PAUL DUFAULT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2933, 20 November 1916, Page 3

PAUL DUFAULT

FINAL CONCERT. Mr. Paul Dufault gave the final conert of his farewell season on Saturlay evening in the Town Hall. Songs if • battle predominated in Mr. Du'ault's portion of tho programme. The tenor opened with the aria, "Sound an. Marm" (Handel), a most- inspiring' rail to'arms. His best number undoubtedly was, "Tho Tnimpeter"_ (Dix), in which the magnificent qualities-of his voice were used with fine effect.. Mr. Dufault was repeatedly encored, and in responding he generally sang numbers that ho had been: requested to favour the audience with. With Miss Pauline Bindlcy he sang in a.duet from De Koven's opera, "Robin Hood." In the, second portion of the programme he gave "Sacrament" (MacDermid), "Au Pays" (Holmes), "Reveille" (Oliver), "If Thou "Wert Blind" W°hnson), "Si J'etaes Jardenier" (Ciiaminade), and "The Trumpeter" (Dix). The audience applauded insistently after he had sung "The Trumpeter," and among the encores'" were given tho "Marsellaise," much to their delight. Miss Paulino Bindley 'dang delightfully. ;Her songs were:— "Card Nome" (Verdi), "Down in the Forest (Ronald), "Just" (Bradford), ' and "Poor Wandering One" (Sullivan). Miss Florence Scapini, the, talented 1 violinist, played "Souvenir" (Dedla), 'troys .of- Love" (Kreislor), the finale from the "Spanish Symphony" (Lalo), and a "Spanish Dance" (Sarasate):

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