BALCONY SCENE AT A CONCERT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17569, 20 June 1925, Page 2

BALCONY SCENE AT A CONCERT.

SHOUT OF PROTEST BY A MAN. (Special to the “ w LONDON, -ipm 23. A new pianoforte concerto by Herbert Howells was responsible for a scene at the concluding concert of the Philharmonic Society at tho Queen's Hall last night. The work, which is of the strenuous rather than the engaging order, had been received with a moderate amount of approval, and the applause had subsided when a well-dressed man stopped to the front of tho. balcony and shouted in resonant tones. “ Thank God. it z over.” Tho effect of this v. as naturally a counter demonstration, and the composer and pianist (Mr Harold Samuel) had to come on again and bow their acknowledgments. Then the man in the balcony advanced to the front, again and renewed his protest—this time to be greeted with, cries of “Shut up!'* and also a cry of disapproval fi cm a woman ia the stalls. It is only fair to add. however, that the interrupter had the sympathies a considerable proportion of the audience with him. A humorist went » far, indeed, as to suggest that he J_serred one of the famous gold modalj r.f the society for so courageously ni.*« ing the general sentiment.