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26.12.1861 (Thur)
Concert by Signor Robbio, violin, and some local amateurs, Programme:
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L. VAN BEETHOVEN; Trio for strings in E-flat opus 3, V. BELLINI: “Norma”, the aria 'Casta Diva' arranged for violin, C.A. DE BERIOT: Tremolo", C. GOUNOD: **Meditation upon J.S. Bach's first prelude", i.e., the famous Ave Maria, C.M. von WEBER: "Der Freischütz”, cavatine (presumably "Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle”, act III), arranged for cello and piano. Sir Henry BISHOP: "Home sweet home" (from the opera "Clari, the maid of Milan'), Sr ROBBIO: "Grande Valse Diabolique“, In addition: some quartet and solo singing by amateurs.
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R: Today the second concert by the violinist Signor ROBBIO came off "for a very large audience". In November he had made his debut in Shanghai but because of a gap of three November issues in the file of the Herald I have been using no details can be given. Once more, however, the paper seems to have been discontented with the selection of the pieces. Not so tonight, with the exception of one composition by Sr Robbio himself, **a work of the Paganini school” of which the critic was evidently not a lover. About the interpretations by the violinist, though, there was but praise; e.g. "he greatly charmed his audience by the power and feeling with which he executed the beautiful air from Norma, 'Casta Diva'". So all was enjoyable, the more so as "for the moribund piano used at the last concert a fine 'Broadwood' was substituted, which displayed to great advantage the admirable playing of the gentleman to whom St Robbio was so much indebted for his accompaniment". One letter writer went even so far as to exclaim that such delights in Shanghai are indeed 'like angels' visits few and far between' "' (NCH 28.12.1861).
February and March 1861
Performances by "Lewis' Australian Hippodrome” Loc: Commercial House in Hongkew
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N: During the months of February and March "Lewis' Equestrian Australian Troupe" gave a large number of performances, of which the first one was announced for February 15 and the last for March 17. The public was entertained with horses and artists, among whom Mr. and Mrs. COUSINS, Mr. BARLOW, Senior RAPHAEL, Jessi GARDONI, **Austin Shanghai**, and “Little Ella". For all, benefits were held in March. It was not the first time that the troupe had operated on the China Coast. In December 1859 they had visited Hong Kong (CM 15.12.1859, 22.12.1859).
13.2.1863 (Fri)
J.M. MORTON: "Our Wife, or the Rose of Amiens" (1856)
T: Comic drama (1 act)
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A. MAYHEW & H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS: The Goose with the Golden Eggs T: Farce (1 act)
C: Amateurs (Local and British officers)
13.2.1863 (Fri)
J.M. MORTON: "Our Wife, or the Rose of Amiens" (1856)
T: Comic drama (1 act)
A. MAYHEW & H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS: "The Goose with the Golden Eggs' T: Farce (1 act)
C: Amateurs (Local and British officers)
F: Music by the band of the 67th regiment
Th: Theatre Royal (G)
N: First performance of the season
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