FISK JUBILER SINGERS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14868, 17 September 1918, Page 7

FISK JUBILER SINGERS.

A plea sarit ■ and yery excellcivfe yixxA witertauiment was given at the llioatre-. Eoyal last ni^ht by the Fisk JiAilee §ina:ers who were greeted by a l&rge mtcileiwo. 'The name df the comprsn-y brings bnck memories of. the original 'body of singers, two of whom arc-now l.pre. ■"Tho spirit and tradition of the mst'is maiiitniae'd-ilr.der the direction •of Mr. C. A. White, organist, pianist, ■and director and the'result is.-sat' sty-: ii\y in the iiinc:iiiy: of the world-famed choruses which had their origin in the: 61' d slavcHays. In the fiiist part, when the Singers were grouped about: an or■"■an that was draped with the Ameri- j can colours ■ they save flic choruses "Stool Awnv.'? '"The.'.Lord's leaver," "Good Npws" "He Moves," "Hard Trials'," "Hear Bern_ Bells'" -ana "Wit Anchor'Bye-aiid-bye'/" with others of a secular cbariK-ter, and the axidience <*nioved tiioiri 'all very much Indeed. The gW, "Medley of Popular Airs.'" full of colour, was particularly ■veil done., and ■an encore was responded to with tho inor'V minibnr (T{>}!, John." A clfver IreiVderinpc vris piveu of another p^ec, | ''Tho FJaVd"." In this part, "Mi- liarold Wiison, the 'iass. was lieniVl a «010,. "T'loral Pance." for lv^i^h b« ■vas recsillod, wber> ho san^ tclMassa's in >V Cold, Cold Gi-wl." • Mr. Mar- , shnll -"Palmer" sanp- "cfToctivp.lv two f'!«p,erJ.ntive sonccs, "CH t^^ Sliores of tin* 'i\e.Q;enn .'Pea" and "Anxacs "Every Oup.;" nud tlieir patriotic'^serit-iments 'made thorn very ::ccoptpble. Tfi? Bpur:mn. Miss Lpilf Wyburcl. won sne-j rr>ss -n-ith the solo c:Fdr tb^ Sako of +-b.e; "Pa«st"," nr>d -wbr»n ror>al!ed sanp: rT'ie| l>"nr Tattle Shn?nrofv." pooular: solo. t:T:<kft a Pair of Snar^nVEves."! ■was.robustly sung by Mr fsTTf. Pavnos.i Nvl-^ppi'liumoTons toucb.ps in tiio choruses! ■b?<i broujrht him undpi- spo.cia-1 no+'^-p-. His rpwavd was -i double encore. The pooond part'o^ the programme' wav-ohnracteri-se'd by variety. One op its featur-?? was wbnt wna oalled a. ho"ip scpria, thfi members of the comroinv''be-: inig sepn in a. room as a"family rajffhtl °ir when spending a musical eveninpr.' This introduced the. song, "The "Ros: arv," and sp^Hal lighting effects wcr^ mtnp'loyetl. "The company joined hai--' moniously in morn concerted 'piecos, ftiir! a male quartefte gave the okl favourite pieo'e, ■'■'Bingo,' 3 wif-h' no lack of jollity. Mr. Sid. Haynesstrengcliened his standing with his heivrers m 'liis_ ragtime-specialities, in which h« exhibited snap and. cleverness and""U-sed his voice,- which, is a good one, to advarrtage., Miss Clare Solly, '(contralto), Mr. 'Huntley'Spencer: (a plea«^ing terior),: and Mr. . Leslie. Belcher (tenor) slso contrißuted solos, /and were encored Mr. Palmer again ".appeared, an d, Ms treatment of the descriptive sont': ."Mater," givert- upon 'hfe';--being re/alied. was worthy df the nppla-use with >vhicb. it was received. •The company, will give .tiiotl?er entertain nwr.f tfKiiig'ht, with Tiii entin» change tv fji-oejramme.