The Cornwall Concert.
A holiday auuienco greeted C»*v wall's Banjo, Mandolin and Gulim: Club at the Theatre lloyal on Monday night. The club has always bueii popular with the .New .Plymouth public, and it is doubtful whether they ever received better return for tfleir patronage than on Monday night, the concert provided was in u\ery way excellent. -Nothing could be better in the way of music from stringed instrument than the various selections by tile band, and the banjo items were ulso much appreciated. Hearty applause greeted Hie opening selections, ami as each one was ren'lered the audience grew more and mora demonstrative in their approbation, and people, and players were on tile best of terms right through liie evening. Thy full band selections which seminal to earn the warmest appluusw were •'The Darkies' lireuni," "1101110 Love," "Popular Melodies," and "The Grenadiers' Uarch Past." In every one the musicians played in splendid time and lime, a result which must have been pleasing indeed to the promoters of the band in the first instance. The banjo quintette, played by Messrs l'\ Cornwall, Medley, ISayley, ltoss and Ulwlcombe, evidenced much skill and teclmicpie. Those who flock to hoar I ravelling musicians, and, neglect our own local talent, missed some pianoforte ami violin solos that were well wonJi especial remark. The piano-fm-h- solo by Mr 11. .1. Cornwall,
"Aiiliordeniiig /ainc Tun/." (Weber;, was an exhibit i,,,, „f Ki.il! ; ,„i| t |,,|i. '■"-.\ <>l l.meli lli.il, iuis a rare lival "'"I I"' h-a,I lu respond l„ „,, <.,„.,„.,'. "'Hi Nrhurtteiiku's ■ Polish Hanre" ••'■ I" 1 ' 1 '- which, 111.,. i, H predecessor ue<ess,l,,hM eareial and artistic '•'■.•aiinei.t. In the second , lal . t 01 - Ihe programme a violin „,,[„ ••p"ilUi Air Vuriod" (He Ueriot) |.,y Mr i<\ Cornwall was an especial treat, some most dilhculi. passages being rcmler'•■u with such consummate skill and «■' «wivl.li- us i„ make a recall inevitable. In Ins second effort Mi- Cornwall favoured the audience with a classical solo, a serenade by Picnic, excellently played. The .j,., sl V( ,cul item was a duet by .Messrs K. Cornwall and ylclOweu, who treated ••Albion" in a style that left no room for complaint, the voices blciulinjr most harmoniously. Mr Cornwall appeared also in the solo "The Message," which l-eceived the unanimous plaudits of the house. .Mi- MeE wen's second ell'ort was a solo •'Angels t.uard Thee" (tlodard), a song that suited his well-trained voice to pericction. Mi- l-\ Cornwall supplied a violin obliguto. Airs A. 10. Kykes' singing of "tSoml-Hye" (Tosli; was greatly appret-ialutl, this comjiosition giving excellent opportunities lor (lie display of her well-del,-loped ,a!ents. •Miss Oladys Cornwall was most suceessml in all her numbers, which wen- given in lier usual style, witii a sweetness ol expression and fulness oi voice that moved the audience to I'ound after round ( ,f applause. •• Sim , urn to .sleep." and "Oh. that we (wo were muyiiig" were perhutos her best, but "The four-leaved clovW" and a plantation melody (with wflilch Miss Cornwall responded to an encore) were also charmingly sung-. A humorous sketch caused great laughter, The accompaniments in such n performance as this are, of course, all important, and in this no built could he found with the sympni liefie accompaniments played by Mr H. J. Cornwall, on & fine Hopkins;m piano lent by the Colonial Piano Company!
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 77, 5 April 1904, Page 3
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547The Cornwall Concert. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 77, 5 April 1904, Page 3
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