THE LYRIC QUARTET

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 16, 4 November 1927, Page 7

THE LYRIC QUARTET

Great variety will characterise the programme of the Lyric Quartet on November 10, The first of the five quartets to be sung will be ‘"‘Foresters," a rousing hunting song. The words a: familiar, being taken from Shakespeare’s "As You Like It." Then will come a quiet melodious number, ‘‘Every} Rustling Tree," very popular because of its beautiful harmony. ‘‘Laughing,"" as its mame suggests, is just one long laugh. It is never sung without inciting to join in, and laugh, too, for laughing is infectious. A touch of humour will be afforded by the singing of "Pussy’s in the Well,’’ melodiously based on the old nursery rhyme The Lyrics never fail to entertain with their singing of this number, In ‘The Soldier’s Farewell’ the quartet may be relied

upon to effectively demonstrate the beauty of the harmony of this weilknown and very popular song. It addition to these pleasing coucerted items Mr. Harry. Phipps, the first tenot of the quartet, will be heard in a solo entitled ‘Laugh and Sing," with its happy lilt afid haunting refrain, Mr. Will Goudie (bass) will contribute "The Stoker,’’ a rollicking sea song in praise of "the joker ‘who works with a shovel and poker." Well-known airs will also be introduced by the quartet. "Reuben Ranzo" another rollicking sea song which is always well received, will besung by Mr. W. Binet Brown (bass),while Mr. George Howe (tenor) will be heard in the well-known ballad "Mouttain Lovers," a song always populat with all audiences.