THE HOLY GRAIL.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10580, 8 October 1910, Page 1

THE HOLY GRAIL.

It is cunous that, except amongst * the leadeis of Tennyson's "Id j lis ot E c Kmg" 'and Goethe, this beautiful iomance b « almost ■unknown. Wagner has taken the version of the German 8 poet as the libretto of one of his most ■ famous diamatie operas, vvlnlc anothci following the older veisions' has been E Erven hy Mr Colin Sterne. This latter lias been taken for the English setting I bv Dr 1 H. E Nichol, Oxon , who has "» been singularly fortunate in his conceptions and natural m his effects Di Nichol is amongst tho most populai ot living composeis, and ha's given to the musical woild various works such as "Day and Night," .'Earth and Heaven," ',' Ode.to Music," etc His stjle is fice and natuial, never lacking effect, nor failing; to please hoth. singeis and hsteneis The above work, which has been undo! study by the Choral Society, has not, we believe been given in the Dominion as jet and hence some intciest is attached to M? perfoimancc of Tuesday week. lnc eight-part choius. "From Shades ot Nio-ht " is poweiful and effective, flooding with sound, as the rising sun, with his light, does the -world l'oi the sopi.mo sob Miss Allan, of Duncdm has been engaged, and if report speaks true she is fully qualified, while the othci parts will be taken bj Miss Glen, A TOM, and Messrs J C Dickson and A Glass, who will make their dobut m important work