TRAMWAYS MILITARY BAND.

Evening Post, Volume xciv, Issue 73, 24 September 1917, Page 3

TRAMWAYS MILITARY BAND.

An excellent concert and a large audience at His Majesty's Theatre last night proved tho popularity of the Tramways Military Band, and the reason for it. The assisting artists were Madame Anderson and Mr. A. W. Newton. Madame Anderson gave great delight in her rendition of several contralto solos, including "Three Fishers" and "Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer." She was favoured with an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Newton chose "Dream of Paradise" (Adams) and "A Sailor's Grave" (Sullivan), in both of which he acquitted himself woIL The principal band number was the overture to "Tancredi" (Rossini). Under the baton of Mr. G. W. Bowes, the band gave a most artistic rendering of the masterpiece. Another item, of an entirely different character, but which also met with'a most favourable reception, was a . humorous paraphrase by Shipley Douglas on "Hie Wearing of the Green." In this composition the Irish air is present in many different forma as a "boot dance," as a chorale, and, finally, as a popular march a la Sousa. A selection from Bizet's "Carmen" was much enjoyed, and variety was given to the programme by the introduction of an air dv ballet, "liiwlot" (Leon Adams) *nd th« night patrol, "No Man's L&ad" (Ctillet),