The Palmer-Beaumont Concert Company.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 109, 4 November 1893, Page 2

The Palmer-Beaumont Concert Company.

• This talented company will appear ia the Assembly Booms on Monday evening next. Writing of a performance in Wellington, the Post says :— A most ap« propriate opening was the " Blae Bells of Scotland," sang as a quartette by Mrs Palmer, Miss Stirling, Messrs Beaumont and Gee, and the harmonious blending of the voices left nothing to be desired. The applause was hearty, and they had to respond to the inevitable encore, repeating the last verse. Mrs Palmer was in splendid voice, and her Tendering of the solo, " A World Between " (Cowen), fairly brought down the house. It was, however, m her second song, " Home, Sweet Home/ that she achieved her greatest triumph, and it was a noble one. The magnificent pathos and depth of feeling infused into the well-known song and air entranced the audience and kept them spellbound, and there was a burst of enthusiastic applauie as the final cadences died away gradually. Mr A. H. Gee repeated his former triumphs, although in fresh selections. " Will o' the Wisp " (Cherry) was his first song, and it was rendered with splendid expression, the glee of the imp being particu* larly marked. He subsequently sung •• Let Me Love Thee " (Arditi). It is a beautiful composition, and was sung with artistic effect. In response to a persist* ent call he sung *• Simon, the Cellarer." Miss Maggie Stirling fully sustained her high reputation as the happy possessor of a pure and highly»cultivated mezzo* soprano voice of great power and compass. The flute solo of Mr John Lemmone and the harp solo of W, T. Barker were highly appreciated, and each item encored.