New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-17
CITY ITEMS.

over both concerts and that 10 an appreciatVe taste
for classical music and q thorough training Ior us
execution. The word classical Is az much
abused in music a. 1t is elsewhere In pictures II
is gradually getting to be the synonyme OF academic
tspeness and mediocre prepriety But IN It's origi'
nal significance, as indicating what Ii 80 eminentiy
ofthe first class in its kind that 1t becomes par ex
U,ne, the class and hence classical 1t is still fair
to use the word, and only just to describe with it
there soirees Of Mr.. Eisfedt and the Philharmonic
| Concerts.
| The programme was pleasant TO the eye. There
was no name less than Ries, Of the three great
| pianists who succeeded Cramer, and whose music
| found in Mr.. WolleDhaupt, whom we heard for the
first time most skllful nimbe, and adequate inter-
prefer. This gentleman has great rapidly OF move
nert, brilliant lingering, and general sincerity Oh
| STYLE He plays with his whole frame --one OF the
artists who seem to mpazt themselves to the lnsuu
ment rather than to cause effects from it. He Is
very valuable addition to our stock OF pubic fiano
performers Mr.. Klein sang Beethoven's Rtmsm-
brsnza and schuberts Post Horn, and win greater
effect than on the preceding Saturday at the Phil
harmonic His voice has good volume and tone
and he is well trained in the German style. Bat
that is not the Italian, which is the best. The diff
Guilty OF the German style is its failure to develop
the full force Of the voice There 10 evidently a
good deal OF Mr.. Keins voice concealed some where
in his cravat but all that he suffers to come out Of
his mouth is sweet and true, and although the Ger
man vocalism is not attractive the German taste is
always superior. Mr.. Klein entered into the true
spirit of the songs.
To the Quartettes there is only praise to award.
The FIRST No. 3, Mozart, was played with an accord
which is rarely heard in such performances. 1t was
one of those singing unsons, as If there were but
xhash hxra
and we came out with the pleasant consciousness
that in no city would the same bill have been, on
the whole, more agreeably presented.
THE OPERA AT NIBLo's.-We were sur
prised upon stepping out Of Niblos on Monday even
ing to find ourselves in Broadway and not the Bou
levards, for purer bit of Paris than Madame Anna
Thillon singing Aubers music does not exist out of
France. The house was crowded with delighted
audience and TO every listener the gay and graceful
music Of the French composer was refreshing from
its novelty. Madame Thillon is lady of great and
very effective beauty. Ii is a beauty like the
music she sings and her style Of singing it,
There is something too sweet, too elabo-
rate, too careful about il. Her tones in speak
ing, her movements, her poses are some what
overdone, --bu! having said SO much, we have re-
lieved our critical conscience and may say how
fascinating the performance is. Auber's music is
tirely French-glittering, polished, welbred music
too sincere for peIsifage-lke a man of the world
with too much conscence-and permeated with the
most eIharating melody In fact, there is no purer
melodist than Auber although his airs are always Of
the same character, what the Germans call ''dance
music" 1t is very much such as the frequenters OF
the Opera Coique fancy to be the just expression OF
the life OF Kings, Queens and handsome Marquses
entrapped by romantic Bandi.t-an eternal brilliant
ballet
Madame Thillon's voice is some what worn and
thin but il has the sparkle and the fexbility which
the music requires and her vocaza!ion is extremely
elaborate and beautiful. She charms by her gayety
and vivacty She is more arch than spirituef There
is still dash OF the Engshwoman in the French
Prima Donna. Her costume is elegant-not in quite
80 perfect taste would be instructive in native
Frenchwoman-but worn with such evident salts
faction and that the eye follows gratfed
There is nothing throughout the scene which ex-
cites any emotion OF tenderness or passion. Your
ear is tickled and your eye is pleased and you re-
member it as ball at MabsHs's or lie Jardip where
there were bewitching women and graceful move
ments and colored lamps and the sparkle of gems
or paste, more or less-the flashing of bright eyes
and the continuous murmur OF waltzng music. YETI
with all our French boots, coats bonnets and gloves
GAM so celightfully Partisan in New-York as Mad
dame Anna Thillsn singing Auber
PURCHASE OF THE OLD BREwERY.--We
are authorized to say that liberal have been the
responses to the appeal Of the Ladies' Home Mis-.
sionary Society of the M. E. Church, that the Com.
mittee have purchased the Old Brewery, for which
they are pay, the LIST Of May next, $4,000 The
subscriptions on the books Of the Committee and of
wy,a1a ad 10 v.1
this is, the Society do not deem it prudent to
commence their proposed building until the whole
| amount of the purchase of the lots is subscribed
| $500 are yet needed to make up that sum, and
from the liberal amount already received, there is
no cause to doubt the willingness Of the friends OF
| the Mission to complete the good werk suspi-
4 ciously commenced. Subscriptions will be CRATE
fully received by the authorized agents, or by the
| following gentlemen Daniel Drew, Wallst Henry
Sheldon, Broadway and Cedar.st. Leonard Kirby,
| No. AZ Csdar.st; VIM. d. Skidmore, Beach and
| Hudson.sts. Francis Hall, Commercial Advertiser.
One MORE GONE.-lt will be remem-
bered that on the last celebration of Washington's
birthday in this City, Mr.. Henry Gibson one Of the
survivors Of "the days that tried mems SOULS, was
present and joined in the festivities of the occasion.
Since his return to his residence in Orange County
in this State, he took cold, from the effects
of which he died on Monday morning, at the ad-
vanced age Of hHndrsd and years and treaty;
| four days. Information of Mr.. Gibson's death was
on Monday elegraphed to the Continental companies
Of this City, and yesterday morning committee from
the various Continental corps, under command of
Capt. Helme, intend proceeding to his residence and
bringing the remains TO the City Here they will be laid
in state for several days and be finally buried in
Greenwood with military honors. The Continental
companies Of Newark, Jersey City and Brooklyn,
will take part in the funeral ceremonies Mr.. Glib
son, In $780, was memper Of the Life Guards OF the
| COMMANDMENT Chief General Washington, with
whom he continued till the end OF the war, when he
| received his final discharge at Mount Vernon.