JESSIE MACLACHLAN CONCERTS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
In another column we publish thefull programme to be performed at. Miss Maclachlan's opening concert on.Thursday night. Scotch naturally predominates, but "Killarney" and "Rule* Britannia" represent Ireland and England, and to quite believe, judging by the Press notices, that the great artistdees full justice to both. Miss Maclachlan always favours with popuiarn umbers as encores, and we understands :,!jhe, is remarkably liberal in this respect, Th-o following comments are from.the Melbourne "Argus" on Thursday night's programme:—The Town; Hall was well filled on Saturday evening, when Miss Jessie M&olachlan open--c't her season in Melbourne. When. Miss' Maclachlan appeared on the platform she was received with the greatest warmth by the audience, and her 'first.' song, "The Auld Soots' Sangs,'? by. Bethuiie, was punctuated by applauseat the end of every verse, iand it was, impossible to escape an encore. This. was "Comin' Thro' the Rye," and in it the singer displayed as much histrionic,, as vocal skill, and aroused the greatest enthusiasm. Miss Maclachlan's nexfr\ bracket- included a Highland lullaby,, in which she produced some most ex- - quisite pianissimo effects, and "Blue Bonnets Over the Border," 'which shesang with a martial vigour. The audience applauded tunuiltously, and won a vory sweet,rendering'cf. the pathetio: ballad, "Do Ye Mind the Lang Lang. Sjner'. Miss Maclachlan gave her Irish-frionds a treat by her beautiful" singing of Balfe's "Killarney," andwag' compelled to add "Barney O'Hea." In the second part of the programme she quite won the hearts of the older Scotch folk by her fine singing of anold Gaelic Waulking song, "Fal-aK al-o," and her encore, also in the ancient tongii3 of Scotland, "Ho ro monigbean dona Bhoidheach" ("my nutbrown maiden") provoked a storm of applause, and the singer was recalled, haff-a-dozan times. Scotch, Irish, and .English alike enjoyed and cheered to the echo the glorious singing of "RuleBritannia," with which the concert concluded. Miss Maclachlan has a fine, clear, strong soprano voice, and was. wonderfully -effective both in her softer passages and in vigorous and .stirring declamation.
The booking is excellent, arid thei-e is every prospect of packed houses forthe two Wanganui concerts.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12630, 18 October 1905, Page 5
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354JESSIE MACLACHLAN CONCERTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12630, 18 October 1905, Page 5
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