The Palmer-Beaumont Company

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 111, 7 November 1893, Page 2

The Palmer-Beaumont Company

. ♦ Rarely, if ever, has Feilding before been visited by a company possessing such talent and high musical ability as that of the above-named, who appeared in the Assembly Rooms last evening. The reputation of this company had preceded them, and; no doubt, there were many there last night who had, a number of years ago, heard Mrs Palmer (then Rosina Carandini) sing, and would on no account miss the opportunity of listening again to her melodious voice, independent of the other attractions. The Hall was packed last night with an enthusiastic audience, and those who were fortunate enough to be present will long remember with pleasure the visit of the Palmer-Beaumont Company. Space will not permit of an extended report of the concert, and columns could be written in praise of the different performers. Each item rendered was in itself a gem, and each performer came in for -rounds of applause. The opening quartette by Mrs Palmer, Miss Stirling, and Messrs Beaumont and Gee was beautifully rendered and quite roused the audience up ; and when Mr Barker followed with Ihe harp solo " Autumn " enthusiasm knew no bounds. A recall of course followed, when Mr Barker gave " Men of Harlech." Mrs Palmer was greeted with applause for her singing of " Home, Sweet Home." No praise can be too high to pass upon Mr John Lemmone's flute solos ) they were simply wonderful, and the performer kept his audience spell-bound. Mr Lemmone's reappearance was insisted on in each case. Mr A. Gee is the possessor of a g&nd baritone voice, and it was heard to advantage in his singing of " The Desert," the audieuce being completely carried away. As an encore he gave 11 Simon the Cellarer." Miss Stirling has a fine mezzo-soprano voice, with a wonderful compass, and she uses it with the greatest ease. " Kathleen Mavourneen " and " Twickenham Ferry " were capitably rendered, also the encores which the audience insisted on. Mr Armes Beaumont is undoubtedly one of the best tenor singers who has sung in the colonies, and is a thoroughly finished artist, His singing of "The Garonne" was worth travelling some distance to hear, and in the trio's and quartettos he was perhaps heard to even greater advantage, Mrs Palmer's singing of " Annie Laurie " in the second part of the programme was simply souUstirring, and something to be remembered. Thefluteand harp duet( Welsh Airs) played by Mes. srs Lemmone and Barker, was a lovely piece of music, likewise was the flute solo by the former gentleman •' Russian Airs " later on. The concluding item, a quartette by Mrs Palmer, Miss Stirling, and Messrs Beaumont and Gee (Dame Durden) was the happiest of the evening, and served to send the audience home in the best of humors, thoroughly delighted with the concert, and at the same .time longing for something more,