couplct with some delicious ornaments and
changes, which added to its briliancy with
out taking from its character. The audi
cEcc listened throughout with rapt aticn-
ton, ana at the end broke on, into uncon-
tro'ablc applause, which did not abalc until
The gifted vocais, had rc-appcarch upon the
platform, and acknowledged the compli-
| mont h, nf, ,hnyo
salu'eS that so peculiarly become her
! rms first song was quite enough to con-
vince the audience that Mr. Benedict had
exaggerated nothing in his account of the
concert which Jenny Lind gave for Viver,
at Baden Baden on the 9th inst The voice
OF the Nightingale" Is as fresh and pcnc-
trating, as sweet and flexible, as powerful
and mellow as hitherto, while her singing
rs more than ever unrivalcd. !, may no,
be supcrfluous to state that Aldlic Lind has
! vastly improved i'll good looks. Her long
| rest has been evidently beneficial She is
stou'cr and fuller in the face, while, as well
rs we could make out by the ad OF
! powerful glass, the palcncss o; her check
| has become slightly ,ingcd with the rud!y
hue OF health, which conIcrs an additional
charm upon her pleasing and intellectual
! CountcnanCc.
We cannot enter into minute details
about tho whole of MiIlc. Ltud's perform.
! ances which were more than usually uu.
mcrouS, and were further increased hy the
cnCoreS. Every one knows with what per
I iectIon shc sings the pathetic cavaiiua IN =
! Tat, (wliti the voonCc!!os,) from. Der FreiS-
chW1; and equally celebrated is her ycrs ,0n
OF MnZari's fine ar from XnuherH0,ie, mon
paventarc," which. having hccn expressly
composed for SDErnno endowed with un-
! usual compass, is beyond the reach of tho
majority OF modern singers. In both OF
these Nldlc. Lind created a furore, and was
unanimously recalled. The last, an aston
shing display Of iioXibiity and energy, was
encorcd IN an uproar of applause. So de-
lighted were the audience thai they became
| sc!tishly exactlng, and, regardless of tho IN
cvtable fatigue of the strcr, would hear of
no denial. Tha, Mdlie Lind, after some
h,statnn, consented, and repeated the last
movement OF the arm with augmented pow.
cr. taking the extreme high notes kunto L,
in alt with ,lse slleaassncss of a bcis, .Iiif
with the utmost point and certainty, will
easily be credited by those who have lad
| proofs of her courage, stamina, aud ndomi-
| table will.
! We must not pass over another encore,
and one not so ardnuus to comply with.
which Ma,cmoisscllc Lind obtained We
mean a very beautiful ballad by Mr. Bcnc
DICT. Take this lu,e," composed purposcIy
FOR the accomplished sGnrStrcss, and sung
by her with lnmcnsc appreciation al the
London concerts. MdIc l.inl's pronun-
ciatjon of the English tongue is exceeding
y pure and artIcu.atc, wr,h Just SO much OF
| accent as gives it a spcc.al and Fascinating