THE AMY SHERWIN CONCERT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1791, 16 March 1888, Page 3

THE AMY SHERWIN CONCERT.

As giving the pabllo some idea of tho excoptioral quality of the musical ttea', announced for Monday next at the Odd fellows' Hall, we reprint from Thnraday's "North Otago Time>s " that paper's report of Wednesday evening's oonoert at Oamaru : —

Misa Amy Sherwin'a fame aa a singer preceded her own arrival bere ; henoe the nnaeually large audience that greeted her and her company at the Pabllc Hall last night. Her performances last night amply justified the hfgheat anticipations that had bfaen raised concerning the qualities of her voice and the excellenca of her art ; henoe aha will leave a greater and still more vital fame behind her, because now th« people know for themselves what before they only believed from the evidence of others, . . . Mies Shorwin made her firßt appearance well on ia the programme, la Eckert'a •' Swiss Echo Song," m which, however, Bhe did not make a particularly marked impression. Yet aho B^ng the piece with very great skill, and gave an exhibition of aomo of the finest characteristics of her voice. Bat boh the voice and the piece were new to- moat of the andieuce, and, aa the music has little, if anything, m it that appeala to the elemental feelinga of human nature, hence, we suppo3o what of nßtfotiveneas there was m the resnlt. Nevertheless the audisnee foil sufficiently under the spell of the Bicger to applaud her with sufficient spontaneity and persistency to bri'ig her back to tho footlights, when she sang with charming piquaucy the epigrammatic littlo ao.ig, "No, Sir." Miss Sherwin'a next song, "Lo, here the Gentle Lark" (v?ith a fljte obligato by Mr Lemmone), was an exquisite, a trans cendaat exhibition of vooil art. Fc *m the first note to the closing cadonza the execution waa increasingly wonderfa], and closed with a grandeur which made the audience literally tumultuous with delight and admiration. It was a piece of incomparable art, aud all who heard it will always remembar ihe singer as one of the unquestioned ' Q leeos of Song Mr Lemmone, for the wonderful way m which he accompanied Miaa Sherwln with his flute, jnßtly shared m the ovatlou given by the audience at tho oloss of the piece. In response to the enthuslaetta encores, Miss Sherwln sang with a delicate pathos the tender old song, «' Way down the Swanaee River," aud Bhowa that ahe has power to reach down to the deepest feelings as weil as up to the higheat pinnacles of an audience's admiration, The other pieces of the programme were given by Miss Fischer, Mr Stockwell, Mr Sherwfn, and Mr Lemmone, whose great skill aud success as a fhuiist we have alre3dy noticed. Misa Fitoher waa encored for each of her aongs, but indeed all the performers were encored — so well did all succeed m pleasing the audience. Beyond thfs we need not perhaps say anything In this connection except that, next to Mis 3 Sherwln, Mr Stockwell with hia fine tenor la the strength of the oompany. He is Indeed a singer of the first ordar, Last night h's masterpieces were, In our opinion, " The Maogregor's Gathering," and "I Love Thee Yet ;" of the former of these he gave Indeed a heroical rendering — a rendering rousing enong'i to fire tha blood of othera beside 9 Caledonian claneman."

Tickets for Monday's concert at Ashbarton can bo obtained of Mr H. M. Jocob, stationer, iSaat street, where a plan ef the hall m*y be seen.