The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-02-19 00:00:00

GRAND EVENING CONCERT.

Oa Tuesday seeping lAA, • grand availing acamarer
under the distinguished patronage of L a'd and Lady
Allngton ((ricsbel). the Dowager Lady Gibson-Crsig
and the Mimes Gibson-Craig (Deane Court), Miss
Banks. (Kingstoe Lacy), Mrs. Lees (Briancro(t),
Colonel wad Mn, Paget (Park Horner), Mejoe-
General Maclean (Rowland.), Major and Mrs.
Turner (Allendale House), was given In the Corn
Exchange, by Mr. A. Fowlers (principal base sod choir
meeter of the Minster), assist by his male-yoke glee
cleat, acid the followag popular soloists :—Me. Martin
of the Guildhall Concerts (soprano); Mr. Alfred Wars.
ham, of the hi looter Choir (alto) ; Mr. E. Wsrebam
and Mr. A. L. Wareham (tenors), Mr. Stewart and
Mr. Towles (bees); Mr. Thorne, organist of Holy
Trinity Church, Weymouth (pianoforte, soloist end
accompanist. Mr. Fowles may well be congratulated on
the success which attended his arduous undertaking.
The *newt was both a musical and financial en can.
The attendance was very g rod in lead, the bell
being nearly filled, and all the (root sod reserved seat,
were occupied by many of the PrinciPd families of
the town and vicinity mooned whom we notioed—
The Dowager Lady Gibson-Craig and Mires Gibson-
Craig, Maj rr-General and Miss Maclean, Mire Glen,
the idioms Start, Mrs. and Miss Campbell, Mrs, Lie
and family, Mrs. and Miss Turner, Rev. C. Pmrst,
Rev, Fairbank. the Mires Thring. Mrs. Rowe, Min.
Brine, Miss Druitt, Dr. and Mrs. °feud, D.-. S.
Parkinson and Mrs. Parkinson, Mr. T. B. and Mr..
Rawlins, Miss Honshaw. Mr. and Mrs. Burns, Miss
Ox. Mr. Ford, Mr. E. T. Sudden, Mrs. Sudden, and
family, Mr. Bodley, Mrs. Ridley and family, he. In
commenting on the various portions of the programme,
we would say we consider Mr. Fowles was most
fortunate In securing the able seniors. of Miss Martin,
whose capabilities &a • vocalist are rich and rat', being
excelled by few. Her songs all met ted and received
encores, and were rendered in such capital style as to
make her a great favourite with the audience.
The duel In which she took part, "We Two," was en
especial favourite. The trio, " Dame Darden," was
well rendered, completely convulsing the audience.
The quartette, "Good Night, Beloved," composed
expreselrfor this concert by Mr. A, Fowles, was one
of the easing features of the evening, the light and
shade being well attended to, and the trio, " Fair
Flora," was exquisitely renders Mr. A. L. Wareham
very distinctly renderer) " me, Mary, ha ," and
Mr. E. Wareham sho esd himself to he no st-an.ner
with "Th. Death r,f Nreleon." "The Gauntlet t," by
Mr. Stewart, wee effectually given, and merit the
encore which it recAved. -The song by Mr. Allred
Worsham, "When the Tide Canes In," and the duet,
"All'. Well," by Messrs. F. Howell and Downing,
were each given with great care and precision. With
re.pect to Mr. Thorn* and Mr. Fowled, it would he
quite super goons on our part to make any comment
op their performances, they both being well-known
favourites in the county. Each and every memher of
the glee clam most ably sustained the parte allotted
them, and plainly showed their preparatiou to have
been under careful guidance. The glees were rendered
without any •••••ornr,--Arnont Tn. T A " aae
very good, and "The Yrting Musicians" wee very
taking. The class is eons POolla .4 the following mem-
bers :—Mesers. A. J. Elms. and A. G. H. Ward,
alit.; A. L. Wareham, F. Howell. Frond, and Jones.
tutors; J. Stewart and T. Downing, basses. The pro-
gramme was as follows :-
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--enit7,--"-kocturne " (G. Thorne) and
" Tantottelle" (lIoller), Mr. Thorn.; glee,'The Life.
boat," glee clan ; song, "The Bitter Land," Miss
Battiu ; song, " Trusty as Steel," Mr. Fowles;
quartet, "Good Night, Beloved" (comoovied expressly
tor this concert), Messrs. Ebner, Howard, Jones, and
Downing' Doug. "When the Tide Comes In," Mr.
Alfred tiritrebarn ; song, '[Addl.," Mtge Martin;
duet, "Alt'. Well," Mr. Howell and Mr. Downing;
song. "Th. Death Nelson," Mr. E. Wareham;
glee, Tbe Young Musicians," glee class; glee," Peace
to the Souls," glee class ; soog, " Hybrias the Gret.n,"
Mr. Fowles ; ettog, "Somebody's Pride," Miss Martin;
trio, "Fair Flora," Mr. Ward, Mr. A. L. Wareham,
and Mr. Jon..; song, " The Gauntlet," Mr. Stewart;
duet, "W. Two," Miss Martin sad Mr. Fowls,;
song, "Tell Me, Mary. How to Woo Tbs.," Mr. A.
L. Wareham ; trio, "Dies. fords.," lassers. Alfred
Wareham, B. Wareham. and Fowles; tnadrieel,
" Down Is a flow'ry Vale," glee class; "God Save
the Q noon •"