We desire to call the attention of our benevolent readers
to a musical entertainment which is to take place on Friday next at the Music Hall in Store Street, given by the committee of "The Society for Improving the Social Position of the Blind," the proceeds of which will be exclu- sively devoted to the interests of those who suffer from this calamity. The concert will consist of a selection from a grand romantic opera called The Last Crusade composed by Mr. Alexander Mitchell, a blind musician, and first produced in Germany under the title of Die Treuen Briider. It will be performed by a select body cf. the South London Vocal and Instrumental Amateurs, under the direction of the composer himself; and several blind vocal and instrumental artists will appear in the course of the evening. We heard The Last Crusade several years ago, and were much struck with its merit, the author being evidently a man of original genius cultivated by a sound musical education. Among the blind artists who are to appear we observe the name of Miss Eliza Northcote, who is a performer of distinguished talent both on the organ and the pianoforte. The performance besides its benevolent object, will possess no small musical interest ; and we hope that its result will add to the means of an excellent and useful society.
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