THE PALMER-BEAUMONT CONCERTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 246, 17 October 1893, Page 5

THE PALMER-BEAUMONT CONCERTS.

The Sydney " Evening News " of the 6th October in criticising the concert given by the above company ab the Town Hall, Sydney, says:—The entertainment) was moat delightful, and the artists added fresh laurels to reputations which have been won by devotion to art, and which are so well established. Mr Ames Beaumont had a greab reception, and sang Beethoven's "Adelaida" and Blumenthal'a "Evening Song," being especially successful in the last-named. He gave the piano passages with great delicacy, and the whole number " went." He wa9 recalled twice, and then sang "The Anchor's Weighed." Lira Palmer was received in the most cordial manner, and sang the recitative and cavatino "Ernani Ivolami," from Verdi's opera *' Ernani," with great facility and force. Her execution is exceptionally good and her voice was bright, powerful, resonant, and perfectly in tune. She was recalled with enthusiasm. In the .second part she gave with charming expression Gounod's "Berceuse," with pianoforte and flute accompaniment. This was a greab success; the legato scales being sung delightfully, each note its proper and full value, and no more. In response to a vociferous encore, she pang " Sleep on, Dear Love." Mrs Palmer is a true artiste, and her audience appreciated the fact. She also displayed the versatility of her accomplishments by playing in quite the most perfect) manner the pianoforto accompaniment to the "Tannhauser" song. Miss Maggie Stirling, who haa a fine mezzo soprano voice, sang ftNon Piu Meeta," the celebrated scena from Rossini's " Uenerentol la, "which has been the ambition of the most accomplished " second " voice, from Alboni downwards. Sho waß more snecoasful in her second eong, Mattei'a " Were I the River," and was recalled. Mr A. H. Gee displayed not only a fine voice, bub a good method, sympathetic feeling, and distinctness of enunciation ; in a word, most of the qualities that go to make a singer of the first class. He sang, " Thou Art Passing Hence," by Sir Arthur Sullivan, and was recalled, and gave a most improssive rendering of "My Love For Thee." In the second part ho sang with great offoct " 0 Star of Eve," nn excerpt from Wagner's " Tannhauser.'' The harp and fluto solos and duets were an especially delightful part of the programme. Mr Walter Barker, A.R.A.M., distinguiohed himself by a charming rendering of "Tho Fairy Dance" of Alvarß, and for the oncore " Autumn," by Thomas. Mr John Lemmono's flute solos wer,e " Rhapsonie Noapolitaine," played with a delicacy and refinement impossible to speak of too highly, and "Graceful Danco," a composition of his own. He was recalled, and for the encore played Brouatet's familiar " Revo apres le Bal." Tho programme (a generous one) also contained some quartotto'.i, duets, and trios, and concluded with Denza's " Finniculi Finnicula."