AMUSEMENTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 66, 13 November 1914, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

CHORAL CONCERT LAST NIGHT. There was a good audience at the Town Hall last night for the choral concert in aid of the British and Belgian Relief Fund. | There was an excellent choir and orchestra under the capable baton of Mr C. H. Lawn, and they did some very creditable work. The orchestra ■supplied the opening item to each of | the two parts—the grand march I “Majestical” and a selection from l“Lucrezia Borgia.” The choir gave 'excellent expositions of the choruses | “And the Glory” (Messiah), “The Heavens are Telling” (Creation), and “Hallelujah” (Messiah). The ladies of the choir were especially happy in their trios—“ Nocturne” and “Sprng Flowers.” The full choir also gave a tine rendering of the glee “Softly fall the Shades of Evening.” The gentlernen of the choir gave the trio “You .Gentlemen of England,” and were also I heard to advantage in the anthem “Injcline Thine Ear,” in which Mr Hale ;took the solo, and in the chorus to Mr i lanyard’s song “Drifting with the jTide.” Mrs -Hancock sang nicely “A Dream of Paradise,” Miss M. Hopkins 1 playing a violin obligato. Mr Will jHutchens gave a good rendering of j“My Queen.” As an encore he sang j “British Every. One.” an excellent patriotic song of his own composition, .with a line swing. In the second part he was even more successful in “I’ll Sing 'i hreo Songs of Araby,” and bis encore song “Waiata Poi.” Mr F. Goldsmith had a good military song in “The Song of a Gun,” and he made (ho must of it. Mr Hanford was encored for his humorous recitation “Farewell ye well Brother Watkins” and responded with “The Death of Paddy Clancy.” Miss M. Hopkins gave a pleasant rendering of Drdla’s “Dcnxieme Mazourka.” Captain A. Allen was in fine form and gained much applause for his recitations “The S-rap of Paper” (dealing with the Kaiser’s disregard of treaties), and “The Absent-Minded Beggar,” Kipling’s Boer war poem, brought up-to-date. He travelled the hall with Ins tambourine and collected a good amount. A good item was Mr Lawn’s cornet solo “Ave Maria” (Gounod), with violin, piano, and organ accompaniment. Miss Hopkins and .Mrs Thompson attended to the accompaniments in first-class style. Altogether the concert was a decided success musically and all concerned arc entitled to thanks for supplying a picasen a evening’s entertainment. The vicinity of the stage was dciurated with suitable Hags, winch were ii;o\ (led by Messrs R. H. Waite and Pobinson, Mr Truelovc lending a Belgian Hag, The piano and organ used ' V( ’re kindly lent for the occasion by Mr T. G. Grubb.