The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The City Amusements.

AT THE ACADEMY OF Music the brilliant spec
tacle of The Black Crook will be represented
this evening.
There will be a matinee performance to-
morrow for the benefit of ladies, family parties,
and schools who are unable to attend in the
evening.
AT THE WALNUT the drama of The Great City
will be performed this evening.
A matinee tomorrow.
Mrs. D. P. Bowers will reappear on Monday
AT THE CHEsNUT the successful comedy of
Saratoga will be repeated this evening.
matinee performance will be given to-
morrow.
AT THE ARCH Mr.. John Brougham will have
a benefit this evening, when he will appear as
"Dr. Savage" in. his own comedy of Playing
AT CONCERT HALL, this evening, a grand
complimentary concert to Mr. George A. Comfy
will be given. A fine programme has been
arranged, and number of eminent artists will
appear.
AT THE MUSEUM, Ninth and Arch Streets
the drama of Uncle Toms Cabin will be per-
formed this evening. There will be matinee
performance tomorrow.
AT THE AMERICAS Miss Kate Fisher will have
benefit this evening, when she will appear in
the dramas of The French Spy on Horseback and
Jack Sheppard on Horseback. 1t should be re-
membered that this will be family night.
A family matinee will be given tomorrow.
A GRAND BAZAAR in aid OF the sick poor of st.
Marys Hospital is now open at Concert Hall.
A GRAND FLORAL military and citizens dress
ball will be given by the I'd Infantry Regiment
National Guards of Pennsylvania, at National
Guards Hall, Race street, below Sixth, on Mon
day evening next.
! ORGAN CoNCERT.-Despite the rain the hand
some auditorium of the Methodist Church at
Broad and Arch streets was well attended last
evening, the occasion being the first organ con-
cert given to aid the church and display the i'm
mense resources of the splendid instrument just
completed by j. G. B. Standbridge, the veteran
Organist and builder. Some idea of the size OF
this magnificent instrument may be gained
when the fact is known of its registers being
ffty-two in number and its pipes two thousand
three hundred and twenty-five.
Its beauties were fully displayed last evening
by Mr.. NJ. H. Cross ia his opening voluntary, in
which by his happy combinations and rare
execution this artist did full justice to the
organ and himself. His performance OF the
well-known William Tell overture also gave
entire satisfaction, while all his accompani
ments were models of good taste. The yoca
part of the concert introduced Mr.. Gilchrist IL
the bass song from EtgGh, "ltis Enough, glVei
il this gentlemans coldly correct style; the
Mendelssohn quartette following. was well rem
dcred, but the vocal success of the evening
was made by Miss Slater, who in the ari
from the Messiah, Come Unto Him, displayet
] a soprano voice of great purity, sweetness, anC
range, little weak, perhaps, In the lower regis
ter, but very good in the upper. This lady, witt
study and perseverance, bids fair to occupy
trst position among our concert singers. Mrs
Darling sang in her usual brilliant manner an
Mr.. George Bishop gives evident promise OF i'm
proyement: his solo last night was very accepts
bly, rendered. Mr.. H. A. Clarke gave solos o
the organ by Wely and Collin in fne style an
fully. sustained his reputation.
At the close of the musical sea son it is uselei
to speak of the splendid performance of Wenz'
l KOpta, he has during the past winter been s
frequently heard and admired, but at no tim
TO greater advantage than at the concert la:
4 night. The ''andante," by Mendelssohn, hel
the audience spell-bound, and were the plac
not too sacred for loud demonstrations of al
plause, the great violinist would have been agai
and again recalled.
The public in patronizing these concerts M
only assist the congregation and aid one of Il
4 most beautiful Methodist churches In the cit