Modern Infidelity Disarmed. By E. Stephens. (bet:arose...
Stephens, who, it appears, is an Evangelical Protestant, is not at all, in our opinion, the man to disarm modern infidelity. He does not thoroughly understand it, or he would......
Les Muses. Valses. By G. Lamothe. (hammond And Co.) — We...
that these veins are a combination of borrowed ideas, one of which is Gonnod's celebrated vales from "Faust." More originality must be forthcoming, before especial praise can be......
The Frost And The Footprints. Song. By T. R. G.
Joza, Mus. Bae. (J. Williams.)—This is a composition of considerable pretension, and The Frost and the Footprints. Song. By T. R. G. Joza, Mus. Bae. (J. Williams.)—This is a......
Parker's Flavian Amphitheatre.•
QF all the remains of the ancient world, the Colosseum at Rome is at once the most perfect and the most striking. It was for ages looked upon as the visible embodiment of Rome's......
Wit And Pleasure. Seven Tales, By Seven Authors....
is aftwe our duty to complain of tales for being too long. This does not mean that we like them to be very short. In a very short story— as short as must be necessary when seven......
" Fantasiebilder" Waltzes. By J. Gling'1. (hammond And...
the least satisfactory dance-tunes we have ever seen by this com- poser. The melodic ideas are anything but happy, and the general result is disappointing.......
Fleur De Corail. Valse. By Charles Lecocq. (hammond And Co.)
—We are disappointed in these valses, as they are somewhat crude, at the same time, they contain a few pleasing effects.......
Current Literature.
The Catacombs of Rome, and their Testimony Relative to Primitive ChHatianity. By the Rev. W. H. Withrow. (Hodder and Stoughton.) —This book was written and published in America,......
A Day Of My Life ; Or Everyday Experiences Of
Eton. By an Eton Boy. (Sampson Low and Co.)—We are assured on good authority that this amusing little volume is the genuine production of an Eton boy. We do not doubt it in the......
Carillon De Louis Xi V. Arranged As A Duet By
J. Rummel. (J. Williams.)—The duet is fairly characteristic of its title. Little else can be said in its favour.......
New Music.
Valses. By Percy Beamish. (Hammond and Co.)—These valses contain fair melodies and correct rhythm, but we think that the introduction a rallentando is meaningless and unsuitable......
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