MADAME AMY SHERWIN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6124, 10 March 1898, Page 2

MADAME AMY SHERWIN.

THIRD CONCERT. The popularity of Madame Amy Sherwin and the various artists who constitute her concert company is evidently increasing. The audience at the third concert last night, which included the Countess of Eanfurly, was large, and it was unusually demonstrative. Madame Sherwiu's fresh . contributions to the programme were " 0, Ma Babbie," and "If I Were a Lark," two songs by G. H. Clutsam, a young New Zealand composer, whom the singer has , been instrumental ,in assisting in England. The first is a quaint and original little nigger • croon song, the second a more pretentious composition ; and both possess considerable merit. Madame Sherwin also sang, by special request, Gounod's "O Divine Redeemer," and, as an encore, Lassen's "All Souls' Day " and " Little Bird So Sweetly Singing," for which, in response to a recall, she substituted "Comin' Thro' the Bye." Miss Kitty Grindlay wa3 encored for Hope Temple's "In Sweeb September" and for "Caller Herrin," and responded, respectively, with " We'd Better Bide Awee" and "Corns Lasses and Lads," . and Mr Arthur Deane gave " The Heart Bowed Down," from Balfe's Bohemian Girl, and "Memory," by Maud Valeric White, and " O Promise Me," by De Koven. The two latter, which were coupled, were encored. Together, Miss Grindlay and Mr Deane sang the duets " What's To Do," from Flotow's Martha, and "Oh That We Two Were Maying." Mr Alberto Zelman played selections on the violin; Mr Herbert Stoneham a flute solo, and Mr Szczepanowski a piano solo, all of which were well received, and the last-named acted as accompanist. At to-night's concert an entirely new programme will be submitted. i