THE GWEN DAVIES COMPANY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10058, 27 July 1895, Page 3

THE GWEN DAVIES COMPANY.

This company tf artists, who arc open io# ihe Nsplpr season of three nighta at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening, have U'oelved rposb favorable cri jelsms wherever they have given their performances. The Post of June 23&h saya, in speaking of the entertainment;— The first part consists of an oiiginal musical sketch, In which Miss Davits, who is one of a famous musical family, and who will be remembered as a popular member of the Belle Cole Concert Company, takes the monologue. Mins Davles was knowu to us then as a sweet-voiced soprano vocalist, Last night obd revealed herself nleo as an elocutionist and mimic, proving bertelf posses?ed of a speaking vaicc. as pleaelug r»s her ainging voice, under complete coutrolj and capable of great gradation of expression and quaint humor, as well ns of marked dramatic and mimetic ability. The sketch is entitled "Township Tittle-tattle," and in it Miss Davles bits oft' happily tho eccentricities of provincial society, giving word pictures and lmltfUlona of the various chnrdeters, ond in the entieHainmeut given by the local magnate introducing tho various members of ber company as professional talent engaged for the occasion. Her recitals and songs created roars of laughter. The first of the "professionals" to appear waa Herr R. Ruhl, a trombone 8olol«t\ from tha Royal Conservatorium of Lsipzig. He played a very fine Concerto In B by Sacbse, nnd later Lii Diimbers were the beautiful "Am Meer" of Schuherr, and "Ihe Death of Nelson.'' Tbe trombone is not an instrument from which tbe average individual would anticipate pleasure in a solo performance, but Herr Buhl's plaj ing proved to moat present a revelation of its capabilities. With him every note was pure and clear, and he produced a delightfully soft tone, now delicate and coaxing, now clarion - like, but always musical — never harsh, always pleasiDg, The Instrument has never previously been so played in Wellington, ' and the cfiects he produced by double and triple "lipping" were marvellous. Mr M, Marcue, the company's tenor, sang " A Mny Morniug" (Denza) sn well that ha hnd to add " Across tbe Blue Sea " (Lord Somerset). On his oecond appearance he was recalled for " Sweet Marie," and responded with Cowen'a " I Think of all Thou Art to Me," which ho snog with po much passion that he had to repeat it. Mr Marcus has a line powerful voice, which he usps well, and a dashing stylo Herr Uondke, also of the Leipzig Coneervatorium, Is .1 good viola player. He is an artistic performer. Altogether it was a deligbful and refined entertainment, over which the audience were most en thnsiastic.