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The first of the series' of two fv^HH certs which this highly taleatelfSl pianist gives on the ove of his doparan Europe took place last night in JwU Hall, and passed off with groat »3| on entering the building one's attoatkwi came at once arrested by the bMQ§H| ornate characterofthedooo rations;&WH ing grouping of cabbago-ti-ocpslmijHd tree extended along the entho lengUfflH front of the platform, and wore foim«|fl little alcoves at the sides, wliile WWW festoons of the wild clematis depew^B the various tiers of orchestral sea&HjH all, and constituting as pretty a i*ok£(rtl as could be desired, was a really »rtS|iH rangement of trophied flags. ■ ThepslßH tions wero the work of Sir S. R. KQSH and they certainly did credit boSajßl good taste and skill. The cwrisHfl gramme was one of great choiceo«Sil bracing nine vocal and lix inEtfanMl selections. Of the vocalists, MimSwßj son was the largest contributor, \ffijgt in good voice, and sang with gjftnH ness Berthold Tours' tender little rOfflHl " Sweet Mignonette," &ad.3Hn "Waiting," besides taking Ker|jpi|l mirably in a duet with Mr J. tiannHM " I Wandered in Dream?." TheonlHH| songstress was Mrs J. M. GaddiiVwHl Sullivan's ballad, " Let me Drauffimi very acceptably. Mr ChartersS^Hffl Little Hero," but his indiolißOtuow&l nuneiation yaars the effect of his voice^wl is of pleasing quality and goodißiWßH Mr R. King Pooley (recently Ws£2i9 London) inado his d6bvtiu '"StijßSm Champion," t long declamatory plwfijßJJl does not afford a singer much fifflSjß for display. Mr Pooley, however, &M| this fact, and an evident hoaneQOpH that he possessed a fine cantab|jß^H| voice of average volume and 'fIUjwBBH Joseph flanna gave with hiajfo&aH fooling and tasto Blumenthnl's ''fiffljl a song running through eoveral oEiiMi key and demanding nice 'J«BB|j to its nuances of expre»i(|Mffl audience insisted upon "•/fB/js Mr P. A. Edmiston euectiroiysJNSHfl tho song " Anchored " (WubonO^M well-known scena "Infelicc o tii'Qjjgjjjjf from Verdi's " Ernani." Mise' fijjgjfl and Mr W. H. Webbe. played roftJHs fully the ftqpompaniments.'fa tifi£H The six instrumental morC4»u£JMHRB tributed by two lady amateur!, Lffl!|iß Ralph Hood himself. Mi-fl Ma»j*|i|pß (a> pupil of innoh aptitude and^Hmli made her debut fa>'"^4uwmSm "Andante and- Rondo C»pn#sJK which she played very cleverlyi'MlßM| close observance to the express m g«| has acquired a cood style of P^jHtfiMm Stevens manifested violinistio stall nm mean order by her performanoe'otjßJnH arrangement of airs from H&iwlSK Prd aux Clerce." Mr Ralph Hood'gl forte selectione'were the gema Q':flfßgw concert. They were all pieoMJE^Bs difficulty, involving extennve *j!jfflS| of technique, and either btiinl delicate instrumentation. Mr EJTrwj rarely appeared at such advanvWyfflH fact, he quite excelled bim«el«:l>fflt-|j!w audience testified their' frtqueht ehowers of' 'wuQWfflffl gave, first of all, a berceuse1 ■Ijusfflajaj exquisite sweetness," atfd a EWfl BTkEaf in A flat of rapid ana rby"tfimlii*!>jß|KW both pieces being by Chopin—<%|H them Bplendidly. His next DnmMKaW an impromptu in F and' a **r^Sß™ minor by Rubenstein's florid ?.3||jMJ their performance was marked -j i^.jK brillianoy. Then came B^BsBaHH rondo, "II Moto Continuo," fa ■' ' -;3t sonato in C, and finally tt ? o6*T^hß sharp by Chopin and fantasia on airs from •_ll*'Bonß*K'3jSß all of which were interpret ed "^ySSK and witfcmasterly power. They?,'jM highly Successful, and ttioat P.j^JM formers were encored,' but, * vSjiibjH ception of Mr Hanna (from ??a«fl| audience would take no "e^SJsj§j|.. merely bowed their QcknoWgßH To-morrow night the second i 1 ■" ' .?;_
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5467, 27 January 1885, Page 2
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