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AMUSEMENTS. THE COSSACKS ARE COMING. ; THE DON COSSACKS HISTORIC BDSSIAN CHOIK AND DANCER*. t i. „. v T Carroll held music,L"fc J v,f w ZealandTpeUbound with loving ivciv music. }l\ e - Wlt t"LibSkto this Tba year o m w g^ , C °m2 iian Choir, whose sing- ' £« Ken the art centres of ug ha *f?*s foundations. They. EurC t e 7W £ of tho wonders of are, mdecd, JJ^ COMMENCING COMMENCING FRIDAY, JULY 2, "-/ At the .-■ j THEATRE ROYAL. '"MEW MUSIC HAS GLORIFIED / THE WORLD." /URTHER CONCERTS Oa TUB-DAT, JULY 3rd, / MONDAY, JULY sth, and /' TUESDAY, JULY 6th. jjcad what the greatest authorities in the Art Centres of Europe have to say .Regarding this far-famed historic or- ■,,/ ganisation: V WHAT THE LONDON PRESS ¥ SAYS ABOUT THE DON ? ' ■■■ . COSSACKS: Nbt often can it bo said truly o{ a musical debut that IT CAUSED A SENSATION; yet literally a very considerable sensation was created by the singing of the Don Cossacks Choir. J Not a word of praise sung by the critics in Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Dresden, and elsewhere was exaggerated. "A chorus like 'The Sea,' of Shoumov, of ■which tho first line is translated: 'The sea furiously reaches the beach, groans and howls, and is angry," and the last, 'That tho tempest will pass, and then the water will be like a mirror,' was a typical ex-i ample of this Choir's ability to thrill. Call I it virtuosity, if you like, but that sea had real fury in it, and the calm that followed was mysterious and arresting." —"Daily Telegraph," March lGth, 1925. "Superb bass voices, to whom it is nothing to decend to tho B and A sharp below the bass clef—a note or two below tho 'cello's lowest sound; while others can utter a treble falsetto. But tho virtue of their performances of religious and Becular songs, given throughout in Russian, lies in their musical expression;" —"Morning Post, May 18th, 1920. "They Bing everything by;heart and without any 'giving of tie note,' burst off suddenly into a fortissimo or steal in a pianissimo while the audience are still exchanging comments—and, we thought, praises—of the song just finished. They eland like statues; not , a muscle'moves, except in the face, with the articulation of the syllables. Their compass is from A below the bass to D, the fourth, line of the treble clef. . The volume of eound is like that of a, large organ, and varies (torn the roar of tubas (on 1 heavy pressure wind, to the whisper of vox angelica with the •well dloaed. All this is trader perfect control as, regards time and dynamics, and the pitch never lose'or fell by a hair's breadth. It is a really wonderful' instrument, and is played in! a/ masterly manner. For one of the encores; two exceedingly agile dancers came iri' arid performed, rather like' the: Gurkhas on a resined floor.*' •-V'Tho'.'Times," May 16th, 1925.-»• "Yesterday's audience was tremendously worked lip ;by thoir :whispered pianissimos and clarion-like fortissimos, and the exciting vigour of their rhythm.'.' -"Daily Mail," May 16th, 1925. "In .respect, of sonority I have- never heard the equal of tho choir. Their unanimity and drill are wonderful.. Their bouehe fermoe effects when they accompany a soloist are like nothing else. Their range of force is astonishing. • \ .—"Daily : News," May 16th,- 1925. "The excitement and brilliance of their performances: are such es few hearers can resist." —"Daily Express," May 21st,. 1925. "IT IS LONG INDEED SINCE THEIR (LIKE HAS BEEN HEARD IN LONDON." —The- "Westminster Gazette," May 23rd, 1925. And AMERICA'S GREATEST AUTHORITY ALSO"VOICES OF INCREDIBLE POWER AND DEPTH, A SENSATIONAL SUCCESS." . . ' . —"New York Musical Courier:'! WHAT THE CONTINENTAL j PRESS SAYS ABOUT THE ! DON COSSACKSMUNICH- ' I "One did not only listen entranced to the far-famed legendary Russian bass singers, sonorous and modulated even in the lowest depth of sound, but one also heard the soft lyrical enchanting tenor voices." . ' —"WeJt'am.Sonntsg," June Ist, 1924. LEIPZIG"The choir exhibits in its Russian hymns and songs such a mastery of sound that its beauty and fineness of tone bears comparison with the best orchestras." —"Neueate Nachricbten," July 4th, 1924. BERLIN"Then the 'Song of the Bargees,' iho "Volga Song.' Wo have just heard Chnliapin sing it with all his fiery force. But this song is universal, and with 1 what unrivalled distinction the' Don Cossack" Choir handle the' ever-varying and oft-recurring dynamic changes of phase. The low notes fade, slowly away, although every eound is distinctly heard in the ■ large, hall. Or they give their stormy rendering of 'The Captive Cossacks,' while in the 'Bed Saratan' the chorded arpeggios of tho accompaniment were marvellous."'. • —"B.Z.am Mittag," September 18th, 1924. HAMBURG- . , "Every variety of choral singing is mastered. . . t.s though the choir were com'rjoood of but one voice instead of thirty-eight. Tho pianissimo was like a far-away bell. The fortissimo filled the enormous halL without effort. One did ,nof>' know which was the more as-1 . " founding,' the clearness and richness of I '' the tenors or the organ-like depths of the baises." : —"Hamburg Fremdenblatt," September 25th, ... ■■■■■;.. 1924. AND THE AUSTRALIAN PRESS HAS ADDED- ] . The i "Age"—"Tha audience wasi com- ' pletely taken by.atorm. The applause •was vociferous." The "Argus"—"To miss hearing and see- ' in* the Don Cassacks would be to miss a unique and delightful oxuerience. The "Herald"—"No one could listen unmoved The Cossacks Choir thrills tho City,"' ' • ' . * The "Daily Telegrapa"—"They created: a furore." -■ - '"•Morning Post."-"Som«thing entirely different from anything seen on the ooni cert platform. A magnificent derronstra.tion.' f "Sun"-"They thrill by an orchestralike magnificence. Nobody can afford to miss them." »'.- Box Plans open- at The Bristol on &'.:■; Monday next. Dress Circle ss, Stalls "^;: 7s 6d (all pltis tax). Hi|f/'>. :■■■.■ lljtl^ l ANOTHER E. X CAREOLL >&s?&*■■''■■'■'■' ■ ATTRACTION. -