The Black Swan at Home and Abroad: or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American VocalistAnonymous
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The Black Swan at Home and Abroad: or, A Biographical Sketch of Miss Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the American Vocalist
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Greenfield, Elizabeth Taylor, approximately 1819-1876
MISS GREENFIELD.
When stars are in the quiet skies,
Then must I pine for thee,
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the sea,
For thoughts like waves that glide by night
Are stillest when they shine;
Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes,
As stars look on the seas.
There is an hour, when angels keep
Familiar watch o'er men,
When scores of souls are wrapt in sleep;
Sweet spirit, meet me then.
There is an hour when holy dreams,
Whose fairest spirit glide,
And in that mystic hour it seems,
Thou should'st be by my side.
FINALE.--"WEDDING MARCH."--MENDELSSOHN.
* * * * *
In July she gave two grand concerts in the Town Hall in Brighton, under
the patronage of her grace the Duchess of Sutherland, her grace the
Duchess of Norfolk, her grace the Duchess of Beaufort, her grace the
Duchess of Argyll, the most noble the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the most
noble the Marchioness of Kildare, the most noble the Marquis of
Lansdown, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Carlisle,
the Countess of Jersey, the Countess of Granville, the countess of
Wilton, the Viscountess Palmerston, the lady Constance Grosvenor, and
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
_Vocalists._--Miss E. T. Greenfield, (the Black Swan,) Madam Taccani,
Countess Tasca, Mr. Emanuel Roberts, (Queen's concerts.)
_Instrumentalists._--Piano-forte soloist, Miss Rosina Bentley, (Pupil of
Miss Kate Loder,) violin, M. de Valadares, (pupil of the conservatoire,
Paris.) Accompanist, Mons. Edouard Henri, conductor, Mr. F. Theseus
Stevens.
She gave a series of concerts at the Rotunda in Dublin, Ireland.
Programme of Miss GREENFIELD'S benefit concert, August 17th, 1853.
_Vocalists._--Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne, and Mr. W.
Harrison,--Pianist, Miss Rosina Bentley,--Violinist, M. de Valadares
from the East Indies,--Accompanyist, Mr. R. Thomas.
PART FIRST.
_Glee_,--"Ye spotted snakes,"--Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne,
Miss Greenfield, and Mr. Harrison.
_Cavatina_,--"Fra poco a me,"--(Lucia di Lammermoor,) Donizetti,--Mr.
W. Harrison.
_Grand Fantasia_,--Piano-forte, (Lucrezia)--Leopold de Meyer.
Miss Rosina Bentley.
_Song_,--"Sweetly o'er my senses stealing," Bishop.
Miss Greenfield.
_Air_,--"Io ti lascio," Mozart.
Miss Louisa Pyne.
_Air Varie_,--violin, (Il passionata,) Remy.
M. de Valadares.
_Ballad_,--(by desire,) "Old folks at home," ----
Miss Greenfield.
PART SECOND.
_Duett._--"Two merry Minstrels," Glover.
The Misses Pyne.
_Ballad_,--"Oh! whisper what thou feelest," Richards.
Mr. W. Harrison.
_Ballad_,--"Holy beauty! child of nature," Donizetti.
Miss Greenfield.
_Serenade_,--(Don Pasquale,) Piano-forte.
Miss Rosina Bentley, Thalberg.
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