THE LIEDERTAFEL.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19413, 12 September 1928, Page 16

THE LIEDERTAFEL.

SMOKE CONCERT. : ■_ /; - ; Tim high standard of excellence set .by the Chriatchurch Lifidertafel in tie -past was fully maintained last night on the occasion ■ of the society's and thirty-J eighth . oonOTJt' The poleetion of itej»»' and the manna? tJiey wojPe wing left nothing (0 be desired. Tha result w*B that tt>e numerous Audience ppant a mqgt enjcy&bl# evening, >' * Altlwufh thp cantata, "The jPofifirt," which " Was the" prinoipal offering during ihe ' first part <Jf the evening, is not a new work to the members,, it is some years since it WM firpt' by them and both the WPrk and its rendering may be said to have • mellowed wi*h : age. • Be that as it may, lass night's, presentation >of this colourful symphonic ode by- EV David-;was delightful. l'h& main iotaiM Mr C." R. Williamson, a»d Mr W J. Cookson sang, the alto lead in "The Chant ,of the Muezzin."' The "spoken" portion of the libretto was. read by Professor J. Shelley, who imparted thp d«aired grfeßtaV fttnlpßpJiere. fjgpgs wejs givsu by m R- A. Beveridge, • "Sweet Mary" (Afipinall) and us an encore, "The .Little Irifih Girl"; ~Mr Frank MorriHon, "The of Love" (las. Dunn), Md, '4B &n encore, "If All the World,", and MrL. Fleming, "My Life's Ideal" (Tosti), and another number as an encore. The quartet, "Uncle Rome" (Sidney . Homer) by ; Messrs Cookson,, Vincent, March, and Crbpj}, brought forth warm applause and they, responded with "They Saw Them Do It." Very successful were those popular members, Messrs W- J. Trewern and A. I*. Cropp in," the Suet, "I Wish ' to Tune my Sniveling Lyre" (M, Watson), and they fur. ler delighted " by .giving that perennial favourite* "Love and War," which was rendered with all the. necessary fire and expression; the . final portion- was #«peate§ in response td as entbiwaistic r«- . palf. The 'fiiaWJ duet, sel?orp) was delightfully ..played -by Mr A. Worsley and . Dr. T. Ji. Crooke, _ wh°, were under tha necessity , pf e®njgly}iig with a request* for ffipre. The : part-songs, always-a prominent and pleasure-giving factor at the Society's concert, irefe,,,wßb\<«hQM>. dered. Tljey cQPsJsted of "Wayfireir'e Song" (Mendelssohn),: "Tta jfartyrs of the Arena". (L. de Bille),' "Sally in our Alley" (arranged by P, Fletcher), "JTeeten'R Pelska" (0.", Lmdblftd), "Ohampagne Song" '(phorter), and the "Parting Song.'* Warm applause greeted all the pttrft-songs. '. Mr A. Worsley again demonstrated his well-known, ability as. conductor, and Dr. T. L. Crooke played tie accompaniments .with hj& accustomed finished artistry.-