HADYN BECK CONCERT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 31 August 1908, Page 5

HADYN BECK CONCERT.

A UNIQUE TREAT—TO-NIGHT!

The box plan for the above has been filling rapidly, and all appearances indicate that a bumper house will greet the bright little Wanganui marvel at the Opera House this evening. Haydn Beck is a happy, cuily-haired, handsome boy, who thoroughly enjoys his playing. His ochievements since the age of cix are believed to be; with a parallel in the_ world's history of child violin celebrities—certainly, unsurpassed. The object of the concert is to raise *fiuids^for/a.^dturo',potitiiienWL^Tatning7.'': ing,; which has -been ;seriously' r ady;ised by the world's twogreatest' violinists^' Kubelik arid Marie Hall. Thatt the boy is a clever natural musician there is no doubt, and he will amply demonstrate hia ability to-night. The piece de resistance will be his Becond riumber of three movements, I>e Beriot's " Seventh Concerto," which gives ample scope for a bi'illiant display. A musical enthusiajst declared; at a, re^t cent concert that he had come ,6^*^^ or eight miles, and after hes*^™ numbei- "was quite sati^^. if h g weT6 not to hear any. ore . i t was worfch the money. s, lO ne." The items to be given b.y the vocalists—Miss Towsey (sopr?.^), Mr R. Ellwood' Airey (the by<lney tenor), and Messrs Herbert Gordon and E. H. (bassi), the iMelba and Tettrazzini"records," as well as tha.^est-of.the boy's programme—are given in the advertising columns. Mr Stewart Austin also, renders a pianoforte solo. ' "