A very fair audience assembled at the theatre on Tuesday evening to hear the execution of the excellent programme arranged by the Philharmonic Society, marked feature being the large attendance in the gallery. It is rather venturesome to take the theatre for a Concert of high-class which does not attract the general public like a variety entertainment; but the building is so much better suited acoustioally for orchestral performances, than any other room in Shanghai, that the danger of empty benches was boldly faced, and the result was sufficiently satisfactory, the theatre being comfortably filled, though not crowded. 'The opening piece was Auber's Overture to Masaniello, by the whole orchestra, and it was gratifying to see so lunge an' orchestra, composed, with one exception, of amateurs, and including the young lady whose solos on the violin #0 surprised and delighted the audience at. Mme. Vela's recent Concert, with her Sister, who bids fair to rival her. M. Vela conducted, leading the attack on the violin, and the piece, one of the most popular and well-known of all the e: operatic overtures, was admirably played. The members of the Society must have practised long together, and devoted themselves to the task asa labour of love, to produce auch an excellent ensemble, while there was plenty of fie and spirit in their rendering, Vinay was at the piano, We regretted not long since the want of a good tenor in Shanghai, and we can now announce that the want is tilled up. Mr. Robinson, who gave Moir's "Only Once More" to the accompaniment of M. Vela, has a very pretty sweet voice, and 8 in excellent time and time, and with good intonation and expression, It was his debut here in public, and the hearty applause which followed shewed that the audience realised the value of this acquisition to local, music in Shanghai. Mozart's G. minor quartette, which followed, rendered by Messrs, Hearn, Lundt, Danenberg, atid Sullivan, was nob so successful. 'There was a certain indecision apparent, especially in the cello, and the quartette itself is scrappy, and tedious in a theatre, though it might he heard with pleasure' in a room. Even a Mozart must nod sometimes, and this quartette is certainly not among his best worl M Nickels made a bold attempt in Sullivan's "Lost Chord," with orchestral accompanement, and in spite of some nervousness, and the inevitable consequence of a Shang" hai winter, a slight cold, she acquitted herself admirably, and the audience was so delighted that an encore was insisted on, and was responded to with Arditi's "IL Bacio," beautifully sung to M, Vela's accom paniment on the piano. "Haydn's Symphony '0. 7, a magnificent piece of music, played by the orchestra with an amount of proc sion and taste that shews how carefully had been practiced, followed, the first two movements closing the first, and the last three opening the second part of the concert. Mr. Wedemeyer, accompanied by Mr. Vinay, next displayed his powerful and well-trained baritone in the very fine son; by Elliott, Hybrias the Cretan," an only the length of the programme prevented the audience insisting on an encore. The vocal duet for tenor and baritone, from
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