MR BRANSCOMBE'S STUDENTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16508, 28 April 1919, Page 8

MR BRANSCOMBE'S STUDENTS.

On Saturday night, at tie Masonic Hall, Mr Edward Branscombo gave his second students' conceit in the presence of a large audience. The programme had been cast >n similar lines to the first production, and exhibited the eamo variety and attractive features. By the "Choral Class" were contributed a "Cycle of Old Englieh Ballads," the "Cornfield's Plantation Chorus," Bishop's ''Sleep, Gentle Lady," and a selection from Edward German's "Merrie England," besides Sullivan's sextet, "When the Buds are Blossoming," and Sterndale Bennett's "Four Songs of Childhood," by the ladies alone, all well rehearsed and confidently performed unffex Mr Branscombe's direction. To the. cast of soloists three new names had been added, those of the Mioses Alice tapper, Ida Wilbraham, and Mr W. M. Stewart, whilst Miss Beesie Palmer, Mra Harper/ Messrs Bernard Rennell, ind i Dobson Adams upheld their own. Voice, j temperament and expression earned once ' more for Mr Rennell the most pronounced favours of the audience, especially by his singing of McFadyen's "Inter Nos"; Mies Alice Ntapper's fine organ, with "Oh, Lovely Night," and "Sometimes in Summer," that charming song of *tne Sterndale Bennett and Miss Bessie Palmer in duets and eoli ably contesting, and Mr Stewart following with Schubert's "Who is Sylvia?" t Still, in fairness, it should be stated that ! the whole contingent of solo singers were re- ' called and made to supply encores, according to the principle that "all is best in this best of possible worlds." | Messrs Braes combe and Philip Hard man ioinßoited the fiinsers well at the pioao.