The experiment of giving a sacred concert on Good Friday evening turned out a fair success, as the Princess Theatre was well attended in all parts last night. Miss Jennie West, who acted as musical directress, must be congratulated upon having compiled a very attractive pro gramme, which was gone through without altera tion or curtailment. The instrumentalists were Jliss West herself, who played the Beethoven sonata and also took part iv a Handel duet, Mr G. H. Schacht, whose violin solo was the favourite " Slumber song," and Mr C. Coombs, who re peated his fine performance of "The lost chord" as a cornet solo. The encore which followed this was a well-merited compliment. With one exception the vocalists were the principals of the " Cloches de Corneville " cast— an association of ideas that it was not easy to forget. They were naturally not all heard at their best in sacred music, but all acquitted themselves with a fair amount of credit, and some were unmistakably at home at their work. An audience would sooner hear Mrs Angus in'sacred music than in anything else, if she sings always as well as she gave " Too late " last night. Mrs Murphy's " Rejoioe greatly" was cleverly executed, and she sang Cowen's " Better land " prettily in the second part. Both she and Mrs Angus had tp respond to encores. Mr Densem's two descriptive songs by Picolo mini were given with admirable expression, which was not lost upon the audience; and another vocalist who put most appropriate feeling and excellent finish into his singing was Mr Carrick Martin, who gave Sir A. Sullivan's " The distant shore " with all the effect that could be desired. He certainly was one of the singers whose voices particularly fitted them for this class of music. Both Mr Blenkinsop and Mr Young undertook rather formidable tasks, the former in the aria "If with all your hearts," and the latter iv the great bass song "Rocked in the cradle of the deep." Both, however, found favour with the audience. Mr Umbers gave " The chorister " fairly well, but was heard to best advantage in the " Excelsior " duet with Mr Densem.
