MR. HARRY DEARTH
A SINGSK AMONG TEN ■THOUSAND. " Mr. Harry Dearth once mora subjugated 1 a laige audience at the Grand Opera House on Saturday evening with his excellent art. We have had good male, ballad siagers In the past, in such vocalists EU3 Ksnnerlv Rumford, Peter Dawson, and 'William Ranalow, -but net one^of ■ these embodied so many virtues in the vocal art as docs Mr. Hairy Dearth. 'Allied to a, ringing rich baritone voice of great raage and fine texture, one finds in this (ringer great stores of humour, pathos, dramatic power, and magnetism. At Saturday's concert, Mr. Dearth, who had operatic experience with Sir Thomas Boecham, sang the prologue from "I Pngliacci" with all the' ffe«lth of feeling and power that his equipment offered, inventing the actor's appeal with a graco, dignity, and sympathy which interested and charmed throughout the number. In response to a t storm of npplauso Mr. Dearth pang that tender little gem of song, "The Fortune Hunter." and once moro Hedgcock's wonderfully photographic setting of Kipling s "Mandalny," which the baritone ■ sing* with force and conviction..' Tn the second part Mr. Dearth introduced a new and ■cstrcmely beautiful ttillad entitled Isohel" if. Bridge). "The Blind Hough-, man,".'JOld Barty," ''Tommy, Lad, ."The-Company Sergoartt-MnpT quest), "A .Binder. Courtship." Whilst ■Mr Dearth is inimitable in theso songs,it is noticeable that his encores are invariably items lie has already simp-over land- over again. • Being the singer he is, midienccs would prefer to hear hint in a few sonjrs outsido those, lie has nlrwy sung in Wellington.'Ae ho is teffivo two wore concerts in Wellington at the Concert Chamber, it is hoped that the modest request will bo granted, Also a revival ovthoK) charming songs of Dasthope -Martin's "Tlio Wayfarer's Night Song" and "The CroWn of the ieaf would be welcome. ,Miss Caflien Inn at the niano, played Chopin's "Ballauo in A Plat"- with gi'ttco and bi'illlancy. ami was also associated with Mr. Harold Beck, the promising 'cellist, in Davidoff s "Am Sprlngbrannen" and "Lo Cye ll *., Among other numbers. Madnmo 'Marie Power, tho Tunoesqiw contralto ■of the company, who. has become extremely popular with audiences, sang tho aria "Softly 'Awakes My Heart," from SfllntSaens'n opera "Samson and Delilah," so v woll that sho was accorded much nnnku<;e and in Teturn sang "Tho Great est Wish in tho World"- and 'The Little Silver Kins;" (Chaminndo), which she sings a/ liftlo better than any other number in her repertoire. In the second part her items were "Sink, 7?c<l Sun." to which "ho responded with "I Passed by Tour Window. Miss Jilts tastefully accompanied the singer, _ t Two pxtrn request concerts in the Concert Chamber .are announced, the proErammeS to include numbers selected 'from tho hundreds of requests which have been received from the public hy Mt. Dearth during his stay here. Lady Liverpool and a largo party from Government House wero present on Saturday evening.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 27 October 1919, Page 7
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485MR. HARRY DEARTH Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 27 October 1919, Page 7
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