JUBILEE SINGERS,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11396, 13 April 1899, Page 5

JUBILEE SINGERS,

The Princess Theatre was occupied by ft very large audience last evening, when a change of programme was presented by tha musical company who have already won golden opinions in our midst. Last night the audience was most demonstrative in its marks of. approval, and one or two ■of the items on the programme were redemanded with applause that was quite enthusiastic. One of the most fervently, applauded contributions w»3 Sullivan's "Lost chord," sung as a quartet for female voices, with the last verse rendered in chorus by the whole company. The beautiful prayerful passages of the number were sung with exquisite light and shade, and the whole number was interpreted with a harmonious effect seldom heard in any concerted singing. Madame M'Adoo, the lady tenor, with the others, had to submit to encores. Her sola wai "In friendship's name," which was interpreted with excellent effect, and she had te supplement lyjr effort by two other solos—viz.,

" Daddy's baby boy" and a jodelling ditty. Miss Lucie Anderson scored a distinct success in Arditi's song, "My ecstasy," and, aa an encore number, she sang "Maggie's cow's iir the clover." The jubilee melodies and plantation songs rendered by the company, jhowever, arc the characteristic features of these entertainments, and it is iv these that the peculiarly effective vocalisation of the singers is discovered to the best advantage. In the first part tho principal selections and choruses were:—"Hark! What mean those holy voices,'

"My Lord's writing all the time," "Tin winter," " Got you ready, there's a meeting here to-night," and " Shun old Satan." These' wore all received with undoubted favour, and repetitions were frequently insisted upon. The clement of humour introduced by Mr Jerry Mills (who was recalled twice for his highkick of 10ft) and the jugglery feats of Jalvan were, as hitherto, acceptable portions of tiie programme. The vocal contributions of Miss Marshall Webb, Mr R. H. Collins, Miss Joannio Robinson, and the quartet parties were all deserving of very high praise, and in most instances encored. , To-night the programme will bo repeated, n