ENOS BACON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 699, 27 December 1909, Page 4

ENOS BACON.

:-:;■ ■■/■■ THE./SOPKANO^MAN/-;:;' I ; ■ .Besides being an elocutionist nnd'moiK* : ' : - logue_ entertainer, of, considerable 'parts, v/v Mr. Enos;Bacou, who-made- his first-two' public ( appearances in" Wellington in the : >~ ifliicert-.Cliamber. of thb Town; Hall; me-' ■ rerday- afternooii ; andr : 'ov«ningV ii ''■•• j t Ji a §f»-'' of ■ startling ability; .-. At lie ~ V.M.O.A.' luuoheoii on■■.Fri- "'■;'! day- last,, .■' he', was :. ; the■':.guest ',■ ofv honour; v(Mr.; ; -,T.-;-'.G. :W.:'Altken '■' presiding),he .told -his hosts «iathe re-'' '■■'}'■ mem bered tho . discovery of his uniqm : ' : • talent at.a .vcry'early age.: At ten h« i; • was sent! to , worfcai %'■ colfiery, and, Inter,-"' when his- powers attracted the attention '■ of the public, and he had refused'yerj!;; ■> tempting oilers' to go on thft stage—he ■■■;' ■was■_ once.: offered,;«MiO a : week-rhe'de. ; ' cided Jo dovbt6 r hinisd)f'to itvangclistiflJK , : ' ;Work;v""' i -'' : - I '-;-; ";■■-.,■ " : ..':;.;" : i■ •. ■'■:■..'."•.-'/ ,; ' '.• a Tho':ConMrb;Chamb6r: Wi wollf filled:-:-'•' for .the.afternoon• rccilal.■ Tho Ron. , C '■■' -' M.: Luke, ..M.L.C.,. presided, VandVthcrt':-.'' ttoro also ptescht. on' tho' platforni the VS. s«\«;'Wr S. Potter,. C. A. Sims.' una C;~ --'V li. Ward.uho recital opened;with-hymns ' ,' and prayer, after, which 'the chairman in- ; '; ti-oduced;: Mr.s Bacon" to his '• ">■: Threo; items were included, in thc : nro< 'v> .gramme. _ There was first' c dramatic re..:' : " oital;.entitled:"Smiting tho ißock , ';', then''; : ' the song,"Babylon"! and.-lastly, a-pa> ->;■ j : H tlo r l , , rio ?? l<i BMii;i!trom' , -)ite,-'-:, entitlcd-v.,' Pluck. ,_Mr. IJacon's voice is certainly,'% ,unique.'.' He sings-.in a riofi and powerful,i," soprano, very,full: and :eipressive, with,■-•■'•■.■'■?' on the whole, an appreciable consistency ' : ,v in tho.:quahty of tone. produced.' •' -:':- ' : . In;the. evening,' af.S.ls, the Coriocrt. '"■(■■ Chamber wos filled to-ovcrnowingiviium. ;,; & bersjbtfiug turned: away.;.: During. ' th«/-'i-: courso, of..■• tho service,: Mr.. Bacon : sang i:-i' ."Sun of; My. So.uli".aud',ftlso contributed: ':' .'a .dramatic, recital..' "Ben Haizard," a'hd"'' ; '; a'; .pathetib . monologue •entitled'.; "The f■' NanT.', ••■. Mr. J. \y,. Carr' plttyod tho eocoinpammeiits. '.■,',■'■■■■'-. '..'; ■..:-.■■-.■;'; :}'■■■; '.-■?■:'■ Mr.;: Bacon also attended tho inomiiia ' 'service'.at : the Donald: JPLean Street.' , . Church .yesterday, and' sang tho -"Com- '.. ing of. the Bridegroom,"'and at.'thq.'evcn-';--fj-ing service in Vtho Webb-Street PritniHv* •■ Methodist, Church: ho sang ."The Kook. ofv,:-' Agcsi" Ho will givo his third recital in tho. Concert. Chaiubor this evening. -,-.',: - ; :