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_ Are you angry, Mother?’ Ballad sung 
by Miss Stephens, in the Opera of Aladdin, 
composed by H. R. Bishop. 2s. Goulding 
and Co,—“ The Days of the Valley are 
oer,’ Do. Dow 1s. 6d.—* In my Bower 
a Lady weeps,’ Do. Do. 1s. 6d—“* The 
Sun is o'er the Mountains,” sung by Miss 
Johnson. 1s. 6d. Do.— The whole of 
these ballads are pleasing and of a popular 
character ; the first is the greatest favourite 
in the stage representation, but owes much 
of its attraction to Miss Stephen’s excellent 
performance : the third song is conspicuous 
for a flowing tenor accompaniment, which 
is however, well arranged for the piano- 
forte. Miss Johnson’s song is peculiarly 
plaintive and simple in the highest degree,we 
Suspect that Miss Stephen’s yoice is sink- 
ing into a mezzo soprano, we observe that 
great use is made of the lower notes and 
that her songs uniformly run low, and we 
know that the composer always writes for 
the peculiarities of the singer, particularly 
in a prima donna, which Miss Stephens 
undoubtedly is on her own stage. 
“ Tremble ye Genit in your Caves,” 
Recitative and Air, sung by Mr. Horn, in 
Aladdin. 3s.—The songs alloted to Mr. 
‘Horn are undoubtedly the most effective, 
and probably the best compositions in the 
opera, but they are generally of too high a 
class for public sale. The scena in question 
‘is one of the most splendidly energetic 
‘songs we have ever met with, and conveys 
a genuine idea of the demoniac exultation 
which the words express, there is a strong 
tinge of the old style about it, and, in our 
opinion, it is more adapted for a tremen- 
dous bass voice; but, even as sung by 
Horn, we were delighted with it. 
“ My Araby, my noble Steed,” sung by 
‘Mr. Sinclair. 2s.—“ Sister I have loved 
thee well.” Do. Do. 1s. 6d.—Both these 
‘songs are bold and full of energy, and in 
‘the hands of a competent singer would 
have produced an effect; but Sinclair is 
so dreadfully tame that he paralizes every 
thing like soul or feeling. We would 
‘almost with as much pleasure hear the det- 
tengen Te Deum on a bird organ, as listen 
to any thing but a love ditty in his hand, 
-and even that he would flourish to death. 
““My Araby” is in the boleros style and 
is very brilliant. 
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“ Ere the Stars of Night Arise,” Duett, 
Miss Stephens and Miss Johnson, in Do. 2s. 
“ Beautiful are the Fields of Day.”’ Trio, 
in Do. 1s. 6d.—This duett on the stage is 
accompanied by four French horns which 
produce a peculiar but very pleasing effect; 
in private, where of course, that style of 
accompaniment is impracticable, the com- 
position loses much of its beauty, the ter- 
zetto is short and pleasing, both pieces are 
of easy execution. 
“ The Ring, the Ring,” sung by Miss 
Povey, in Do. 2s.—A very elegant song, 
highly appropriate to thé stage situation 
but not adapted to private performance, the 
successions of sixes are beautiful. 
“© When in yon fading Shy.” Ballad. B. 
Gibsone. 1s. Gd. Cramer, Addison, and 
Beale.— A ballad of an extremely elegant 
class of simple construction, but highly 
finished, the modulations are good, the 
concluding passage particularly original, it 
requires a singer of cunsiderable taste to do 
it justice. 
“ Handel's Songs,” A New Edition, ar- 
ranged from the Score, by W. Horseley. 
Mus. Bac. Oxon. Cramer and Co —This 
edition is so well brought out, so cheap, and 
arranged in so excellent a manner, that 
though it scarcely comes within our regula- 
tions to notice any mere arrangement, we 
cannot resist bringing this work before the 
attention of our friends. The songs already 
out, are “ ‘Angels ever,’ ‘‘ Arm, Arm,” 
“ From mighty Kings,” ‘* Lord to Thee,” 
“ Pious Orgies,” ‘ The Lord worketh 
Wonders,”’ “‘ Wise men flattering,”’ “ Come 
ever smiling,” ‘‘ From this dread Scene,” 
* The Blue Bells.” Trio, by B. Gib- 
sone. 2s. Gd. Willis and Co.—This is 
truly an elegant trifle, and from its con- 
struction, as well as beauty, will become 
deservedly popular, it is arranged for so- 
prano, tenor and bass, each voice has a 
solo, and that of the soprano, harmonized 
as a glee, is repeated between each verse. 
“ Soft in the East,” sung by Miss Forde, 
in the Merry Wives of Windsor. G. Hid- 
son. 2s. Wiillis.—This is a palpable imita- 
tion of “‘ Bid me Discourse,” and that class 
of songs, but sadly inferior in real merit to 
their original. It is brilliant and pretty, but 
the harmonies are common place and want 
the originality of Bishop’s style. 
MONTHLY THEATRICAL REVIEW. 
As is usual at the close of the season, the 
theatres have been busied with benefits. 
These have superseded all the regular per- 
- formances, and the houses have been filled 
~ Jess with the habitual friends of the drama, 
than of the actors. A curious circumstance, 
and characteristic among a multitude of 
others, of the utter decline of the national 
drama, is, that the benefits of the singers 
have been in all instances incomparably the 
more successful; while the actors, includ- 
ing Kemble the manager, have been obliged 
to introduce concerts into their nights, or 
to depend on operas. Jones, one of the 
most animated and popular of living come- 
dians, was thus compelled to rely on Bra- 
ham and a troop of singers in the heavy 
and extravagant half-comedy half-opera of 
** The Slave,’ for his benefit; and'so of 
the others. Braham, whose voice seems 
