whence they come. In our next number we shall return to the subject.-L'Orphéon. ITALIAN SINGERS AND DANCERS.- An Italian journal, the Trovatore, states that the number of professional singers of both sexes now in Italy amounts to 1730. This aggregate is composed of 410 prima donnas, 330 tenors, 280 baritones, 160 basses, 50 buffos, &c. In addition to these, Italy has 1670 dancers, male and female. MAD. VIARDOT is about to turn her genius, experience, and science to account by assisting to edit a selection of the best classical vocal music of the Italian, German, and French schools, with directions as to style, accentuations, colouring, &c. LOLA MONTEZ NOT DEAD.-Lola has recovered sufficiently from her severe attack of paralysis to be removed to Astoria. She is as yet scarcely able to lift her hand, and there is little or no hope of her ultimate recovery.-New York Herald. Provincial. THE JACOBOWITCH FAMILY had the honour of giving a private concert at Townley Hall, the seat of Colonel C. Townley, on Tuesday, August 21, before a brilliant assembly of the highest aristocracy. The above party was honoured by the Colonel with a testimonial of the approbation and pleasure the audience derived from the evening's performance. PLYMOUTH.-A brief opera season has been inaugurated at the Theatre Royal. Mad. Rudersdorff, supported by well-selected artistes, drew a crowded and fashionable house on Monday night week to the performance of Lucrezia Borgia. Madame Rudersdorff's acting of the heroine was very spirited, and met with universal approbation. Miss Fanny Huddart's Orsini has lost nothing of its speciality and decisiveness. Mr. Patey, who is a native of this neighbourhood, made his debût before a Plymouth audience, and created a favourable impression. Mr. Elliot Galer, and reflects much credit on the liberality of the management. the tenor, seemed not to be in good voice. The band was good, The opera on Tuesday night was Il Trovatore, and it was, on the Leonora, and threw into it great energy and perspicuity. She whole, well rendered, Mad. Rudersdorff sustained the part of was in excellent voice, and some of the solos were sung with infiwhich Verdi's music abounds, were rendered with all the feeling nite force and sweetness, while the more brilliant passages, with of a true artist. Miss Fanny Huddart took the part of Azucena, the gipsy-a character which finds in her a pertinent and highly maintained his standing, several of his solos being effectively given. demonstrative impersonation. Mr. Patey, as the Count di Luna, Mr. Elliot Galer appeared in the popular part of Manrico. This gentleman suffered much from sea-sickness in coming from Jersey, and he has not yet recovered the strength and tone of his voice; but he sang much better than on Monday.-Local Journal. YORK. An excellent military and vocal concert took place on Tuesday evening in the Festival Concert Room, and notwithstanding the unfavourable (state of the weather there was a gay and fashionable assemblage. In the orchestra was the band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue, and it was quite a treat to listen to the manner in which they played the several pieces set down for them in the programme. The vocal artistes engaged were the Misses Brougham and Mr. Henry Haigh. Mr. Shaw presided at the piano-forte. The following is the programme :— PART I.. Overture Midsummer Night's Dream, Mendelssohn; Trio-"Ti Prego Curschmam (Misses Brougham and Mr. Haigh); Song "The Three Fishers" Hullah (Miss Elizabeth Brougham); Selection from Dinorah - Meyerbeer; Song — " Home of my Heart" Lurline-Wallace (Mr. Haigh); Duet - "I would that my Love "-Mendelssohn (The Misses Brougham); Song "Gentle Troubadour "-Wallace (Miss Josephine Brougham); Valse —“Star of the West "-Montagne. FLORAL HALL CONCERTS.-It would be difficult to find out whether the bad weather has or has not benefited the very capital musical entertainments so unexpectedly provided by Mr. Alfred Mellon, in the spacious and magnificent saloon adjoining the new Covent Garden Theatre, at this slack and back season of the year. That the dismal damp evenings have prevented many from attending at the Floral Hall there can be no denying. But the wet has also detained thousands in London who had all except packed up their things, for Brighton, Bognor, Hastings, Margate, Ramsgate, Scarborough, Bath, Bristol, Dover, or any of those fashionable, semi-fashionable, or demi-semi-fashionable resorts, sea-board or inland, which entice metropolitans from home in the dog-days, or, indeed, as it has been raining "cats and dogs" for the last two months-in the cat-and-dog days, as it might be called. Mr. Alfred Mellon must not, therefore, grumble and anathematise the pluvial gods like a farmer or a cricketer, since the ill-season makes as much for him as against him. Moreover, why should he grumble, when the attendance increases nightly, at least it did up to Monday and Tuesday last, on which nights we happened to be present, when an immense crowd assembled on both occasions. We cannot confidently attribute the increase on both nights to the engagement of a new bravura singer-Mr. Mellon is partial to bravura singers-in the person of Mlle. C. de Tifiensée, an expert vocaliser, but no very dangerous rival, we fancy, to Mlle. Parepa. Indeed, we incline to think, that if Mr. Mellon was particularly desirous of adding to his prima-donna stock, he should have looked for a simple ballad-singer, to contrast with his two prima flourishers, Misses Parepa and Thomson. He did no such thing; he procured flourisher No. 3 instead, whereby he was not greatly enabled to vary the vocal character of the programme. Mr. Wilbye Cooper, too, has been added to the singers, which proves to us unmistakably that Mr. Alfred Mellon has a notion of managing promenade concerts very different from what poor Jullien had. Jullien seldom or never engaged more than one singer, and that one was almost invariably a balladist. PART II-Overture, Der Freischutz, Weber; Romance, "She apThe announcement of the two last nights of Prince Galitzin pear'd," Martha, Flotow (Mr. Haigh); Duet, "Your Pardon Senors," made, no doubt, the special attraction of Monday and Balfe (The Misses Brougham); Opera, Selection from Lurline, Tuesday. It was to be regretted, therefore, that the illus- Wallace; Song, "The Beating of my own Heart," Macfarren (Miss trious amateur-conductor was compelled to leave town on Josephine Brougham); Serenade, "Young Agnes," Fra Diavolo, Wednesday, having been retained by Mad. Jullien to conduct the Auber (Mr. Haigh); Trio "I'm not the Queen," Rose of Castille Jullien Festivals, about to be held on a large scale in the most Balfe (The Misses Brougham and Mr. Haigh); Galop " Maximilian,” important towns of the United Kingdom. This was why his Kuhner; Finale, God save the Queen. highness was compelled to go, although, no doubt Mr. Alfred The band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue nevertheless executed Mellon, no less than Mr. Alfred Mellon's audience, would have Mendelssohn's overture with precision and perfect ease, under preferred his stay. On Wednesday, to make some amends for the the baton of Mr. C. Boose, the bandmaster of the regiment. A Prince-conductor's absence, the entire choral force of the Royal selection from Meyerbeer's opera of Dinorah was then given, Italian Opera was drafted into the performance, and a new waltz, in which were solos for the cornet-a-piston by Mr. Catchpole, on yclept "Isabella," composed by Mr. Alfred Mellon, introduced. the euphonium by Mr. Moss, and on the clarionet by Mr. Gale. If anybody asks us what we think of the new dance composition These gentlemen are clever performers, and were listened to with of Mr. Mellon, we may aver, without the slightest pretension to a great delight, particularly the clarionet. A valse by Montagne, pun, that it is a bella waltz, which we trust may be understood introducing English, Scotch, and Irish airs, was an animated perand appreciated without explanation. To-night will be a Men-formance, and pleased much. The Misses Brougham and Mr. Haigh delssohn night-that is, the first part of the selection will be de- sung the trio "Ti Prego" in a charming manner; Miss Elizabeth dicated to the works of Mendelssohn; while, to please the Goths, Brougham sung Mr. Hullah's "Three Fishers," and Miss Jothe second part will be miscellaneous. The Mendelssohn pro- sephine Brougham "Gentle Troubadour," from the opera of Lurgramme is first-rate. line. Mr. Haigh was applauded in Wallace's "Home of my heart." Opera The performance of Weber's overture was very fine. The selection from Lurline and galop by Kuhner, were executed with the same amount of intelligence and proficiency. Mr. Haigh gave "She appear'd," from Martha, and "Young Agnes" from Fra Diavolo, both in his best manner. The Misses Brougham and Mr. Haigh joined in the trio "I'm not the Queen," from Balfe's Rose of Castille. This piece was given with so much spirit and vivacity, that the audience called for its repetition, and the vocalists sang it a second time with increased success. The concert was one of the best that has taken place in York for a considerable time, and the audience seemed to feel that they had spent a pleasant evening when the performances terminated with the National Anthem.-Yorkshire Gazette. GRANTHAM BRASS BAND CONTEST AND PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL.--This important event came off in a field adjoining Mr. Ostler's house, on Monday last. The following bands competed :-4th Lincolnshire Volunteer Rifle Corps Band, Boston; 1st Lincolnshire Volunteer Artillery Corps Band, Boston; 20th West Riding Volunteer Rifle Corps Band, Doncaster; Conisborough Brass Band; Sutton-in-Ashfield United Sherwood Brass Band; the Batley Brass Band; the Ossett Temperance Brass Band; and the Sherwood Rangers' Yeomanry Band, Newark. Messrs. H. Farmer, of Nottingham, and H. Nicholson, of Leicester, were the judges. The following bands gained prizes:-20th West Riding Volunteer Rifle Corps Band, Doncaster, £12, and a silver medal for the band-master; the Sutton-in-Ashfield United Sherwood Brass Band, £8, and a silver medal for the band-master; the Sherwood Rangers' Yeomanry Band, Newark, £5; the Batley Brass Band, £8; the 1st Lincolnshire Volunteer Artillery Corps Band, Boston, £2. After the contest a grand fête champêtre followed, comprising assault at arms, dancing, and other rustic sports. The celebrated game of "Aunt Sally" was much indulged in, and the whole concluded with some of the finest fireworks ever seen in Grantham, by Mr. Seaman of Hull. The refreshments were provided by Mr. Fillingham, of the George Hotel, and they did credit to that gentleman. The arrangements throughout were admirable, and it is computed that 7,000 persons were present. Had the day been fine, which we are sorry to say it was not, there is every probability that 10,000 tickets would have been sold. No doubt the speculation has been a remunerative one, and the town and neighbourhood duly appreciate the movement.-Nottingham Review, August 17. THE LATE MR. ALFRED DICKENS.-With very poignant sorrow we have to notice the death of Mr. Alfred Dickens (brother to the illustrious English author), who expired at Manchester, from a frightfully rapid attack of illness of a pulmonary nature. Mr. Dickens was the travelling and inspecting engineer under the Local Government Act, and was on an official tour when he was stricken down. He had been, we believe, a pupil of Brunel, and was in every respect an able and accomplished gentleman. His vocation did not lead him to the pursuit of letters, but his tastes were eminently literary.-Illustrated London News. TOUJOURS GRISI.-In default of operatic news of any positive kind we may mention a curious operatic rumour, proceeding, one would imagine, from a humourist or a cynic, but which is said to be traceable to very good authority and to be quite worthy of belief. It is reported, then, that Mad. Grisi, after receiving and refusing offers of re-engagement from Mr. Gye, has signed a contract for the season of 1861 with Mr. E. T. Smith. We can understand that the Ninetta of 1832 (it was about twenty-eight since that La Diva first appeared at Her Majesty's Theatre in La Gazza Ladra), after the direct insults offered to her last year at Madrid, and the species of slight to which she may fancy she has been subjected this season at the Royal Italian Operawe can understand that, after this two-fold mortification, the veteran prima donna may desire nothing so much as to gain a new success on the scene of her earliest triumphs in this country, and a success of a certain kind can, by certain means, be secured to any singer who possesses as much talent and true power as still belong to Mad. Grisi. Mad. Grisi's popularity, too, would have to be taken into account, and we have seen singers before now so eminently and inexplicably "popular" that they were applauded to the echo, when they had neither voice, nor style, nor any great dramatic ability to recommend them. On the other hand, there are excellent reasons why Mad. Grisi should no longer tempt fortune, but should retire on the laurels she has already gained before they lose their greenness altogether. She has already bidden adieu to the public so many times that the last night of this her supposed final season of leave-taking excited scarcely any interest. Revivals are seldom successful, and we do not think the manager of Her Majesty's Theatre will do himself much good by attempting to revive Mad. Grisi. What Mr. E. T. Smith would do with a Grisi and Titiens in the same company is a question that chiefly concerns himself. Doubtless, however, the two Donna Annas, the two Valentines, the two Lucrezias, would be able to fight the matter out between themselves.—Illustrated Times. SOME HERESY FROM A TRUE BELIEVER.-Both the English Operas are to open carly in October. In the meanwhile there are no performances of what operatic managers call "the lyric drama" (to distinguish it from the Il-lyric or Illyrian drama, celebrated and imitated by M. Prosper Mérimé) in any part of London. There are concerts on Fridays or on Saturdays, sometimes on both days, at the Crystal Palace. Here Mlle. Parepa and Mlle. Artôt are the chief stars; the band is that of the Crystal Palace; the conductor is, of course, Mr. Manns; and the programme is of the most diversified nature, including dance music, symphonies, operatic selections, and at times an entire opera. But an opera, Mendelssohn, or, indeed, any work of the kind, long or short, is a such as the Impresario of Mozart, the Son and Stranger of dull affair at the Crystal Palace, where it is of necessity presented without costumes, scenery, or any of the usual stage appliances, though, unfortunately, not without attempts by the performers to give dramatic significance to their parts when they ought simply to content themselves with singing the music. Let the directors of the Crystal Palace get a license from the Lord Chamberlain, and fit up a theatre, after the manner of Kroll's Theatre in the Berlin Cremorne, and they may then offer the public an occasional operatic performance with advantage. At present the Impresario and the Son and Stranger, at the Crystal Palace, are as sad as Antigone; and Antigone, with Mr. Vandenhoff's recitation of the dialogue, was, perhaps, the saddest thing we ever heard at Sydenham or anywhere else.-Illustrated Times. GIBBON, the historian, is so indolent that he never even pares his nails His servant, while Gibbon is reading, takes up one of his hands, and when he has performed the operation, lays it down, and then manages the other, the patient in the meanwhile scarcely knowing what is going on, and quietly pursuing his studies.-Prior's Life of Malone. SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS AT BREAKFAST.-Sir Martin Shee used to relate what struck him as a singular fact in reference to the President's deafness, an infirmity which, as is well known, compelled or suggested in his case the constant use of an ear-trumpet. While at breakfast, and during the long-protracted interview which accompanied and followed that meal, the conversation with his visitor was carried on in the ordinary tone, without any assistance from the acoustic tube, or any indication of imperfect hearing on the part of Sir Joshua. During the morning, however, they were not unfrequently interrupted by the entrance of a master's attention and oral reply; and on each of such occasions the servant with a message or some communication that required his appearance of a third person was the signal for the President to snatch up his trumpet, and resume a look of anxious inquiry and uncertain comprehension befitting the real or supposed defect of his auricular powers. It is, I believe, no uncommon thing for a deaf person to hear better in a tête-à-tête colloquy than when surrounded by the buzz of general conversation in a large party. But in Sir Joshua's case the contrast seems to have been unusually marked, and calculated to impart a peculiar significancy to Goldsmith's well-known couplet in the Retaliation, which winds up his description of the President : "When they talked of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, Life of Sir Martin Shee. MUSIC.There is something very wonderful in music. Words are wonderful enough, but music is even more wonderful. It speaks to our thoughts as words do; it speaks straight to our hearts and spirits -to the very core and root of our souls. Music soothes us, stirs us up, it puts noble feelings into us; it melts us to tears, we know not how; it is a language by itself, just as perfect in its way as speech, as words; just as blessed. Music, I say, without words, is wonderful and blessed one of God's best gifts to man. But in singing, you have both the wonders together --music and words. Singing speaks at once to the head and to the heart, to our understanding and to our feelings; and therefore, perhaps, the most beautiful way in which the reasonable soul of man can show itself (except, of course, doing right, which always is, and always will be, the most beautiful thing) is singing. Kingsley. EVANS'S ENGLISH HARMONIUMS MAY BE HAD IN EVERY POSSIBLE VARIETY, WITH GERMAN PEDAL REEDS (TWO OCTAVES AND A THIRD) THE HARMONIUM AT 10 GUINEAS Possesses the same superior tone and touch that characterise all EVANS's English Harmoniums, and is admirably suited for a Chapel or School-room. It is in a handsome solid French-polished Oak Case. THE HARMONIUM AT 65 GUINEAS (WITH DOUBLE ROW OF KEYS) Is the most perfect instrument ever manufactured. 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