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Frith, three separate sketches in oils of scenes in London streets, 1891. 'News from Home: Maternal Care,' by Mr. T. Faed, 420l. 'A Whaler entering South Shields,' by G. Chambers, 2151. 'Portrait of Miss Jane Davison,' by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 2521. 'Reaping Time,' by G. B. O'Neill, 220l. 10s. 'Forgiven,' by Mr. Faed, 2731.

MR. JOHN FRASER, long known and valued by collectors of prints and other frequenters of the shop of Messrs. Henry Graves & Co., died

on the 23rd ult.

IT is well to call the attention of students to the

announcement that Sir John Soane's Museum, 13, Lincoln's Inn Fields-one of the least known and most interesting exhibitions in London-is open free from 11 to 5 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in March, and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in April, May, June, July, and August. The restrictions applicable to the so-called private days are, we need hardly say, almost nominal, so far as any really desiring and qualified persons are concerned, who will be admitted immediately on application to the

Curator at the Museum.

MR. A. S. BICKNELL writes :

"In your concluding notice of the Winter Exhibition of the Royal Academy you state that the picture No. 38, Buying Fish, by W. Collins, R.A., was painted for Lord Northwicke. This is an error. It was obtained by my father, the late Elhanan Bicknell, for 420l., direct from the artist, and under the title of 'Selling Fish' was sold at Christie's in 1863, in the Bicknell Collection, for 1,2281. 10s. to Mr. Miller."

The deaths are announced of the Hungarian painter Herr F. Bunke, and of M. A. Jourdan, of Nîmes.

It is proposed to erect in Paris, by public

subscription, a monument to Barye, the immediate occasion of which will be the exhibition of the works of that admirable sculptor, which is to be opened on the 1st of May next at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

MR. MUYBRIDGE, of Philadelphia, will give a lecture at the Royal Institution on 'The Science of Animal Locomotion in its Relation to Design in Art' (illustrated by the zoopraxiscope) on Friday week, Dr. Edgar Crookshank being compelled through illness to defer his discourse on microbes on that evening.

H. W. writes from Naples :""Scientific men,' says a Naples journal, 'have long inquired what is the beautiful "azzurrino" which is found in the ruins of Pompeii.' At last M. Fouqué, a distinguished mineralogist, by means of analysis and many proofs, with a mixture of silicate

of copper and of lime has obtained the crystalline 'azzurro' of Pompeii. According to Berthelot the blue of Pompeii, perfectly unchangeable, is identical with the Alexandrian blue, which was first observed so long ago as the epoch of the Ptolemies, and was imported into Italy in the first years of the Christian era. Probably that used in Pompeii was prepared at Pozzuoli."

It is intended to open at Amsterdam on the 20th inst. an exhibition of all the postage stamps which have been, and still are, in use in the world, in addition to a number of drawings representing the costumes of all the postal functionaries employed. These will no doubt include the British version of the elegant uniform

our own officials affect.

MUSIC

THE WEEK.

CRYSTAL PALACE.-Saturday Concerts.
ST. JAMES'S HALL. - The Bach Choir.

WITH the magnificent singing of the Leeds Choir fresh in remembrance, it was most unfortunate that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony happened to be in the programme of last Saturday's Crystal Palace concert. It is only fair to say, however, that if the

respective renderings of the choral portion of the work will not bear comparison, the Palace choir displayed the utmost zeal and earnestness, and the instrumental movements were, of course, played to perfection. Berlioz's 'Marche Funèbre pour la Dernière Scène d'Hamlet' is the third of three pieces, for choir and orchestra, entitled 'Tristia,' composed in 1848, and published as Op. 18. The others are called 'Méditation Religieuse' and 'La Mort d'Ophélie.' The 'Hamlet' funeral march is inscribed with the lines of Fortinbras which conclude the drama. It is a simple, but impressive piece, in a minor, fully scored for orchestra, while the duty of the chorus is simply to emit a sustained "Ah!" six times. This is a curious device, but it heightens the melancholy character of the music, especially at the close, when the voices die away in the distance. The principal vocalists in the programme were Fräulein Fillunger, Madame Belle Cole, Mr. Charles Chilley, and Mr. Watkin Mills. The lady first named gave a remarkably fine rendering of Haydn's "With verdure clad," adopting Van Swieten's German version of the original text.

The concert given by the Bach Choir on Tuesday evening was composed exclusively of the old master's works, choral and instrumental. Among the former were two extremely interesting church cantatas, 'Halt im Gedächtniss' and 'Wachet auf,' the latter, we believe, never before heard in this country. The first named, intended for use

on the first Sunday after Easter, dates from Bach's earliest years in Leipzig, and is an excellent specimen of his style at that period. There is a touch of quaint humour in the long-sustained notes on the word "Halt" in the fine opening chorus, and a very characteristic movement is the so-called aria "Friede sei mit euch." This is really a chorus, the basses singing these words to a melody in three-four measure, while the other voices respond in common time. The bright tenor aria "Mein Jesus ist verstanden," with obbligato for oboe d'amore, also deserves mention. The 'Wachet auf,' however, is a far riper and more effective work. According to Spitta it was written for the rarely occurring twentyseventh Sunday after Trinity in 1731, but other authorities give it as late as 1742, the music being in Bach's most mature and, we may add, most modern style. The first verse of the ancient chorale forms a sort of canto fermo for the sopranos, while the other voices have florid counterpoint, the whole number forming an exceedingly fine and vigorous chorus. The second verse is

even more effective. It is allotted to the

tenors, while the violins and violas accompany in unison, their part consisting of a melody of great beauty. The third verse is given out in solid harmony without ornamentation of any kind, thus bringing the work to a simple, but dignified conclusion. Between the verses are two duets for soprano and bass, who are supposed to represent Christ and His Bride, the Church. The first of these has a violin obbligato, and resembles the air "Have mercy upon me in the St. Matthew Passion music. The second, with an oboe obbligato, is brighter, and almost Mozartean in the graceful writing for the voices. From first to last the music of Wachet auf' is in Bach's finest manner,

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and the work created a decidedly strong impression notwithstanding some imperfections in the performance. This remark only applies to the tenor and bass soloists. Miss Liza Lehmann was, of course, satisfactory, and the obbligati were perfectly rendered by Herr Joachim and Mr. Lebon. We fancy the choir is somewhat diminished in numbers, but it was quite equal to its duties, and merits special commendation for its rendering of the magnificent unaccompanied motet "Singet dem Herrn," one of the finest examples of Bach's skill in eight-part writing. Concerning Herr Joachim's performance of the Concerto in A minor and the Sonata in G minor it is only necessary to say that the great violinist has never played more finely. Praise is due to Prof. Villiers Stanford for the success of this concert, which was one of the best ever given by the Bach Choir. The projected performance of Beethoven's Mass in D on May 4th has been abandoned, and Dr. Parry's 'Judith' will be given instead.

Musical Cossig.

MADAME DE PACHMANN was the pianist at the Popular Concert on Saturday. She played Raff's Prelude and Fugue, Op. 72; Rubinstein's Barcarolle, No. 4; and Weber's Rondo Brillant in E flat, in a thoroughly satisfactory manner; but her selection was unwise. It would have been far preferable to have given the entire suite of Raff, which is in his best manner. Fragments are not in place at these concerts. The programme included Brahms's Sextet in G, Op. 36; Mozart's Duet in G, for violin and viola; and Chopin's Introduction and Polonaise in c, for piano and violoncello. Miss Liza Lehmann was the vocalist. We may call attention to one out of many stereotyped mistakes in the books which remain uncorrected year after year. We are told that Chopin's 'Polish Songs' are numbered Op. 47, why it is difficult to say, Op. 47 being affixed to his 'Troisième Ballade.' The 'Polish Songs' are numbered Op. 74.

HERR JOACHIM made his first appearance this season on Monday, and was heard in Beethoven's Quartet in et in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2; Haydn's in E flat, Op. 64; and Spohr's adagio from the Concerto, No. 6. It would be mere waste of space to describe how the great violinist played in these selections. Improvement in his case

would be an impossibility, and his powers as yet show no symptoms of decay. Miss Zimmermann might easily have selected something more interesting than three of Henselt's studies. Miss Liza Lehmann was again the vocalist, and charmed the audience by her tasteful delivery of an air by Gordigiani, and two well-written songs by Miss Maud White.

NOTHING need be said concerning Madame Patti's farewell concert, which took place at the

Albert Hall on Thursday last week, the programme being of the most uninteresting nature. The prima donna has started for South America, and will return to England in October for some concert engagements.

THE most promising performance at the chamber concert of the Royal Academy of Music at St. James's Hall on Monday afternoon was that of a set of Variations on an Original Theme by Miss Amy Horrocks, for quartet (piano and strings). There is some very musicianly and expressive writing in this piece. A word of praise is due to a song, "O Love that will not let me go," by Miss Rose Meyer.

THE thirty-first season of Sir Charles Halle's Manchester concerts concluded on Thursday evening, when Herr Joachim was announced to play Prof. Villiers Stanford's new Suite for violin and orchestra.

A SOMEWHAT Unequal performance of The Redemption' was given by the Royal Choral Society on Wednesday evening. Mr. Barnby's choir sang extremely well, but the soloists were not, on the whole, up to the standard of the Albert Hall. Mr. Charles Banks and Mr. Robert Hilton, as the narrators, sang painfully out of tune, and Miss Robertson was scarcely equal to the soprano music. On the other hand, Mr. Watkin Mills threw much feeling into the part of the Saviour, in this respect surpassing all his previous efforts.

MESDAMES CARRIE BLACKWELL AND EUGENE OSWALD gave a concert at the Westminster Town Hall on Tuesday evening, the principal item in the programme being a Trio by Gade, which was played by Madame Oswald and Messrs. Schilsky and Albert. Madame Blackwell is a pleasing soprano vocalist.

MADAME MELBA, who will impersonate the rôle of Juliette in Gounod's opera during the forthcoming season at Covent Garden, appears to have been highy successful in the part in Brussels. Her impersonation is said to be modelled chiefly on that of Madame Patti.

THE death is announced of Mr. W. H. Monk, for many years connected with the music of King's College Chapel, but chiefly known as the musical editor of 'Hymns Ancient and Modern,' any other hymnal during the present generation.

which has obtained a far wider circulation than

THE fiftieth anniversary of Verdi's first ap

pearance as a composer is to be celebrated in Italy in spite of the veteran musician's remonstrance. A syndicate has been formed, consisting of musicians (including Boito) and critics, to consider the best means of observing the event.

THE French Chamber of Deputies has granted the sum of 30,000 fr. (1,200l.) to the architect whose plans shall be accepted for the reconstruction of the Paris Opéra Comique.

A NEW opera, with the German title of 'Die Jacobiner,' by Dvorak, was produced with much success at the Bohemian Theatre in Prague on

the 13th ult. The music is said to be very A NEW imperial theatre is to be built in St. Petersburg at an estimated cost of 1,120,000l.; but from the magnificence of the designs it is possible that even this prodigious sum will be largely exceeded. We give the figures on the authority of the foreign musical papers.

THE Middle Rhine musical festival will be held this year at Mayence on July 7th and 8th.

HERR HANS VON BÜLOW will start for America

on the 13th inst. to give a series of recitals in various cities. He will not visit London this year. THE eminent Russian violoncellist Karl Dawydon, better known as Davidoff, is dead. He had not visited this country for many years, and was

therefore practically unknown to the younger generation musicians. Davidoff published a large number of compositions for his instrument, which, however, are now seldom played.

'THE MIKADO' has been produced with much success in the Gärtnerplatz Theatre in Munich.

CONCERTS, &c., FOR NEXT WEEK.

MON. Popular Concert, 8.30, St. James's Hall.

TUES. Royal Society of Musicians' Annual Festival, 7, St. James's Hall.
WED. London Ballad Concert, 3, St. James's Hall.

Westminster Orchestral Society, 8, Westminster Town Hall.

THURS. Philharmonic Society, 8, St. James's Hall.

FRI.

SAT.

Wagner Society, Lecture on the Wagner-Liszt Correspondence, by Mr. W. Ashton Ellis, 830, Trinity College.

Popular Concert, 3, St. James's Hall.

Crystal Palace Concert, 3.

Irish Concert, 8, St. James's Hall.

DRAMA

THE WEEK.

familiar, and its action is commonplace. Paris it has the advantage of supplying

That it is successful with the Princess's
public is attributable to a certain freshness
of treatment and to a species of actuality.
It leads to one or two effective situations,
and at one point goes near being dramatic.
With what is probably sound instinct Mr.
Wilson Barrett steers past this dangerous
spot, and arrives safe in the harbour of the
successful and the known. As in 'Flying
Scud,' by Mr. Dion Boucicault, and one or
two subsequent pieces, the story deals with
the attempts of a gang of swindlers on the
eve of a great race to make away with the
favourite. How with the small funds at
their disposal they succeed in purloining the
horse, getting it unrecognized up to London,
and arriving at the verge of success is not
too conceivable. All is received, however,
with delight by an unsophisticated public;
and the whole, though its love scenes are
tedious and its pathos is ineffective, takes
a firm hold of the audience. The one
scene that is almost dramatic occurs in
the third act. The heroine, privately
married to the arch villain (who is a
baronet), and wholly devoted to his inter-
ests, is left in charge of the stolen horse,
and is provided by her husband with a pistol

which she is to use in case of any attempt
to carry off the animal. At the moment
when a scheme of this kind is all but suc-
cessful she hears the noise and comes down-
stairs with the weapon. Unconsciously she
is in the presence of her father, who is one
of the rescuers, and a moment may lay on
her the guilt of parricide. So little is made
of this that when she drops the pistol, which
she has once levelled, no one is at the trouble
to pick it up and prevent further difficulties.
In this neglect Mr. Barrett treats his own

work with a contempt that a professed critic
would hesitate to show. Mr. Barrett plays
in sturdy style a hard-headed and obstinate
Yorkshireman. His brother George is a suc-
cessful bookmaker. Miss Grace Hawthorne
is the heroine. Messrs. Lewis Waller, Julian
Cross, Cooper Cliffe, Melford, and Elliott,
Miss Norreys, and Miss Webster are seen
to fair advantage. With some compression
and with more sincere treatment 'Nowadays'
might make a successful piece of a not very
ambitious class.

Though produced at the Gymnase Drama-
tique so lately as the 20th of last September,
'Les Femmes Nerveuses,' the latest novelty

at the Royalty, is a farce of the Palais Royal
order. It is a bright and whimsical piece,
returning the old frippery of farce, and it
might almost pass for a parody of the
studies of feminine psychology of M. Alex-
andre Dumas fils. It supplies further satire
against the mother-in-law, and is in most
respects familiar and conventional. There
is, of course, some novelty in the idea of a
wife who, deciding to take a lover to spite her
husband, resorts to a plan resembling the old
"Sortes Vergiliane" or the like, and picks
out of the trade directory at hazard the man
to whom she will surrender. This is, how-
ever, but an accident of the play, and the
treatment is the same as in a score previous
pieces. With M. Noblet and Mlle. Marie

PRINCESS'S.-Afternoon Performances: 'Nowadays: a Tale Magnier in the principal parts it obtained a

of the Turf,' in Four Acts. By Wilson Barrett.
ROYALTY.-Les Femmes Nerveuses,' Comédie en Trois
Actes. Par Ernest Blum et Raoul Toché.

'NOWADAYS' is a conventional melodrama. It is made to pattern, its characters are

complete success at the Gymnase. It is not out of the reach of M. Mayer's company, and receives a fairly competent interpreta❘tion. In addition to being served hot from

some scenes of amusing equivoque and offering a large amount of suggestion and innuendo.

Gramatic Gossig.

THE Globe Theatre, which has been closed during the present week, will remain unopened until Saturday next, for which night the longpromised revival by Mr. Mansfield of 'King

Richard III.' has been fixed.

MR. LIONEL BROUGH, set free by the withdrawal from the Globe of 'The School for Scandal,' has resumed at the Haymarket the part part of Mine Host of the Garter in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.' His return strengthens the cast of that production.

'THE PANEL PICTURE' of Mr. Tristram will be produced, it is hoped, on Wednesday week at the Opéra Comique. At the same theatre His Own Rival,' a comedietta of Messrs. Broughton and Lawrence, will shortly be given.

On Thursday afternoon at the Criterion was given a representation of Mr. Albery's comedy The Two Roses.' The two Miss Moores appeared as the two sisters, Mr. Charles Wyndham was Jack Wyatt, and Mr. Giddens Caleb Deecie. Mr. Farren reappeared in the character of Digby Grand, in which he is still remem

bered; and Mr. Righton was Our Mr. Jenkins. Court Theatre, and the house will then close, to reopen under Mr. and Mrs. Kendal with Mr. Pinero's comedy 'The Weaker Sex.'

'MAMMA' is to-night withdrawn from the

'MAT RUDDOCKE' is the title of Mr. H. A. Jones's new play, to be produced at the Haymarket at Easter. The leading part was written expressly for Mr. Tree.

NEAR the close of the month the Shaftesbury will reopen for the production at an afternoon performance performance of a three-act drama, from the Spanish of José Echegaray, by Mr. Malcolm Watson, in which Miss Wallis will play the

heroine.

He will remain

MR. TOOLE left last Saturday morning for the south of France and Italy, accompanied by his old friend Mr. Billington. abroad until Easter, when Toole's Theatre will reopen for the revival of a few well-known pieces.

'THE POLICEMAN'-a three-act farce by Messrs. Walter Helmore and Eden Phillpotts, given towards the close of last year at an aftervived on a similar occasion at the same house on noon performance at Terry's Theatre-was reTuesday. A few unimportant changes were made in the cast, and the last act, with no very decided gain, had been altered. The chief attraction consists now, as it did then, in the embodiment by Mr. Arthur Williams of a policeman intruding in disguise into social circles. At the close a mock lecture on music was given by Messrs. W. and A. Helmore and Mr. Coward.

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The Dog's Nose. - In your notice of 'Berkshire Words and Phrases 'you remark (p. 211): "Two or three local legends are amusing; the one which explains 'why a woman's elbow and a dog's nose are always cold' is new to us, though very likely it may not be peculiar to Berkshire." Is the following, which was current in Lanarkshire seventy years ago, a variant of the same? There were three holes in the Ark through which the water came pouring: into the smallest a dog shoved its nose; into the next larger a man pushed his knee; and to the largest a woman applied her back; and in consequence these have been peculiarly cold ever since.

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