THE PALMER-BEAUMONT CONCERT COMPANY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 251, 23 October 1893, Page 5

THE PALMER-BEAUMONT CONCERT COMPANY.

THIRD CONCERT.

The third concert of the Palmer-Beaumont Concert Company's season in Auckland was given on Saturday evening in Abbott's Opera House, and was, like the Company's previous performances, a splendid success. A most attractive programme was presented, and the audience was favoured with a magnificent musical treab, the like of which has very seldom been heard.in Aucklund. Encores were very numerous ; in fact, several numbers were encored twice, and even then the house was hardly satistied. The opening number was a vocal quartette "The Blue Bells of Scotland," by Mrs Palmer, Mieß Maggie Stirling, Messra Armea Beaumont and A. H. Gee. This number was encored, the Company in response repeating the last verse. Mrs Palmer's firab vocal solo was Cowen's '• A World Between," which was a really fine number, sung with all the expreanion and depth of feeling of which her beautiful voice was capable. This was encored, as was also Miss Mageie Stirling's gong "The Kerry Dance," which was an exceedingly pleasing item. Mr A. H. Gee was a Bplendid success, being in the best of voice and | singing exceedingly well. He repeated his former triumphs in " Will o' the Wisp" (Cherry), and in his encore song *' The Yeoman's Wedding," both of which numbers delighted the house greatly. Subsequently, Mr Gee sang Arditi's beautiful song "Let Me Love Thee" with great success, and in response to a vociferous encore sang the fine jovial old eong "Simon, the Cellarer," with excellenb effect. The audience re-encored Mr Gee, and he had to return and repeat the last verso of the song. Mr Beaumont sang " The Blue Alsatian Mountains " and " The Death of Nelson." In the second part of the programme, Miss Stirling sang •• Twickenham Ferry," and in responee to the encore sang " The Cows are in the Corn," the old aong affording her fine voice full play. The encore song was encored in this case also, and Misß Stirling had to repeat the last verse of the number Mrs Palmer's singing of "Home, Sweet Home," was another beautiful number, the talented songstress achieving another brilliant success in the pathetic song. Not the leaat attractive numbers on the programme were thoflute solo of Mr John Lommone, and the harp solo of Mr W. T. Harper, each of which were encored by the delighted audience. The concert concluded with a very amusing humorous quartette, " Dame Durden," in which the Company joined. Thia evening the Company will give their last performance of the season, a very attractive programme having been prepared. The Company is certainly a splendid com-, bination, and no music-loving Aucklanderß should miss hearing them.