The New York herald., 1866-04-25
Am usrments.

Tho wednesday matinee performances, dramatic ana
musical are attractive and very scasonabc FOR ladies',
visitors from the country and children. At Woods
theatre, Broadway Mr. Charles Baras-vertigo Morbid
and nadab sleek-wil appear this afternoon at tho
usual hour. supported by the company Tony Pastors
matinee opens at his Opera House. In the Bowcry, at
hapast two O'Clock the Bond Robbery will be played,
with the ''new faces and new songs and dances
Blind Tom gives his musical Tom matinee at Irving
Hall, commencing at three O'Clock
MISS gArrIE NJ. GIBBS FIRST CONCERT.
This has brought out quite number Of De.
bont Of whom possess considerable vocal ability
The last was the above mentioned young Indy, who
appeared at Dodworth Hall last night Her teacher
Mr. Ricardo was director Miss Tocdt vioinist, Mr.
Robert Goldbeck pianist. and gentlemen whose
were given assisted the vocal parts Miss
Gibbs has sweet clear and well moduatcd soprano voices
but the remarks made OF previous deb1ane
at the hall may be 10 extent applied TO her.
II the lower and medium registers OF n soprano voice
developed in the proportion with the upper
there want Of proper balance and uniformity shown
In the rendering Of the simplest ballad. The voice
should be built up as on architectural prncplos-a rood
foundation first md then gradually extend " 10 prima
donna point Miss Gibbs, however with more = blls
practice and confidence may Justly expect to win high
position among American vocailsts when her voice IL
matured and even, and less rcmuous and weak In
the lower register there IL no doubt OF her success Mss
appear advertised. The distinguished Belgian art Il
could not have better more satisfactory Substitute
Her execution OF anddnt movement from Mendcls-
sohns concerto and a fdnds,d by Hannah confirmed
In the opinion formed of her powers AZ the last
Brooklyn Philharmonic concert She lacks confidence,
and consequently power sti but plays with the utmost
taste and expression Mr. Godbeck very prudently an
stained from monopozing the piano part Of the fro-
gramme last night with his own compositions. He
played wilmer's FoHtdsio Hngroise and two Of DO
Meyers pieces II Is a pity that such promising
and capable artist will persist In gvin' what might 10
termed eccentric and sensationa reDderines ~ The
Of other composers The feeling Of hs hearer -
one Of pcrpiexty and wonder at his capricious taste,
and doubt A. 10 the authorship Of the competition he ~
playing HIS hard and unsympathetic touch increas
this uncomfortable feeling, aud leaves dissatisfied
impression whether the course he pnrsues is
intcAded for a new school. or whether "a
unntentionally erra,ic cannot Judge but IN
either case, " persisted In, VIII prove any
thing but successful in Am rica Let him but devote
his powers a. an artist Of the nodorn Schools
and throw little more brlllancy into his STYLE and hc
will not have such "hard road 20 travel IN music
his present system u leading him To
The two male vocasts--tenor and hass-Were uumis-
taxable amateurs and seemed 10 be very chay about
poniret,i would have dsosned the se-sndo in Nv,
charming duet from isar,o had be heard last nal
Both might possibly succeed IN an echo chVras