The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-12

MADAME SONTAG'S SEVENTH CONCERN
Last evening Madame sontag gave her seventh
cert at Metropolitan Hail. being the last Of the present
series. The house crowded to overlooking and the
concert completely successful The looked
exceedingly WE'LL aud dressed with that elegance Of
taste which she always displays She has fine person
and charming cheerful, sunny expression Of counte-
nance that at wins the good will Of the audience
and presdisposes it in her favor. She admirably
supp by magnificent orchestra by Badia-whose
voice has lost Of its pathos depth
that extraordinary boy performer the VIOLIN Paul Ju
hen who fails to win the most plaudis
f,om the audience. The programme not good rs
usual was it arranged with that judgment that
might expect In every concert it is OF great Importance
to have the finale the best song, and ought
duet, but exclusively the song of the prma donna
Madame Sontag however, delighted the audience with
all her role and acquitted herself with great ecat She
never was more happy-she sung with unusual fire and
viyacity, and showered upon the audience the most
sparkling and brilliant yet chaste aud classic emoesh-
ments. In every song she exhibited that wonderful
mastery her organ which places 1t much under
her control the piano is under the control of Ja
the violin under the control of Paul Julien.
Extreme purity Of ntonaton beautiful and deli
cacy, consummate skll and judgment character
lied her whole performance Her method Is aultless.
She has not much power great volume of voice
a. other distinguished vocalists bat she is gifted
with organ which is exqustely fine and even through
out having the uneIring certainty ola musical instru-
me Mt and possessing the most hexiblity Difficult
ties which would appa and bewildtr other singers
nothing to her. She winds her way through
them with The most perfect and the most grace
full ease ana in all that she does she stands
vesed as the most highly finished artistic that hiss
ever visited this country. In singing English and
Scotch ballads her pronunciation Is excellent good
the ntive-and she siDgs them win
originality that she gives new idea OF them,
su prefer her Italian music every tnng else she
sings excepting her Swiss soDg.-espscially the
sparkling lively joyous melodies OF Donzett aud Ros
tlpi which the is always at home, and which pear
10 us 70 be more suted to her voice and her orirnt
mpiis than the works Of any poser
She has wei. sustaud in this city. the high reputation
Philadelphia, where on Thureday next as the Musical
Fund Hall she Will give her concert to dscrmin-
atipg and scientific audience as any in the United
States
MANAGER BUNN's LECTURE.
rich treat spread last night before those
innate Engdsh drama, who attended Manager BunDs
literary and dramatic lecture at Nblos saloon. 1t
was q sketcby ciscursivc, witty. and amusing az
tir hitting of the most celebrated actors and com
men,aors the works of sbakspesre-exposng what
ridiculous in their style apnotations and
keeping the audience all the time amused aud nteres ed
by appropriate anecdotes and quaint remarks The leo
illustrated by series Of paintings representing
shakspeares birth place at stratford Avon Anne
Hatbaways cottage, the village church and Shakespeare
monument and the BlackfTsrs aud Globe theatres in
London The whole medley Of philosophy and
humbug seriousness and comicslty research and org
naiy, witticms and stale jokes all mixed up in
terly style which exqui,itey enjoyed by those who
partook Of the chowder entertainment