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lady fair , possesses a richly comic fancy , and a considerable degree of manual dexterity -which may be carried farther yet . The etchings are large , and in a style now somewhat oat of fashion , though thirty years ago it was much in Vogue and practised bymany book illustrators of repute . They are crowded with detail , and tell their story well . "Whoever V Theo" may be , he or she has earned our thanks for an hour or two of a wet afternoon most pleasantly beguiled by the aid of " The Exquisite ' s Visit . " ' , ¦ ¦ " ¦ - , ¦
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COVERT GAJtDEX OP £ ftA . Her Majesty arid some of the Royal children were twice at Co vent Garden Opera last week , and also on Tuesday evening , to hear Wallace ' s " Maritana . " / Such a rush to hear Mr Balfe ' s " Satanella " and " Roseof Castillo , ? ' as they are admirably given here , has followed the opening- of -. parliament and the consequent influx of company into town , that there seems to be ho chance of our having "Rip van Winkle" during the present season ; unless . perhaps it be performed for the benefit of Mr .. Harrison on Saturday the 19 tli , the closing night .
EXETER HALL . . On Friday week Planders . " Solomon " was given in ' a much mutilated forip , by . the Sacred Harmonic Society ; and from the very faint demonstrations of sympat hy vouchsafed by the audience , it is not likely to be repeated often . It was composed , not in Handel ' s best days , about ten years before his death , and with few exceptions is weak by comparison with many other of his works : Several of the choruses are however fine ; and thai called . " Shake the dome , " in the third act , is magnificently descriptive , The vocalists were Mesdames Catharine Hayes arid Weiss , Miss Dolby , and Mr . Monteni Smith ; but the solos ,, with the exception of Madam Hayes' " Shall I see my infant gored " ( the appeal . of - the true mother to King Solomon ) , were insufficient to rouse the audience from , their apathy . We never heard an oratorio . " go" so flatly . within these walls .
DIiURT-LA 2 a 3 THEATRE ; The production of a nautical opera at this theatre , so immediately , after the . First Lord of the Admiralty had officially turned pubUc attention to the necessity of strengthening our wooden walls , may be considereda ~ capital piece of manager-craft . That the lessee had riot made a false calculation , was shown by the thunders of applause that welcomed the nautical effects in the neiv three-act ballad opera of ^ William and Susan , " which Mr . ReynOldson , the librettist , and Mr . Tully , the composer , have jointly concocted from that old favorite , "Black-eyed Susan . " We should not at all wonder if some wiseacre London correspondents of the smaller French papers
were , to inform their subscribers that the Derby administration had taken ibis means of rousing the flagging ardour of- the British islanders . The leading incident of Jerrold's famous play has been extracted whole , but that writer ' s excellent dialogue has—on copyright considerations , of course—been carefully eschewed . Act I , opens with a spirited ^ chorus of longshore folk , looking out for the channel fleet * headed by Mr . Mairvers as a comic flower-seller , Dicky Vqisy , who sings a lively solo to apolka tune . They have not long to gaze ; for an immense and excellently-constructed model pf a frigate under sail b . eaves in eight as the scene changes to " Susan ' s cottage . " Hero the heroine , represented by a
fairhaired beauty , Miss Laicette , who has a pleasing manner and a slight voice , was . encored in a nice ballad on " Spring Time , " and sang a nicelyharmonised trio with Belltt Primrose . ( Miss Huddart ) aaAJpicky . In the next act . Contain Cameron , the Crosstreo of the original , ( Mr . Rosentlial ) created a sensation , and gained an encore for a thoroughly Balfean ballad , < r'Mong High-born Maids ; " and in tho fourth , in which Witleam ( Mr . Hoigh ) made his appearance , the enthusiasm of the house was roused by Mr . Boverley ' s beautiful painting Of the fleet riding at anchor . Tho act closed most successfully with a spirited hornpipe , danced to admiration bv
was comically sad and sadly comical ; but this , we suppose , could hardly be helped . Mr . Haigh , who pleaded guilty , sang afinepiece of declamation , "In the bleak mid-watch , " in his best style , and produced some of those beautiful tones Ins voice is Mown to possess . The duet . ' " And oft , yes , ofty which follows , is simple and expressive ; and the finale , in which all welcome William ' s , pardon in the most joyous [ strain of the opera , was the signal for much genuine applause , and a hear ty call for the singers and the composer . The style of Mr . Tully s compositions is unpretending and pure . There are some nice melodies and effects in ' William and Susan ,
and the composer was well seconded by the band and chorus . The former were sometimes too loud , a defect which will be soon cured ; but the latter were good , especially considering the large present demand for choral talent elsewhere , and that this troupe must , in a measure , have been extemporised . They were well drilled , and effective in action to a degree . They talked in a roysteri . ng- full-flavoured way , which highly delighted the enthusiasts of the pit and gallery , about " splicing the main brace , " and hitched rip " their duck inexpressibles most orthodoxically . To conclude , a great number of dramatic connoisseurs , as well as a houseful of nobodies , seemed xmanimous in a Verdict of success , wliich we have no . hesitation in recording . HAT 3 IARKET . On Monday a . -one-act piece , condensed by Mr . Selby from-a French threeTaet drama , was produced , in order to introduce a young debutante . Miss Ellen Allen . The name of the " Y oung Mother " is bestowed on the little drama , because the young heroine has to stand in that relation to a rather troublesome family , consisting of a sentimental sister , a' loose , vagabondish brother , and a herd of lesser troubles She has the consolation , however , of a warm suitor
to give the palm to the performance of the beautiful trio Jn G major , for pianoforte , violin , and violoncello , which was admirably plashed by Messrs " Lindsay Sloper , Ries , and"Piatti . The motett , a ^ ain * " The Arm of the Lord , " sung in the purest taste by Madame Enderssohn , Miss Palmer , Mr . Wilbve Cooper , and Mr . Santley , worthily dosed the jfajdn section , and was a relief after the " VVanderer "—an over long canzonet , which -was h faithfullrendered bMiss Palmer
owever , y y . - Less interesting was the opening quartet , containing variations on " God save the ICmperor , " tliough skilfully played by Mr .. II . Blagrove , I Terr Ries Ilerr Sclireuss , and Signor Piatti , of whom , the second displayed immense feeling when it came to his instrument to take up the theme- Mmlnme Enderssohn gave " She never told her Love" with , such taste and feeling , as to * secure a spirited demand for its repetition .
The distinguishing feature of the " Weber " part of the entertainrhent was also a trio . I \ Ir . Lindsay Sloper , Mr . R . S . Pratteri , and Signer Piatti discoursed eloquently on pianoforte , flute , and violoncello in the trio in G minor ; Mr . Benedict . and Mr Lindsay Sloper charmed us in a ehanibor duct ; and in the popular " Oberon" quartet , " Over the Dark Blue . AVaters , " Misses Stabbach arid Palmer , and Messrs . W . Cooper and Santley left nothing to be desired . We have never heard the latter gentleman sing better ; but we cannot saj 7 :, conscientiously , that we were fascinated with the solos allotted to him . We are . glad to infer that Mr . Sims Reeves is recovering from his painful illness , as we observe he is announced , as is M . Wieniawski ( violin ) , for the popular concert on Monday next . ¦
' . T . 1 IE VOCAL ASSOCIATIOX . This interesting and progressive society , whose doings it gives us pleasure to record , gave a wellattended " dress concert" on Wednesday . The repetition of "The May Queen , " of which we gave a full notice on a previous occasion , and the production ' : of an " Ave Maria , " written for his unfinished work , the " Loreley" by Mendelssohn , were the features of the evening . We were pleased , but not surprised , to note- an improvement in the execution of the former delightful work , to which the sopiety have paid wise attention since our former remarks were pennedy It bids- fair to take rank among the glories of English inusic , and its frequent repetition will conduce to yet greater perfection in
the choral portions . ' The new " Loreloy " fragment followed Mr . Benedict ' s characteristic overture to " The Tempest , " at the opening of the second pn . rfc . With the finale to . the first act , which was allotted to Madame Catherine Hayes , and a chorus , the public are already , to some extent , familiar , it having been performed to large audiences at five St . Martin ' s and Surrey Music Halls ; but the" AvoMaria " is a novelty , having never before been given in public . We are not bold enough to report its -perfect execution at present , though Mr . Benedict has exerted himself much to secure that desirable end . But the uncertainty ' , that was observable , duo to the comparatively short acquaintance of the executants vith the difficult music , must , Of course , be allowed for . The character of the" Ave Maria" is , however , so
sweet , so picturesque , and , in parts , somipressivo , that the delighted audience insisted upon an encore . Among the minor pieces of excellence' may lie mentioned tho fine drinking duo , " So Bevinin , " from the 41 Seraglio , " that wonderful opera composed 1 > y . Mozart in his boyhood ; and the Bcothovon overture , ftt the commencement of the performance . On the 23 rd inst , tho Vocal Association will sing tho"Acis and Galatea" of Handel , with Mesdames Catherine Hayes and Enderssohn and Miss Stublmcli as soloists .
OHIO MINSTRFXS , APKLAIDU KOOMS . . ¦\ Yimmb their Clu'isty—an brethren aro ho doliffiiung the volatile crowd at Paris that Jules Jivnin mis , on dit , devoted whole columns to tho vise mid jinigress oflSthiopian Minstrolsy—tha Ohio trim /* : *' . , ™ domiciled at the above rooms , oY course come in ior n share of that popular favour which will < Il ; voU ; hscu to serenade ™ , and . which tho Exodus <>^ tllC ' Mlffi choir loft for a short time without nn oly wt . i ««» roportory is of tho usual character , ami UK' } ' ««•»» attained , by long practice , suoh porft'ction in « 1 ' ™ 1111 " tlielr solos and concerted pieces , as to find viih nuoui wltMlioir patrons . On a recent ot'i'tu . iiiui , iimmK «* flying visit wo woro not half so grutilled | . ior vu vnntoct to muvo on ] to hear several oncorns us iii « captivated votaries of . Niggor melody wlio vww there to make a night of it .
and supporter in a lover , whomBuckstone personates with all his usual unction of amiable grotesqueness . The piece is potir in every way , and depends too much on a Sentimental feeling to Avin any very cordial sympathy from a Hay market half-price . The-young lady has capacities which , when ripened by experience and practice , will make her an actress , tliough hardly of the premier class . At present her appearance is somewhat premature ,: although we augur her future success .
ITCEU 3 I TnEATKE . On Monday evening a neAv piece , by Mr . Falconer , was produced at this house , under the title of *' Leprachaun ; or , Bad Luck ' s Good Luck with Good Looking After . * ' As every one as naturally inquires pi Zimine what isa " Leprachaun ? " as they did on the occasion of a former novelty at this theatre what was a " Cagot ? " we . may inform them that the " Leprachaun" is a bogie or brownie , who , according to an Irish tradition , has the " Open Sesame" to stores of liiddcn treasure , to which he will at times introduce those whom ' in his elfin caprice ho may chance to favour , or who may extract his secret
from him by the stick . The hero of the comedy , Philpn O'Jbowiell ( Mr . Barney Williams ) , an Hiberno-Spanish Legionary , is . in continual contact during tho piece—of which it would be hardly interesting , after it has won its way , to , give a lengthy analysis— -with a miserly curmudgeon , whonx he insists upon mistaking for a Leprachaun , and to whom , according to the orthodox receipt , he constantly applies tho argwnenium JBaculinum . Several situations of this character were rattled through with such vivacity by Mr . Williams , who had riearly the whole of the piece to himself , that a vote in favour of the managotnent was carried without dissent .
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CHIPS . . Mr . Falconer has been fortunate in securing the services of , Mr . and Mrs . Barney Williams . His " Leprachaun" noticed above , with "An Hour at Seville , " and " Ireland aa it was , " in which these favourites delight a public of their own , have drawn good houses through the week . The Coburg Grand Ducal Opera of "Diana de Soulango " will , it is rcportedjbo produced in England by the Pyno and Harrison company . r Jho noble composer has recently tried his hand , with success , at a drama , which has created , according to German , correspondence , no slight sensation . Mr . nftd Mrs . Alfred Wignn have been playirtg at tho Adelphi , in " »? Still Waters Kun ( Doup , "
four and twenty female tars > to the accompaniment of somo one-legged fiddlers $ and when the latter wore upset in a general ' * scrimmage , " as the curtain fell , tho delight of tho audience know no bounds . The socpnd act maintain . od tho promise of tho first . The meeting of William and Susan gave room for a nice duo ; and the song , " All lovors are horrible creatures , " sung by Mlse Huddart , is a composition of genius . The " mying Dutchman " chorus , a good composition of a good school , was exceedingly woU given i' and Mr . Haigh ' sivng a oliorally-accompanled BOlO , " The Boatmen of the Downs , " very finely . The third act , the insult to Susan , and WilHam ' a assault on the Captain , "bring on a concerted finale , jrrttten with cure , and very creditably exeoutea . In the third aot , tho musical court-Martini by which William is tried and sentenced ,
with successi Wo have once or twice ailiided , under tho head df fiitisic , to an alteration in the concert pitch , which lias been under discussion at Paris . Mr . Belioiz certainly out-Herods all that wo ever hoard of musical fanaticism . If report speaks truth ( as it generally docs' not ) , this composer proposes an onactraent of pains and penalties against . all who shall knowingly tamper with tine standard of tond , when it shall hare been once established ! BW . JAMjSS ' fl HALt . r— M 9 NDAY VOVVhAU pONQIilRTS , The selection of Monday last was a happy medium between tho popular arid the scientific , partaking ' somewhat of poth characters . Tho first part was entirely from th © works of Haydn , and comprised at least two most attractive pieces . Wo aro inclined
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Qi'posixion to tub Governmknt I { Kll ^ ItMi ? fL ' -Meetings of tho Parliamentary l ^ ltorm . Oonininwj a \ id tho Westminister Koform Qooivty liavo oarrtoo strong resolutions condemnatory of tho GovoinnHnj bill Wo are informed that tho Westminster p « gw mooting will be heia : naxt Wednesday , wt bt . J »»* tin s Hall .
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Leader (1850-1860), March 5, 1859, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05031859/page/22/
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