MUSIC AND DRAMA. - Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 - 1871) - 3 Jan 1863 (original) (raw)

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Sat 3 Jan 1863 - Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 - 1871)
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MADAME JAFFA'S MATINEE MUSICALE. — On Wed

nesday afternoon, Madame Jaffa, long favourably

known in the musical world of Sydney as an excellent

pianistc, gave a grand day concert to a numerous and

fashionable audience in the hall of the Australian

Library, in Bent-street. The programme was of a

varied and comprehensive character, the talent of some

of the best of our resident musical artists (.both vocal

: and instrumental) being called into requisition upon

the occasion. The concert commenced with ' The

Prayer,' from the Weber's Opera of Der Freischutz,

which was very pleasinglv sung by Messrs. Ellard,

Sussmilch, McDougal, and Engel. The second piece

was a solo pianoforte — The Grand March and

Finale to Concert Stuck— by Weber, performed

with great taste and delicacy by Madame

Jaffa, who was wannly received by the

ladies and gentlemen present. Tlic solo, ' My

Idds me braid niv hair,' by Haydn, was then

sung by Maaaun.- e*u-a Flower wit'li incut effect ; the

next item being a performance on tiie clarionette by

Mr. Hodge, A grand duo, 'iiiu ' x -'iHerohiicwort

of Mendelssohn, folio wed — Madame Jaffa at the ntu

inonium and Mr. F. Ellard at the piano. This perfor

mance was mueh admired, the singular style of the

music, and the ability with which it was executed,

being, particularly noticed. Mr. Ellard also sang a

pretty French song, ' Du pauvre seal ami fidele,'

after .which the first part concluded with a solo piano

forte by Tlialberg, which served., to show the

brilliant performance of Mudaine Jaffa. The

second part commenced with a well-known glee,

which went, we thought, rather flat. This was sue.

ceeded by a grand solo, pianoforte (Woelfi'e celebrated

sonata, the 'Ne Plus Ultra'), by. Madame Jaffa,

which was heartily applauded. The song of ' Sweet

and Low' (the words by Tennyson) was also highly

successful, and received ft very decided encore. It

was tung with great sweetnesB by Madame Sara

Flower — Madame Jaffa nl&yiDg the accompaniment.

\Ve believe we are right In attributing the music of

this pretty little song to Madame Jaffa. The music is

eEsv, and the air eo simple and pleasing that it de

cerns to become a favourite. The remainder of the

pieces were a duet between Madame Saia Flower

and. Mr. Ellard, Tlialberg's Baracollc No. 15, by

Madame Jaffa, a strcaade on the clarionette by Mr,

Hodge, and variations on Home Sweet Home by Ma-,

dame Jaffa. Mr. T. Y. Bridson was the aecompanyist

Although tlic room was by no means as full as might

be wished, we shall he glad to hear that there was a

! sufficient number of persons present to vender, this

; MatiuCc Musicale remunerative to the lady who gave it.

MR. MARSH'S CONCERT. — A concert, under the

direction of Mr. Henry Marsh, came off on Tuesday

evening at the Masonic Hail. The services of the

moat, uomilar artistes in Sydney, as well as several

talented amateurs, had been engaged for the occasion,

and the attendance was numerous aud highly respec

table. The solo vocalists were hladame Sara Flower,

Madame Flora Harris, and Mr. F. Ellard, all of

whom acquitted themselves to the admiration of

tlic audience. One of the best of the vocal

performances was a glee, ' The Greeting '

(from the German), the parts in winch

were sustained by Mesdames Sara Flower and Flora

Hanis, Mr. Sussmilch, and Mr. Engel. 31. Boulanger

appeared twice before the audience— first in the per.

fornuincc of his wonderful ' Impromptu Polka,' and

subsequently in a duo, two pianofortes—' Tlialberg s

'Norma'— with Mr. F. Ellard. We need scarcely

state that 31, Boulunger's masterly and brilliant exe

cution called forth delighted applause from the

audience, or that it was on each occasion encored.

The principal other feature of the concert was a solf ,

on the violoncello, ' Homage a Bellmi, by 3Ir._7j,

Deanc, which was extremely admired. Theopcu' mg

overture, ' Guillaume Tell,' was performed by; Here

Ziem's band ; but whether from their position -'m the

comer of the liall, or from some other cause, tV Weve

not heard to much advantage. Mr. H. Ma vsli, Mr.

TTuvu-nnd. and Mr. M'Dougall presided at.VhC liiano

Victoria.—' Jack the Giant Killer, -jg the attrac

tive titlo of the Christmas Pantomime ipvoduced at the

Victoria, which has had such a oecie^aiy succesBfol

run during the week. It is supported by the talented

Matfe Ycovpe, nud id renwkfelo »'.crthc great beauty

of the scenery, several of the illustrations being magni

ficent in the extreme. Young Master Marsh and little

Jenny Amott (pocket editions of Farren and Mrs.

Barney Williams), have also appeared in various

popular farces and comedies— tlitir playing on each

occasion exciting hut one feelitig, that of unqualified

surprise and adiniratiou.

Lyceum. — Pantomime and farce have been the great

attractions at the Lyceum duting the week, and the

inanegiment have liecn amply repaid for the spirit

evinced in producing Christmas entertainments of an

expensive character. Miss Gougenheim has entered

upen a re-engagement, and berabilitieshavetendedia

no email degree to the augmentation of the exchequer.

After the holidays have ceased, the lessee purposes

withdrawing the present popular pieces to make way

for othet novelties which arc in course of preparation,

and in which the whole strength of the establishment