... BRISTOL MUbICAL kEVSIVAL. GOOD ADVICEi, The critics who attended the Bristol Mesical 1 stival concur in blaming the people of the western city fir their apparent apathy towards the under- taking, and some infer that Bristol does not care for musiE Now. this is distinctly a libel; it possesses two of the oldest musical societies in the kingdom ; it has Pingin g classes in all districts at 3d a ...

... SATURDAY POPULAR CONCERTS, ?? . . ?? -_ - .!_Lt7 ?? The eighth season of the Bristol Musical Associa- tion commenced with the 57th concert on Saturday night, at the large Colston hall, and will be continued on much the same lines as hitherto, the only change requiring notice being that Canoa Ainger succeeds the Rev Dr Percival as president. The honorary conductor, Mr George Gordon, has a band ...

... I - . Ac e PA age 1 VfT I TILE RISELEY BAND TO BE REVIVED. As intimated in the Talk of Bristol, yesterday, a movement has been on foot during the past fortnight to revive the fortnightly orchestral concerts which, for several seasons, through the energy of Ur George Riseley, and the efforts of the gentlemen who formed the Monday Popular Concert Society, afforded so mucch gratification to ...

... | I lu 'n ROBERT THE DEVIL, One of the specialities of the opera week oommeno- r ing next Monday at the Prince's will be Meyerbeer's a cpectacular opera, Robert the Devil, which Mr Carl a Rosa has but recently added to his repertory. Mr , Carl Rosa has exercised great care and the experienced v judgment which he possesses as to the requirements e of the English stage in curtailing the opera ...

... sbeatrtcal 90CM Mr II. Ross Clyne has written a patriotic song entitled Theensignof our home, which has been set to musiC by Mr R. E. Lawson, musical director of the Manchester Theatre Royal. Already over 20 Inanagers have promised to introduce it int) their pantomiae.s and the author hopes that the Prince's, BrictOl, and the Theatre Royal, Bath, will beincltded in the number. The ...

... I Ad vanced copies were issued to the Press Association yesterday by the publishers of Sir Morell Mackenzie's book, entitled s The Fatal Illness of Frederick the Noble. The work consists of 214 pages of closely- printed matter, from which it will be gathered that it contains a number of details, many of them very interesting, respecting the late Emueror's illness and death which were not in ...

... I I or THE JEWESS. .ed True to his policy of constantly extending an Ud already-long repertoire, Mr Carl Rosa this week ,ed includea among his list of seven operas a couple new r, to Bristol patrons, at all events in English garb. The er, first of these, prese- ed last night, is La Jaive, of by F. IEalevy, produced in Paris more than half a to century ago, and holding its own for the ...

... I I I I ,-Zaea (Danse Egyptienne) by Celian Kottatn. i bright little dance, in gavotte time, the second t of which introduces a lively and musical pdir. La rombadour. by Leonard Gautier, is one of the iio~t tunefull vaises we have heard, each number roduoing a charmting air. Love is a Shamelesi y ?? by, F. Harlowe, music by C. J. C. ~owdington. This iS a bright and tuneful snag, d noy be ...

... MAN TO MAN. This powerful drama was reproduced at this house last night, and was enthusiastically received by a large audience, the popular parts of the auditorium being filled to overflowing. Mr Bourne's effectually constructed play is well known to local patrons of the theatre, this being- the fifth time the company have appeared at the ancient temple of the drama in ICing street. The piece ...

... Eloatntal gemz. Mr I-J, J. Turner, jun,, who recently appeared as Young Dodd ipods in Pleasure, has been engaged by x Mr Chute to play the Widow Crusoe in the Priace's pantomime. I Mr GeorgeR, Sims and Mr Henry Pettitt have been a commissioned to write the next drama for Nsessrs Gatti's theatre. V Mr Charles Warner has had an offer made to balld a theatre for him in Sydney. Only 930,000 was ...

... | THIRD DAY. TEE GOLDEN LEGEND, AND WALPURGIS- NIGHT. Yesterday, the largest morning attendance of the week at Colston ball, including a strong contingent from the adjoining counties, fully justified the action of the committee in giving a prominent place to The Golden Legend, with which Sir Arthur Sullivan further enriched the national school of music at Leeds Festival just two years ago. ...

... BRISTOL MUSICAL FESTIVALS 1e e SE, COND DAY-WEDNESDAY. )r The second day is generally the most important of L. a musical festival. The first is, by right of custom, it sared to classicism. There is an unwritten law ewhich demands that a musical festival shall begin and end with Handel or Mendelssohn, and on the D whole it is a wise law. But as soon as these oonven- it tionalities of the ...