FRENCH LITERARY SOCIETY'S CONCERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3840, 4 December 1882, Page 2

FRENCH LITERARY SOCIETY'S CONCERT.

ONE of the series of concerts with which the lrcrary programmes of the above society ate judiciously interspersed took place on Saturday night in the V.M.C.A. building, and proved to be the best effort of the kind yet made. It wa* certainly above tbe avoia.uo of local amateur con« certs, 'i he meeting room was crowded to its utmost extent.' Mr C. de L'Eau (president) occupied the chair, and in a few felicitoua remarks opened the proceedings. The concert proper then began, and was faithfully gone through, the items being spiritedly rendered, and Ihe audience applauding heartily. Mrs Goldstein eang " Bobcrt, toi que j'aime" (Meyerbeer), and a pretly little morceau by Molloy, " The Old Cottage Clock," which she rendered with such taste and exprcS' sion that an encore was insisted on. .Both selections were capitally rendered, Miss Clayton, though suffering from cold, kept faith with the audience by tinging " Twickenham Ferry," while Miss Stauuton gave a well-known operatic piece with much sweetness. Mr S. Kecsing sang "The Blacksmith" effectively, and played Aecher's florid arrangement of " Alice, Where Art Thou ?' with the utmost facility and with artistic fiaish. Messrs Jennings and George contributed " Star upou Star," and "Sailing," respectively, both Items meeting with much acceptance j and Mr. Villeval brought down the house by his rendering of " The Violets," a sentimental romance by Professor Cailliau. It is very plcasiug, and the audienc3 marked their pleasure with it by recalling the singer. Miss Stevens executed the pianoforte solo "The Maid's fong" (dschor) with considerable skill, and Mr J. Cosgrave i acquitted himself well in his pianoforte solo, viz., " Rondeau de Concertstiicke " (Weber). Miss Campbell played with decided ability a fon'asia on "The Death of Nelson." The Masters M., S., and B.- Levy cleverly executed " Home, SweetHome"uponviolinandpianoforte(four hands),aud Messrs ieadham and Wright cave tho vocal duet, "The Army and Navy," satisfactorily. MisEcs Campbell and Stevens and Mr J. Warner were the accompanists. The concert concluded with "God Save the Queen." We understand that tho committee have resolved to have similar concerts at intervals of two months in future, in order to bring the members more frequently into social intercourse with one another.