Music

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 4703, 23 September 1904, Page 3

Music

(By "Kkynotk.")

Fixtures—

Town Band, Heretaunga street, Saturday evening next. Wat kin Mills, Princess Theatre, Sept. :-!oih. Hastings Operatic Society, Princess Theatre, Oct. 18th, 19th", and 20th. Band Contest, Nov. Bth, 9th, and 10th.

It has been pointed out to me that my description of Mr Watkin Mills' vocal range last week was somewhat indeiinite. What I meant to convey was that his lowest note is the third l! ilat l.ielow middle C< on the piano, find his higher note F above middle (.'• He lias thus a, range of more than two and a half octaves, and may be described as a " bass-baritone." This singer will be here next Friday, and "Kiynoto - ' earnestly hopes that the Hastings public will do something to | remove the unenviable reputation our | town has earned through "freezing" ' the best musical " shows that have I travelled hen;. Messrs Mills and Par- : lovit;-, during their New Zealand tour,

have received the highest praise from ; jouriMls in who&o judgment wo may | jiliif; implicit faith, i 'l'i.e Town Baud will plav in the ; luiiiii street next Saturday evening, ; ar.d will a.slc for contributions towards ' iln < oiliest I'miA. ; 1 'rarinir thai the orchestra tor the • i >|>i- -iti!- Society had e?; tame need prae- ; rjs-ii _ Dorothy," I questioned Mr E. • \ . i 'ids')!!;, the conduc-tor, as to its ■ membership. lie informed me that ; the i nili cii the players were drawn - froiii the 1 tastings Orchestral Society,

, with tho addition of one or two play- ( it.- from tho " Mlito'' JJand and Miss : Can,ion's Hand. Mr Hudson e\- ;> i, cssod himself a< .le'nehteit with the ; .. v, liii . .iivhesirai is shaping, Ho ( •.ii.-ii'i'ii : ,o to mention the courtesy of iho Orchestral Society in postponing : thoir practices till after the opera season. JI.-lean do iies/koj llit- great- operatic tenor, has opened a school of music in Paris. He charges the enormous fee of ten guineas a lesson. yi.*t is said to be rushed by pupils ! • That veteran entertainer, Mr <■> 11. ! Snazello, will revisit this colony early i next year. Ho proteases to be in bot- ; ter form ami better voice than ever. ' TUSSICUR A lias proved that it is a medicine of sjrrat merit—a k<ug healer, ' 22i