excerpt from 'Letter from Anna Seward to Mrs Cotton, 15 June 1789' pp. 284 (104 words)
excerpt from 'Letter from Anna Seward to Mrs Cotton, 15 June 1789' pp. 284 (104 words)
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Mrs Smith’s voice strengthened considerably amidst the exercise given it at the Shrewsbury, Lichfield, and Birmingham concerts. I suppose they were all, like our own, very charming—they must be when graced with two such singers as Mr Saville and his daughter. His voice is still in undiminished power. The grace and energy of his manner were not likely to suffer by the elapse of years. Mrs Smith’s voice, gaining strength, is very promising; its smooth, round, and even sweetness, is confessedly unmatched even by the most celebrated of our public singers; loudness and courage are all she wants[.] |
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