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MUSICAL.
The Adelaide Philharmonic Society give a [?]
of secular musical at the Assembly Rooms on Wednes-<*>
day evening. The attendance was not large, the
room being little more than half filled. The per-
fbrmanoea commenced with the overture to ** Mas
sanieUo," which m admirably performed by the
orchestra. La the ? Market Chorna, M from the hu)
open, which fallowed, the band was too loud, and
overpowered (be voices altogether in many places.
Mr. Wilkinson sang Shield 1* song, ?As boras the
charger," Mr. Schrader playing trumpet obligate,
I which was greatly applauded. Miss Julia King**
song, " Troth in absence." was very sweetly Bung,
and, on being encored, she sang otOI more eweetty
Wallace's beautiful air, "Street spirit bear my
prayer." Mr. Beaumont next sang," So pass can
Fate on man bestow," from the ?* Bohemian Girl,"
and was deservedly encored, lira. Smart was received
with loud epplauae, end g?T? tha Mo| Ta * tmn\
young and fair." In the second part of (be concert
this lady sang "Thou art comet gentle spring," and
on both oceaggiona narrowly escaped enoflna. aiW.
delssohn'a duet, ? Zubaka and Hassan,** waa well
rendered by Mrs. Fox and Mr. Bimimmit. lal
first part of die performance canrfaded with the
" IGeerete" aoene from ?II TrovatorV in whioh
JOm King took Leonora's part, and Mr. Beaumont
Msnrica's. There was considerable daUy in com
mmring this piece, whieh errfted great impatience
< among the audience. There was a difference of ?boat
three-fourths of a. tone between (be harmonium and
the pianoforte, and this did not improve die general
effect of the chorus, which was, however, encored.
I After ten minutes* interval, the overture M Fe? Dia
volo" was performed by the orcbestni wiA
great brilliancy and effect; and then the niembtat
of the Philharmonic Society eaog Lord MonungtonV
favorite glee, "Here in a cool grot," This was en
cored, and file second performance waa ft decided im
provement in every respect upon the first. Bt3l the
effect of theoomposition.as a glee, was lost by the
number of voices winging. There ia all the dnVSgr
ence in the world between a glee and a ebons, and
the former is as much spoiled fay being sung by forty
voices as a onartette for stringed instrument* woidd
be by its performaaceia a f nil orchestra. Fine tights
and ?^"?^*— <jf tone and extreme delicacy of essestion
—not mere " sound and fury"—are equally reqnrod
in the glee and in the quartette, and we hope that in
future concerts the Philharmonic Society wffl eeteet
some of its best singers, tad enable the audience
really to enjoy some of oar beautiful old glees. Mr.
Beeumonf a song, " Wiririuttf waa admirably sung,
and was, of coarse, encored. This gentleman was in
excellent voice last night, and pleased bis audience
I more even than usual. After" The Queen's Letter,**
which was sung by Mrs. Fox, with her accustomed
sweetness, Mr. 6. Wilkinson gave " Man Che Ufe
| boat," and was encored, when he sang "Philip the
Falconer." As we have before noticed, Mr. Wilftin
node forte lies in this class of songs, and be pussi—a
the power of dutiuot Articulation, bo necessary to
gwwfclrA tfjem sjQficesefoL aGss Julia *^**?g *l?^t sang
"Robert, toi que faime," and though her voice
throughout was very sweet, it was hardly powerful
enough for eo impassioned an air as that chosen by
her. She was encored, and sang ft eomie song.
Parry's duet, "Flow gently, Deva," was well and
effectively eung by Messrs. Beaumont and Wdkut-1
-ton. An excellent chorus by Mofler, ?? May Day," i
was, in oar opinion, the best choral performaoce of
(he evening. The concert concluded with "A
Nation's Prayer for the Queen," written by Dr. Hew
man Ha?, and adapted to the National Anthem, in
which the aolo parts were taken by Mrs. Fox and
Messrs. Beaumont aad Wilkinson. In concluding
this notice, we can only again regret that the audience
hist night was so small as to make it doubtful whether
the expenses of the concert would be covered by the
receipts. We hope, however, that the Society will
not be discouraged by the present want of success. If
they persevere in giving concerts of good mnsie, their
efforts wul eventually be amply rewarded.
? Mone. H. Potusard gave fate farewell benefit con
cert at the Adelaide Assembly Booms, on Monday
Feb. 16. The andiencn was tolerably good, and (fee
performances wen loudly applauded. Messrs.
Beaumont and Wilkinson commenced (be programme
with the Challenge from " Lucia," which they aang
well. Moos. Poossard then came forward and per
formed the first movement of MendeUsohn's grand
conoerto. At ? piece of execution this ni almott
perfection, but to our taste it was taken Bather too
rapidly for the foil effect of their melody. Mr. ft.
B. Whits accompanied the violinist on the piano
forte. Miss Julia King next sang '?When I think
of thee," for which, on being enoored, she
substituted "There's a path by the river.** Mone.
Douay, then, in his most brilliant manner, played
some old French airs—" Fleuve du Tage, Ciair de la
lane," &&, with variations on the violoncello. A rap
turous encore followed, and Mons. Douay bowed us
acknowledgments, but this did not satisfy the
audience; he therefore reappeared, instrument in
hand, and played a. number of burksqne variations on
popular tones, which gave great satisfaction. Mr.
Beaumont sang, " I'm leaving thee in sorrow, Annie,"
and was encored, when he gave "The bloom is on
the rye." The first part of the concert wac brought
to en end by TartmFe celebrated "Dream," or, as it
is more commonly called, " Le Trflle do Diablo." An
apology was made for Miss King, who bad
left her music at home, but (be young
ladv eang her part from the pianoforte score,
Moris. Pousaard performing his part of the sonata
behind the scenes. This piece was arranged
for the violin and voice by M. Anguste Faoaeron,
and it appeared to us that very tittle was left of the
original composition, but (be "Trflle" itself, which
Mons. Ponssard executed beautifully on the violin.
Miss Song sang her part in a manner whieh showed
I that she had bestowed no email pains on it. The
second part of the programme began with an impro
visation on the grand harmonium by Mona. Douay,
lin which he introduced a number of popular airs, and
amongst them the favorite old eong, ".Drink to me
only." Mr. WuViu?on then cong " Tha Irisfe Sm\.
grant" We have seldom, if ever, heard Mr.
Wilkinson to greater advantage, and he -weQ
deserved die encore he received. The next
piece was the one moat looked for in the concert—
Paganini*e celebrated sonata on one string. The
first part consisting of the prayer from Moses in
Egypt, and the second being an original air, with
variations by the great violinist. There are but taw
persons in the colony who remember Paganini ; but
some of these were present at Monday evening's con*
cert, and the first thing that struck them was the
apparent e?? with wbkJv from first to tot limn.
Ponssard performed this most riiffiralt of violin
pieces; so different was it from the wild and excited
manner of the old master. Our violinist played with
only one string on bis violin, bat be did not like
Paganini tear the three others off his instrument before
the audience. Mons. Pousaard was loudly and deser
vedly applauded at the conclusion of the sonata.
After Miss Julia King had eung ? The Captive Greek
Girl" (in which she was encored), (be concert was
brought to an end by the execution of the "Cascade"
—a caprieeo for the violin, by A. de KbutskL This
is a most graceful little piece, and is exeeated by the
violinist throughout en trSmUo. H. Poassard played
it charmingly, and was accompanied by Mr. White
on the piano. At Us conclusion, so that the audience
should not be disappointed of die trash, they seem to
lite so much, he played a selection of popular tunes,
such at "Pop goes the Weasel," Si/L, which wen
loudly applauded. The concert term ins tod about ?
quarter to 11 o'clock.
The oaual quarterly meeting of the Trinity Church
Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society was held
on Tuesday evening in the schoolroom attached to
the church. The Rev. the Dean occupied the
chair, and about 200 ladiea and gentlemen
attended. The programme of the evening con
sisted of a musical, vocal, and literary entertain,
ment, including recitations, choruses, aneta, solos
and a lecture by Mr. BTodgkineon on "David
[ Copperfield." The lecturer evidently appreciated
the subtle vein of humor that pervades this master
piece of one of our great novelist*. The ehoroses
were very effectively given. The piano was presided
over by Mr. Pounsett, and jibe ladies and gentlemen
who assisted him were very deservedly thanked for
their asrvioes. A vote of thanks was also given to
the lecturer. W? £er. Jtr. Beid ptmdudod- the
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