Includes program.

“The entertainment offered last night at Steinway Hall for the benefit of Mlle. Liebhart attracted a pretty fair audience, which bestowed tokens of satisfaction with reckless prodigality. The fair beneficiary sang the Letter Aria from ‘Don Giovanni,’ two German lieder, one by Mendelssohn, two other[s] by Schubert, &c., &c. She was assisted by three other vocalists, Mlle. Drasdil, Miss Canissa, and Mr. H. Millard. Mr. Sauret, the violinist, was announced to play, but he did not appear. The great attraction of the evening was Schumann’s Andante and variations for two pianos, played by Rubinstein and Miss Mehlig. A great deal of curiosity was naturally felt about the joint performance of two artists who differ so widely in manner. Miss Mehlig seemed to borrow for the occasion some of the fire and abandon of her companion, while Rubinstein, in giving free rein to his brilliant style, was careful not to render his own part too prominent. The result was magnificent. Afterward Mr. Rubinstein played a group of short, but not little, pieces of his own, including a wonderful stormy and almost impossible Etude, in which he performed feats of execution whereat the most seasoned concert goers stare in amazement.”

“The concert for the benefit of Miss Liebhart, given at Steinway Hall last evening, proved quite successful. The principal incident of the performance was the recital on two pianos of Schumann’s ‘Andante and Variations’ by Mr. Anton Rubinstein and Miss Anna Mehlig. It is superfluous to say that this very fine composition was capitally played by both executants, Miss Anna Mehlig, who goes to Europe to-day, proving herself a worthy associate of the eminent artist who is also on the point of departing, and the splendid Steinways responding to every demand of the composer and interpreters with their wonted superb quality and volume of tone and variety of accent. Singing by the bénéficiaire, by Mr. Millard, and by Mlles. Drasdil and Canissa, the two ladies last named being honored by much applause and an encore after each effort, filled out the bill. Mr. Sauret, the violinist, who was to have assisted in the programme, did not appear.” 

“An interesting concert, to which, however, little preliminary publicity had been given, took place at Steinway Hall last night before a rather meagre audience. The occasion was the farewell of Mlle. Liebhart, who sang a Mozart aria, two German songs and a new showpiece, ‘The Mountain Maid,’ written for her by Harrison Millard. Mlle. Canissa also sang several selections, which were very favorably received. Mr. Millard interpreted an aria of Donizetti’s with good effect. The vocal hit of the evening was made, however, by Mlle. Drasdil, a contralto, whose magnificent voice and superb style must render her a prime favorite in the concert room. She sang last night an aria by Gluck, and the charming ballad, ‘I Cannot Sing the Old Songs,’ winning the most enthusiastic applause. This lady has sung lately in the choir of Christ Church, in this city, and was recently a prominent member of the musical profession in London. That she would be at home on the lyric stage, as well as in the concert hall, was evidenced by her easy by-play in the trio from Cimarosa, which she sang last night with Liebhart and Canissa.

A great feature of the Liebhart concert was the superb playing by Miss Mehlig and Rubinstein of a duet for two pianos, by Schumann. Mr. Rubinstein also made a great sensation by his astonishing execution in an ‘Etude’ of his own composition.”

“Mlle. Liebhart had a very interesting concert last evening. The feature on the bill was Schumann’s ‘Andante’ and variations for two pianos, played by Rubinstein and Miss Mehlig. Of all the works written for two performers this may be regarded as the most melodious and beautiful. There are none of the massive qualities that generally mask such works, but a graceful, delicate intertwining of themes, a sort of poetic dialogue between the pianists, which, last night, was Tennysonian in its beauty. Of the vocalists we have but terms of the highest praise for the noble rendering of the aria, ‘Chiamo il mio bencosi,’ from Gluck’s ‘Orpheus,’ by Mlle. Drasdil. It is not too much to say that since the days of Alboni we have had no such contralto in America as Mlle. Drasdil. Her voice is organ-like in depth, volume and richness of tone, and so perfectly trained that a perfect equality is preserved from the lowest to the highest note. Mlle. Pauline Canissa, despite the unaccountable disappointment of the violinist, M. Sauret, who was announced to appear, sang Gounod’s ‘Ave Maria’ like a true artist. Mr. Millard contributed a couple of tenor songs and a composition, which received full justice at the hands of the fair bénéficaire. Mlle. Liebhart also sang the letter aria from ‘Don Giovanni.’ It was, throughout, a very enjoyable concert.”