Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-18

MADAME BIscAccIANTI's CONCERT. A large
and cultivated audience-which would have
been made still larger by delegations from
St. Adams, Rutland and other neighboring
towns had it occurred on any other evening
in the week,-greeted Madame Biscaccianti
on Saturday evening. 1t was by far the
ebst concert of its kind ever given in Bur-
lington, and we congratulate those who
were present Oh the treat they enjoyed. Bis
cacciantis voice has gained much in
strength since we heard her eight years
ago, and she has made a corresponding i'm
provcment in the way in which she uses it.
The combined sweetness aud strength of
her voice, the clear ringing silver-bcll-like
tones with which at times she filled the Hall,
the brilliancy and perfection of her execu
ton, and the originality and richness of the
rounded and adorned the composers notes,
were marvellous indeed, and must have Civ
en- to many of the audience new ideas of
the capabilities of the human voice. We
shall attempt no description or criticism of
particular pieces or passages but we shall
not soon forget the exquisite manner in
which she sang Shubert's serenadc, with
that wonderful sostenuto note. nor the mag
nifcent style in which she gave "Ah non
gungc," the closing piece of the concert
Of course the audience were completely
''carried away" They applauded with
enthusiasm, encored Madame Biscac-
Giant several times, and called her back to
the stage at the close.
Madame Biscaccianti was ably supported.
Mr.. bennett, who Is quite young man,
has very remarkable bass voice, and, though
suffering from hoarseness, he acquitted him
self to the great satisfaction of the audience,
and his "non piu Andrai" was enthusiast
cally encored. Signor Biscaccianti was
somewhat embarrassed by the breaking of
string of his instrument at the very outset,
and was obliged to make three strings do
the work of four but showed himself
master of the violincello. Mr., S. c. Moore,
who on very short notice, and without op-
portunity for rehearsal with the principal
singer, supplied the place of the regular
pianist Of the party, played the accompani-
ments, with his wonted precision and skill,
and so as to have not only the favor of the
audience, but what was quite as valuable,
the entire and gratifed approval of the
great artistic, while his solo on the
Piano was applauded and encored by
the audience in way which showed,
with sufficient significance. that their admi-
ration of the foreign artists had by no
means eclipsed their appreciation of their
home favorite. On the whole it was
splendid concert. We understand that Signor
and Madame Bscaccianti express themselves
delighted with their first visit to Burlington,
and we trust that they may at some future
time repeat their concert here.
MORE LIQUOR SEIzuREs.-We noticed on
Tuesday, the seizure of a barrel of brandy,
which formed the stock in trade OF an Irish
woman, named Reagan. Saturday, Officers
White and Huntington paid another visit to
the lady. whom they found in company with
an freshman named Mclaughlin, who lives
with her, although she has husband across
the Lake, and he is said to have two wives
one here and one in ireland. Both were
intoxicated. and showed all the fight they
were capable of in their condition.
The officers, however, were not prevented
from making a search for the unclean
thing" and soon unearthed a cask Of gin,
tin teakettle full of ditto, and jug or two
o ( the same The officers took charge of the
liquor, but were informed by Mrs. Reagan
that they were green if they supposed she
was to be stopped in her business by such
trihes, after having stood twelve years
siege of the same kind in ST. Adams. So
to-day, the same officers looked in again at
her shanty on Water street, and found
little party of some half dozen, male and fe
male, including one OF two men whose fam
ili,s are ON the town, and one of whom has
has Il wife with child but three days old.
all in various stages of intoxication. Mrs.