Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-07
LoCal in.oln,cc.ruCIty Affairs, &c

GLEAspN's PICTos"-----.--r ,-.:J,d
ability, connected witll.-An artist u 'o
ished journal, has BEEN Handsomely e.'D s;,,
several weeks during whit -, L.. s,c-
ceeded in making accurate ~" 'o.ah.a of all
the prominent objects of interest,". tho city
These are to DO engraved wooa and will il
Iustrate future pages of "Gleasons l.torial.'-
The work will thus progress loca! n. we'll as
general interest to tho citizens of kiehmod, and
will, we doubt not, be literally patronized But
this is not ALL Mr.. Gleason confines his laours
to,uo particular locality. ThesboundIess unu is
his. Artists ofsbility have boon or will be sent no
every city in the Union for the purpose of sketch
ing every object of interest for the pages of this
handsome work. An undertaking so liberal, so
costly and so proper in itself, must gain favor
with the public and command success.
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OLE BULL.--The concert of this DISTINGUISHED
gentleman will be given in this city on Tue sday
evening next, and will embrace an amount of ar
tisc talent probably never before concentrated in
one entertainment in this city. M. Strakosch
has attained just celebrity as a pianist, whilst
Adela Patti is admitted to be- one of the sweetest
vocalists in the land-equalling the most distin-
guished artistes in brilliancy and pathos. OF
Mad Strakosch it is scarcely necessary to speak.
Sheis inseparably connected with recoections
of Mad. Parod and it is quite sufficient to say
TINT she shared equally with that charming ar
tiste, the admiration of the lovers of music in this
city.
We perceive from the notice in another CO.
luni, that no hall in the city has been designated
for the concert. This is probably oversight,
which vii! be corrected in future notices. live
may be pafdoned the suggestion we would re-
commend the Agent to procure the largest room
in the city-place the price of tickets within the
reach of all, and thus permit the people of Rich
mond to enjoy one of the rarest musical treats
ever afforded. To accomplish this let him endea-
YOUR to procure the African Church and place
the price of tickets at the lowest possible figure
1t he can do this, we think we may safely pro-
mise one of the most brilliant nd crowded audi
ences on Tuesday evening which has assembled
at any entertainment in this city, as far back as
memory runneth.
We find in the New York Mirror, the follow
ing incident in the life of Ole Bull, which will
serve to convey to the reader some impression of
the wonderful gifts with which he is endow-
ed -
Ole Bull is easily recognised by his peculiar
ities-we may even say eccenhicities of compost
tion and execution Even the peasantry of his
own country seem to know him, as it were, in
stinctively. 1t is told of him that when on the
passage to Norway, the ship was driven on an
Island on the Southern coast, where the passen-
gers aud crew were Hospitality entertained by
the few people living there; they had miserable
little piano in their cabin, to which they sang
their wild songs in order to amuse their compa-
ny. The captain said, have young man
here who plays the violin little, and he isa
right good natured fellow; will ask him to play
for you. They glad to have some assis-
lance at their rude concert. The shpwrecked
voyager played for them, but before they had
heard many strains, they became alarmed at
having displayed their own humble attainme nts
aud rushed from their cabin. crying out at
must be Ole Bull or his spirt;'' they could not be
induced to return The Norwegians almost Won
ship Ole Ball, not only artist, but as an
honest mum, and warm hearted citizen.