ALEXANDER WATSON RECITAL

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 14

ALEXANDER WATSON RECITAL

A condensation, of Charles- Uickens's fine PrScriptions," was rendered by Mr. Alexander ! Watson during tho first half of tho programme. of his sixthW'',»»S'°, n," cltlllJ: eldI n ntoth ° tp C r val cert Charabor last night. After the interval he recited several miscellaneous, selections, which also pave good scope to his talent. They Included: "The Old Clock on the Stairs, by Longfellow; "Gemini and Virgo," by Calverley, '•The Elf Child" (Little Orfant Annie), by Whltcomb Klley; "Karly Rising" (an incident of the coaching, days), by John Poole. , A'■popular programme has'been arranged or thebest selections from Mr. Watson's repertoire for his recital, to-night, including scene from "Romeo • and Juliet" (Shakespeare), "Hunting for Ezra," the humorous scene from Barrle's "The Little Minister," selections -from A. A. Milne's works, "When We Wero Very Young," "Shut-eye Sentry," "Mandalay,._ and "Boots," by Rudyard Kipling, "Tho Flight of Little Em'ly" (Dickens), "The Two Captains (A H. Miles), and Mark Twain's hilarious nightmare, "Punch, Brothers, Punch." The last two recitals ot the season will be given on Monday; and Tuesday next. Monday will be a Kipling night, and a, popular farewell programme will.be given on; Tuesday. Mr. X J. Gravestock announces that there will not be a return season. ~-.'."y