MUSICAL RECITAL

Evening Star, Issue 16677, 8 March 1918, Page 2

MUSICAL RECITAL

The Octagon Hall was packed to flip '■ doors last night, when a musical recital was given under the auspices of the Methodist -Conference. The programme submitted was an excellent one, and it was ■ be} end doubt one of the most enjoyab'e entertainments of its kind which-has'beer, gaven in Dunedin for some time past. Of the soloists who took part, the majority had alrea-ay established a reputation for tnemselves. Miss Meda Paine, Miss Ethel Pnd ham, Mr James Paterson, and Mr John Leech are all well known in musical circles as vocalists of a very hiah-c’ass order. Miss Frances Harland/the organist attached to the Central Mission, is' also known as a player of merit. Then there ; were those well-known performers Miss : Ivy Mozengarb and Mr S. 11. Osborn, who , have earned a reputation for their elocutionary work. AH these ladies jind gentle- I men wore very successful in they carried out, and the audience were by no means content with the programme items alone. Miss Paine was the first soloist to appear, and gave a splendid rendering of Godfrey Nutting's ‘ Sing, Ring, Birds On the Wing.’ Mr Osborn has been heard before in the 'humorous recitation ' ‘A Denominational Garden.’ It was an appropriate selection, given in admirable style, and kept those preedit in a state of merriment to the finish. Mr James Paterson’s vocal selection was Sergeant’s ‘Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind,’ which proved to be a successful item. Miss Hnriand gave a fine interpretation of Dudley Buck’s ‘On the Coast.’ Miss Pridham sang Carey’s ‘Break, Break,’ and was recalled. B!umenthal\ beautiful song, ‘ The Message,’ was sung by Mr Leech with artistic effect. Miss Mazemrarb gave a musical monologue, a branch of elocutionary effort in which she is invariably successful, due title of the monologue was ‘ The Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ written hv Mrs Julia TTnwo. An instrumental quartet for cornets, ‘Town and Country,’ was very ably performed by Messrs 0. Judd, A. Gould. J. Canty, and A. Colvin. The Methodist choir, a large body of singers, who sang with precision and' effect under the direction of Mr T. Hoi gate, supplemented tho-above items with several anthems and part songs ,the selected pieces being ‘Praise Ye the Father,’ ‘Across the Bar/ ‘ The Sea Hath Its Pearls,’ ‘ Be Hot Afraid,’ and ‘Comrades an Arms.’ The 1 accompanist in nearly every instance was Miss Elizabeth 'Hartley, and Asa. Hol«;ate presided at the orga-