AMUSEMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 224, 27 January 1911, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

AX EXCELLENT? COXCERT. Last night a concert was given in the Theatre Royal under the auspices of the Xew Plymouth Licdcrkranz and Liedertafel. His Excellency the Governor, Lord Islington, attended by his aide de camp, Captain Shannon, and accompanied by the .Mayor (Mr. Tisch) was present. The outstanding feature of a particularly bright and varied programme was the singing of Mrs. E. C. Robinson. This lady's singing is not less remarkable for its music than for its direct and magnetic appeal. Mrs. Robinson sings with tremendous verve and abandon, and her artistry is unquestionable. In "Out - On the Rocks" Mrs. Robinson wag excusably nervous, but having given it with notable excellence she was recalled and presented with a magnificent floral tribute. Thereafter she sang with splcn- • did confidence. Her voice has power, resonance and a fine range, and in "She is Par from the Land" she greatly moved her hearers. Miss -Maud Rimmer's contribution, "II Bacio" (Arditi) was notable for the care given to its production, the ease of the singer, and her finished expression Miss Rimmer was most successful in her encore numbers. Mr. Von Lubbe, a pianist who expresses Himself with marked musical volubility, rendered a brace of his own compositions in a masterly fashion. In the expression of his own moods, Mr. Von Lubbe succeeds, and there is no doubt about his mechanical ability. Mr. T. Trcbilco sang Elgar 1 * famous "Land of Hope and Glory" with the necessary point, and his effort pleased the audience. Mrs. Wilkes selected Tschaikowsky's "A Summer Tale" and "My Garden," and both gave her an -■ opportunity for displaying the resource! of a carefully cultivated voice. Mr. T. Woodard having sung "The Mighty Deep" greatly to the liking of the audience, was even more effective in "The Diver," particularly emphasising the noble conclusion of a fine song. Miss Mabel Evans added some excellently, played pianoforte pieces, and the accom- '" paniments were played with the requis- '» ite understanding of the needs of each ;, occasion. The Liedertafel and Lieder- ( ,' kranz items were worthy expositions of i a particularly appealing type of concert* - ed work, and if one might select an itedf it would be the double quartette, ''Ban* ■,■' ish, 0 Maiacn," by the Liedertafel. The. ,& LiederKranz party gave, with delightful ' : effect, "Orpheus with Her Lute, and the male quartette, in Kinkel's brilliant "Soldier's Farewell," certainly achieved a triumph of melody. The Liederkrant, '■* in "Spring Flowers," brightened up won- ,' : derfully to the dainty item, and in Smart's "Evening" there was perhaps •■ less mechanism and more humanity than S in any of tne group of items. It is good ,S to have heard so excellent a concert, the * most notable feature! of which was the ♦ singing of Mrs. Robinson. , . The piano used was a Bechstein, "lent , for the occasion by 'Mr. Hoffmann. The Theatre was crowded in every part by a wholly appreciative audience. ,;