LIVERPOOL FUND CONCERT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17878, 26 August 1918, Page 7

LIVERPOOL FUND CONCERT.

There was the usual large attendance tt the Theatre Royal last evening on •he occasion of the ninth concert of tno jeries organised by Mrs Burnes-Lougn-nan on behalf of the Lady Liverpool Christmas Parcels Fund. The Christchurch Orchestral Society s orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr Alrrea Bunz, was the principal contributor to the programme, playing the overture “ Gaoriello ” (Rosse) and the ' Coronation March” from Meyerbeer s Lo Prophete"” in splendid style. Madame Gowor-Burns sang the aria Hoar Ye, .Israel,” from "Elijah,” and Tscha.iIcowsky’s “ Legendo.” She was in excellent voice and was twice encored, responding on one occasion only, when sho sang "Ho Shall I'eed Hm Flock, from “The Messiah.’ Mrs Vere Livingstone's pianoforte solos, Romance, Op. 28 (Schumann), and Leschetizkys Toccata were charmingly played _ and enthusiastically encored.' Mr Frank Charles fleered with his songs Ihe Lord is My Light ” (Allitsen) and ‘The Trumpeter ” (BLx). In response to an encore lie sang 4 The Blind 1 loughThe proceeds of the concert amounted to about £3O, bringing the total amount realised nearly up to the £2OO objective aimed at by Mrs BurnosLoitghnan to provide 800 Christmas parcels Tor soldiers at the front. The scries of concerts null be continued in September in Everybody’s Theatre m aid of the Red. dross " Our Day Fund.