St JAMES'GUILD.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 924, 4 July 1891, Page 3

St JAMES' GUILD.

A concert followed by tableaux vivants, was given m the Southbridge Town Hall on Thursday evening, for the purpose of raising funds for the above Guild. There was a good attendance, the front seats especially being well filled. The programme commenced with an Overture, played by the Leeston Orchestra) Society, under the leadership of Mr Hutchens. The msmbers present were the leader, Rev E, Whitehouse, and Mr G*tas, violins, Mr Barker, double Lass ; Mr Hammond, fluie ; Mr Blyth, cornet, and Miss Lunn, piano, and their two contributions added greaily to the enjoyment of the andienoe. The other instrumental numbers were a cornet solo by Mr Blyth, a piano solo by Miss Fitzhenry, a piano duet by Miss Willis and Mr Gates. In the vocal part of the programme, the newly formed Southbridge Glee Club made its first appearance m public. Under the energetic tutelage of Mr Gates, the club has bean sedulous m practising gleet and part songs for some little time past, and the two numbers, " New Year," and " All hail, Thou Queen of Night," were excellently rendered. Mrs Murdoch was hardly heard to advantage m her first song, " Love's Sweet Song ;" she waß apparently nervous, and was much more •successful m her second number, " The Fairies," which wag rigorously rede | manded. Miss Lunn aang with great expression " I cannot mind my wheel,'' ! and later on delighted the audience with " The Miller and the Maid," which was encored. Miss Gabble's pong, •' My Lady's Garden " was a'so expressively rendered, and was much appreciated by its hearers. The two male voice solos were entrusted to Mr Yates. He sang "The Monarch of the Wood," and •' Galloping Jack," being perhaps slightly more successful m the latter. Both however, were well and carefully sung. A series of tableaux vivanti succeeded In the first, " Where are you going to, my pretty Maid ?" the characters were •ustained by Miss M. Inwood, Messrs Porter and Claud Willis. "Jesses Dream" was represented by Mrs R. Inwood and Mils Warrington ; " Three little maids from school," by Miss Whitehouse and the Misses Gates ; ' Gipsy Girl ' by Miss Gabbie ; < Three old maids of Lee/ by Miss M. Inwood and the Misses Warrington ; ' Faith, Hope and Charity ' by Misses Fitzhenry Edwards, Warrington, Inwood and Simpson. In all, careful attention had been paid to correct dressing and posing and the result was eminently satisfactory Possibly the fourth, m which Miss Gabbie, as the gipsy girl, sang a gipsy song was one of the most effective, but where all were so thoroughly well and artistically rendered, it is difficult to particularise any as being especially good. We are pleased to learn that when the accounts are finally made up there will be a handsome balance m favour of the Guild's funds.