THE SCARLET TROUBADOURS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 26 November 1908, Page 2

THE SCARLET TROUBADOURS.

I ■ Mr Ernest Brahscomb.e^ ;whoSis" iu-- „ . troducing ;.tb' :I :.li6li6n. : ;.ltii_e-:-'. r Searlet , • ■ "Troubadours," .'at: th^.Theatre. Rby-il ■ i on Thursday^ Friday;: i and ■ Saturday; *- : December 3rd,, 4th, ° and. :sth) is anxious : to make it 'kriown"-iKat : the-- style of ■- ' performance they giye^vmust:, not • bs . ; classified as f'vandßvWe 7 / ; r-.alrecog-\-. : nised; jn - this epuiitry. :'.x^-It : must;-b9 . ; \ granted that too -often ; when jnusieal . performances' of a mnsieal^eharactor - ' ! are presented to' the/public :thc. sin?- ' ' . ing is of a very, indifferent'^.nature,.nnisic .being'.aacirifip^v.-.iorvhtunpnr^.;-'.--Mr BranacomW^object jhas'been. to show how mtfcli'frnQrei.'aieceptable such ■ music can b&mSa?;when : interpreted by really good siiigers,: and to carty J this scheme into effect; he has only ' included with the M Scarlet Trouba- ; _ B dours" vocalists:; of --.refinement: and ! repute. Whether ; the Stem- be serious . , or humorous, tho samf-artislacifiiiisn t- will be found; to .stamp,. .their 'efforts f to amuse, and to this, 'and the npyei.y e they offei in costuming; ;'; acting, - s and singing their musical -; numbers, t much "of their success --must- be attrie buted. In alluding to these, .ptr-. e formances "one critic: writes:;— . It.ia . 1 a new departure f rpnLall cpnveat-.0ni.1 : forms, and first to laatvthereiia.not a■■■-,-dull moinent. Th^rt^iiigr *anc<s, s iest, and make merry -in / thorongUiy „ Y whole-hearted", f ashibnj ana provile a : t feast of music and: ; merrtaent.wh|ch a goes with brilliant sparkle from start , '• to finish." The box plan opens ,»t I Jackson's on.Friday morirmg; ■ . , : , e The club evening ,';&;, 'eonivectwn with the Nelson .College Old-; Guls . ..\sl s ciationw.ill.be-held^to^o«ow^en- o- ! ing. AU old.girls.are ata 'tend. '/' "'-'/ \ ' '.^'■■'-^r--' "' '.-'■■ , i- ThP oDera "Iho- Gondoliers," '- wSwa^ged^ o" Hall, Riclimond, last:. Saturday mght, a wUI be repeated on Thursday '• Sa prox.; P nbt Monday, .^previpasly f announced. •>'•.•' : ' .*' ; * :' ;