THE CARAiSDINI CONCERT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 52, 24 February 1880, Page 2

THE CARANDINI CONCERT.

The alove talented ompany appeared a* the Foxlon Ptililic Hal! on Saturday erening 1 , and were greated by a bumper house ; in fact, we have never before seen the large, hall 83 full as it was on the occasion. Notwithstanding the high prices fixed— 4s and 2-: — the settlers mustered from all quarters, ;;nd the front seats were literally rushed, being full long before eight o'clock. Those who renumber (he Cstrundinis in the good old days, whi>n the company included Misses Kosina and Fanuy, or later sill Miss Isabella, would regard it as somewhat emaoia:ed by their absence, fo' 1 whilst Miss Marie is in. many cases an excellent substitute for the rich soprano of htr eldest sister, we sadly miss the full, pure alto not'-s of Mi^s Fanny's voice. Never, probably, was there a famiiy which so fully sustained its reputation as bus the Canmdinis As eich member has come from the ob-cmity of private life on to the stu^e, it has I ecu to lake v front, place in the list of concert sing (:rs- Madame Carandini we have frequently heard, but never to greater advantage than oi >atui(l.'y evening. She was in splendid voioe, and fie hearty applause which greeted her, coupled with the inspiriting appearano- 1 of a full hoose, evidently affected her, for she threw hei^elf into her work with as much spirit as we liavo sevn her displiy before vtry much larger audiences. The audience were evidently in full sympathy with her, and as trim finished "The liaipthat once through Taw's halU," bro^iu out with a furious encore. To this Madame responded with " Gin a body," which literally brought down the house, for though it was an en core song, tho audience insisted on lu-r recall, the singer bowing her acknowledgments. Miss Murie Carandini, we need hardly say, charmed the audience to :i degree, ller voice is the purest of sopranos, and though its timbre is rather light, a few years will effect a great improvement in that direction. 1 ler whole appearance and style murk her as in every way fitted to take a ie. ding place in her profession. Balfe's romance, " Didst thou but know," her tirst solo on the programme, did not appear to ynit hot voice, bnt when, later injthe evening, she gave " O mio Vernando" (La Favorita) the au^ienoo enjoyed a grand treat, and rapturously encored tho piece, when the talented young lady cheerfully responded with, " I cannot mind my wheel, ni"ther."' Having heara Rosiuu Oarandini in the same .iong — and she sang it wi'h intense pathos — we were anxious to corin'.ire tin' voices of the two ladies, and it wa-, tlit.'U'f'M'e with very gnat pleasure we heiud iliss Marie (who accoiopauied herself) strike the first chorda of the soug referred to. The

first verso wan rather disappointing, but that was partly owing to a baby which kept up an int^rminrfblo noiso. Iv the second and third verses, the Singer completely electrified the audience, and tfo concluded, afttr hearing her, that the eldest nud the youngest sistors of this family may each hv » hand on the wreath of victory. Iv Mr Gordon Gooch W6 noticeJ v vistiin proveraeut, his English training having evidently given a polish to his style it «lid not posses previously. Hi< rendering of "The Flying Dutchman," "The Slave's Dream," and other songs, was grnrid. The othor members of the com pany acquitted themselves well in their various parts, and greatly nssi^ted the entertainment. The concerted music was very fine indeed, the laughing trio, " I'm not the Queen," being splendidly given. The ?oncort on the whole was such a treat as the people of Foxton have never enjoyed before, and we believe so plcfispil were they, that whenever the Carandini Company honor this district with a visit, they may be always .sure of as cordial a reception as that nccorded them on Saturday evening.