New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
An AMATEUR CONCERT FOR A RUINED
MECKNAS.

MECENAS.
Amateur concerts when good have a charm all their
own The fierce law of supply and demanded so
many musical notes for so many bank notes, or the
bird won't sing- arrested for the nOnce. The lovely
women with the lovely voices, who are only heard
within the sacred precincts of the drawingroom on
ordinary occasions, gracously displayed to the
admg eyes and ears Of o oilO onthese extraordinary
occasions Who having money SO base the man. not
the COIN as not to pay it to and hear pretty
woman in a new character-that of a public vocalist!
The world is agog always for al debutante well
announced and certified to; this, then, may be
considered as essential debutantesm, though no
operatc or concerroom career flows herefrom, and in
that light too, has particular interest
Nothing ia fixed. BY all the laws of tuency-by
The inherent mutations of the sOulby the necessary
contrast. and changes of co-tangent generations
what was tOeraby right to-day becomes tolerably
yropr tomorrow. Time was when churches were
churches. Now they may be concert-rooms. Con-
ccrt.rooms yea verify, where the sweet-toothed and
mouhed tones Of the opera-musc are heard, IN place
of the stern, plain bold old psalmcdy-where, instead
of the hammer notes of Luthers hymn, every
one Of which is trenchant the whirr and blow OF
the inkstand which he threw at the devils head, we
have the lusciOus trlls and quaverngs OF youth ana
love- giving us the passion OF passions with dramatic
reality that would make Cupid draw his bowstrlng or
give his Psyche kiss of fragrant ecstasy For THESE
dear Young tones are not bought, are not Sold they
are as roses given by the hand of Affection which have
a perfume beyond price. Eager or sleepy reader
asks-Wbat are you talking about! Churches
Luther inkstand the devill Cupid! Psyche
roses what does it all mean? 1t means to come to
psrticulares that last night there was given at the
church in Fifth avenue, corner Of - street I'VE
forget the streetso many of them) an amateur Con-
Cer-where the loveliest faces and voices were en-
gaging in doing terrible execution on their devoted
GsteBers the church being full to its periphery. The
singing was gratuitous-the entrance fee one dollar.
The fund, "a considerable one, going to sufferer blythe
Juggernaut-crsis car-one who had done much and
molly for pety and art who, out of his own full heart
and deep pocket had built the very church wherein the
concert was held and now-O hdeous lottery of Be-
ing-is poor and sick, and helpless. The church be-
longs to the Baptist persuasion But such Is the
metropolitan, "of the earth, earthly aesthetic nfu-
ence Of Manhattan on the quiet, madorned archl-
lecture Of that most sect of Christians, that
we really imagined ourselves in Catholic church,
Judging by the first thing which meets the eye in the
altar or pulpit precinct-namey, colossal fresco OF
the angel Gabriel with his trumpet But considering
the miscOdramatc the edihce is put to, the dra-
matte breadth Of the painting, the liberal lack of
clothes to the angels legs and so forth, seem in con-
cordarce For the rest the church has no gallery
CoDgeries Of arches create rcsonances of sounds
favorable to the ympani OF the least appreciave ears
Then the places where the singers stand, aud where
the panofore stands and the bearded extracts from
the opera with profane instruments in Their hands
stand, are excellent for point ddppu1.
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follows
PART FIRST.
Instrumental Overture .oSchESIM
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5 Cava'na from Roberto" .DOnzetti
Cav,iina ftO, Tra,iais"
s. puet,O from Bcli.ario NUS st'ok poni,ctti
sig. ALAMO, Mons TRosxI,Ns
o. CIaAo Ana "oHi '0'ss.o
PART SECOND
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O"e'0 '''" Miss ASDrM Sig, AL,ao ''''
Romano Mn. BrfcarR 'Don1e'''
Miss sEcoR, Sig. ALAMO.
Solo Aria from Laei- NJ a>6;s 'O'"i'e''i
ROu'nra from Lui'' Miller ;so
J. Grad Ara from sOnnsmbgla" beini
Miss SECoR - =,
Conductor and Accom- PIANIST. ........'.'ss MaNIoooh
The instrumental overture u was gem Oh pures'
ray serene 1t was composed Of the gypsy and anvi
odds and ends of the Trovatcre. What was wanted ID
severe casscaity was I'VE supposed made up In the
excellence Of the playing. The duet from IrovatoT'
was nice thng-the lady with sweet voice. ou
pale and frightened, howeyer-the gentleman iuu
Italian SentmeDtaism and not scared. Fear detract'
from Euterpe more than from any other OF the muses.
because affects the arynx pharynx, CLOTHS epgotus
lungs and the ystoe and diastole Of tho heart-a in
VOWED IN vocal expression. The qualities OF the beS
singer therefore, cannot be adequately OWNED unde
the circumstances; and charming as was Mrs. Beecher
we felt that she did not do herself justice. Cavatu'
from Robero-not II Diavolo-but another gentle
msn-DevereuI. Miss Andem' Oh iguorance-an'
we did not know Miss Andem as a singer. But thu
editor Of The States Washington has just asked
Who is Carey 7'-meaning II. G. Carey, the pro
for ndest political economist the country eau