VOICE PRODUCTION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 54, 27 November 1907, Page 3

VOICE PRODUCTION.

An amusing case was heard at Jlighpate Police Court yesterday. Mr. Albert Mattim summoned Mr. W. Henry Toliy, liis noxt-door neighbour in Ingram Road, East Finehley, for using abusive and insulting language. On Thursday evening, Air. Hatton said, lie was singing in the. back part of his house, his wife accompanying him on a pianoforte. After a time someone threw some garden mould at tho window. Five minutes Inter this was followed by rat-tats at the front door. He opened the door and saw the defendant, who said, "Perhaps you know who has been throwing mud at your window, but you might out the singing a bit mild." Mr. Hatton replied, "I am sorry, but you liavo come a bit late," and shut' the door. After that, ho snid, there were repeated hammerings at tho door, and the defendant shouted. "Come o'ltsidc!" and jlso thraatoned that when he met him he would "wring bis nose." ' ; Mr. Forbes (for the defendant): The complaint against you is that you practise \-u:.\. production ?—Yes.

And that consists of shouting up and down the scale for hours together?— Nothing of the .sort.

1 1 put it that you practise five, six and eight hours at a time, and they complain that the children cannot sloop?—No, nothing "of the sort.

"With the exception of three days, you spent a fortnight's holiday at home practising in this way?— No. You are going to bo a public singer?—l am.

Mrs. Hatton, in evidence, said the defendant lincl not complained before, but had tried to imitate the "noise" her husband was making. (Loud laughter.) defendant, on oath, stated that since November last there had been absolute torture to him and his wife by Hatton's singing or "voice production." Ho would sometimes start a little after 6 p.m. and keep it up till eleven o'clock. It was not the singing or playing lie complained of, but' his voice production, which had such a jarring effect on one. The defendant was a .singer himself, but kept it within the bouiMs of reason.

The magistrate told the defendant ho had no right to use abusive 'lringungc or threaten, mid thus take the law into his own l\.nds. Would ho promise not to repeat the offence? The defendant: Yes.

The Magistrate: Then pay the costs only. I think Mr. 1 Hatton should study the wishes of his neighbours.