GREYMOUTH NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 914, 6 September 1910, Page 8

GREYMOUTH NEWS.

OECHEsmL,sqciBTY's V ' concert; 'The Grey mouth Orchestral' Society-gave its second .concert of the: season in the Publidi-Hall,'Greyihouth, to. a, full house recently, but as'the tickets are widely distributed, and these concerts are.practically, free,-.'whether ,it rains,.-hails, or, snows,' a thin house,can scarcely ever be recorded. It would-be .well .if, as a matter of simple .justice to-.those who. give financial support to -the society,'the conductor, who. also is the head and frontoof, tho : wholo> organisation, made arrangements ..whereby honorary: members could'reserve J seats; ..Under .'existing .conditions;'if 'they (come to the concert hall any- time, r after,.7.3o 'p.m.; are' forced, to take'.wkatever.' se'at.-'happens'to, belei'ir uhpcchpiedii- whilst the; best' positions .are • bften> h'eldv-by small iboys' and; girls. The: opening "Taricredi," by Rossini, was tastefully'. rendered, .the. piano; and forte, passages being' .well-marked, and the climax being fairly good.. Selections' from "The Casino Girl," "Narcissus" from "Water,-Scenes," "Spanish , Dance," "Morning,. Noon, and Night in-/.Vienna," and.."La: c Traviata" were, all well -within, tho capaoity of the performers and were ; tunefully and'in: some passages .artistically ii'endered.-'i.The -soloists .were, however," .the attraction.;.,'The,'first; of itnese.'to appear,; wasiMaster--Eric Moss., .who .-played •(. the :'. Fantasia ."I'm vTiefeu . Keller ' and played -it-:,very- Well-for'-so ; youthful, a-performer.! 'The execution, was !(lecide,dly';.i:good,-; ahdiv whcn\>i,!his i,;tone, reaches' tho level-of. his .e'xetnition,-iho-jwilli take vrahb-amongst iebtue. 1 pfvPur. best. clar-. inet iplayers. -.Mr. George Holder made his .debut, in "The Veteran's;. Spng," by : Adams, v,His voice is a, baritone .of ,good range and quality,; and,-, though' his effort', 'lacked the-animation: and,vigour that, a perfect -interpretation.• of -the..song, '~de,'mands,-yet, ,'mands,-yet, he acquitted himself .well.; An, "Irish Lullaby": by, Needham, introduced Miss .Cottle -to the. audience. ; ;.This young. lady, possesses a,'musical good , range, but it is soarcoly powerful enough for so , large, a ha 11.:., She,\sang' with;- cor-\ redness,'and.much expression, her-enun-ciation; ; and pronunciation-; were'" hotti excellent, every word being easily .audible throughout the building, and in response to >a- pronounced encore, >she gave with equally-pleasing effect, 1 '"Smile: a Little.".. The outstanding feature. 'Of'the evening's; entertainment was unquestionably,■■-,' the aria ••"Your. Tiny Hand'is'Frozen'' from "La Boheme," which ' ; was"'given by. Mr: E. Pi,' Foster.' This performer's -singing-, of | suoh a 'very' l difficult number was' superojthe audience was electrified and' insisted on; axdouble^ericore.-i,-.t-:'"■«■...•■r;