CHARLES HACKETT.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18149, 12 August 1924, Page 14

CHARLES HACKETT.

fijJal concert. The fi 'tal concert of the Hackettcombinatiou took place at. the Theatre Royal last night, and again they filled the bouse almost to tho last seat. A new programme included on the pnrt of Mr Charles Hacketb the striking Aria from Gounod's "Romeo and Juliette," "Ah! leve toi, Soleil," then "Gio il Sole dal Gange." and two Handel numbers, among which the J last, "Oh, Sleep! "Why Dost Thou 'j Leave Me," together with tlio repeated i "Rigoletto" Aria were the most prominent, in merit of voice-beauty nnd expression. In the" later .stage of his: contributions he excelled in John Ire- j land's "Sea Fever," "IStar \acino," Quilter's "Fuchsia Tree," and in the very impressive song, "Nicliavo." He had: to respond to nine encores and could ..oven then hardly mtisfv his, clamorous audience. Wit-h the D Minor Concerto by "Wieniawski M. Bratza gavo another most brilliant exhibition of his extraordinary technique and no less of his piusioal penetration and. refinement and similar were the distinctions, of the Preludium and Alleja o by Pugnani-Kreisler and of Saint-Saesis's fascinating "Rondo Oapa-iccioso." He also took his audience by storm and was recalled numbers of times, Mr Clarence llaybould was again the ; man in tho right place—at the piano. So. ended niost successfully the short sewson of two artists, Jong enough to earn for them lasting popularity and remembrance.

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