The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-10-12 00:00:00

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MR. T. AN-ANTS CO:ANII).CORCERTA,

The visit of the London (Jim: and Madrigal Union to
Weymouth was regardiol with great satisfaction by all
lovers of the lest English music, and Mr. T. Avant has
again confirmed hie position as one of the first of our
inneicievia who cater for the poblei etr, though we fear
that in • pecuniary sense the vi.ccess was not very great.
The concert of the morninz owl attended by • velect
number of the most Cathie:able of oar connoieeurs, and
the greatest delight was evezed. Truhn's humorous
uart song, "The Three Chef. en," awl Arthur Sullivan's
lovely lullaby, 0 ! hash thee, icy baby," were " re.
lunette for the eveniug. so delighted wine the
audience, and so anwillieg to lose the opportunity of
hearing them again.
'The evening coneirt was att. :Lied by a considerably
larger number, but there WS!, nothing like aeon •
"house" as ought to have %shambled. Yossibjy thit
was owing to the Sainton Dolby farewell having no
closely preceded the Wee l'oion's visit, no that each
had an injurious effect upon the sale of the tickets for
the other. Tinene runlet:woo should be avoided by our
muatclans taking a lesson from their own delightful art,
and taking their parts in "conwrt." However that
may be, them could be DO Jjuestion es to the thorough
beauty of every part of the Glee Union's troaL The
whole wee very evenly Wanted, delight being ex.
perienced at everything they attempted, and not only
that each piece was beautif ally prefoimed, so that there
was nothing heed:), to which one could give but faint
prate, but each performer kept his or her proper place,
there was no striving to out-cng each other, as Li too
often the ease. "Where art thee, beam of light r
was delightful y modulated, end the pianoforte meow-
pauiment particularly well harmonised. Mr. Lawler on
ouinruencug " Honour and Arms," at once commanded
attention by his etining notes. but some one said he
could even have thrown more energy into the
piece. "By Celia's Arbour" was • great sweets for
the male singers, the splendid counter-tenor if Mr.
Baxter hecj Particular'! Pure, cod the piece was
encored. r. T. Avant (received with immense
applause) next gave • pianoforte solo, Thalherg's
serenade from "lion Pee:mile," in which his
wonderful power of execution was displayed, and
even ordinary mortals, who generally get weary of "too
much piano," heartily ooaf eased that ID. Avant's playing
was so nice that they by no mewls found the piece too
long. Ming lane Welk sang "Should he upbeat.'" with
roguish 'rehear that much enhanced the effect, her
shakes were well sustained, end her upper WADS reached
with same, soda persistent encore wILI the result. "0
j hills 0 vales r Mendelasohn's four-put wag came
Mixt. It was delightfully rich and round, sad when we
say it was sung with true Mendelseohnie spirit, erery
Imunicinn will understand how great was the treat. Mr.
Coaton, the flint tenor, followed with "Whisperings
from my angel love, whine, although said to
,he a new fang by Land, struck some chords
of the heart self it had been an old friend. Avery
I pleasant change was next made, in the introduction
of a humorous maypole ditty of the old times, the spirit
of which, not to say the music, gave quite a relief
frem the abundance of eweetness we were flooded with.
Mr. Avant now appeared mem, and again the audience
burst int apple:me. His selection was a fantasia on
Der (Friesehu•s, most brilliantly and again meet liquidly
performed. Whilst Ilelesabig to Sainton's Addle we are
induoind to pronounce it the first of instrumental ; but
I when hearing Avant on the piano, how can we express
( our delight ? Applause was a :natter of course. All
, five voices in the View: now joined in Welibe'n "When
winds breathe eft," and how zephyr-like was the
singing, ho• it swelled into a gale of harmony! lint
our readers know the glee, and we will let them give
the mine to their faniy, as to exquisiteness of perfor-
nuinco, for they cannot imagine too much. This
, eloped the first part of the concert. After an interval
I the se ond part siummencied with Sullivan's lullaby,
jby speahl request It was scarcely no full of rest as
we expected, and was in fed, rather bright and cheer-
ful then somniferous "Now is the month of ()laying"
was very nice, and Mr. Land was very taking in one
of Love,', dialogue ballets "Oh ! 'tis time I should
talk to your :nether." He was encored and substituted
"NAP what are you crying for Nally ?" in which be
gave the last line of the verses "Oh I mother, he's
I going away !" with charming pathos and delicacy.
" Sleep, gentle lady" was next so beautifully
song by the male singers that it ought to
have ba-en enamel" Mini Wells, in "The Old Cottage
, Clock," proved that she had low notes in her voice
eleal in pini a to liar higher notes, and perhaps richer
and Intim. MJ. l'. Avant again iutroduail hineelf
amid app'suse. and played " Rule Illitenuia" with a
toilet, which mute than eatiefieil all. That charming
part son,: "The Three . thefers," with HA curious
efbets, was again wi 11 renewal, and Miss Wells created
quite a furore and lied to qield to an encore for her
rend, ring of the ballad with tho burden of "The Keel
Row," whatein her voice sounded very silvery, and her
intonation was perfect. Another storm of midair:a and
lover:dire encore greehol " Would you know iny
f 'elia's harms!" sung and sated with great spirit by
the four gentlemen, Mr. Land treating great ALDO..
inont by Lhoy penvisteet way in which he steak to "Mlle's
fifty.fise r Th., conned costeleileil with tin, madrigal
" •Itall rein my lady lair r and all snit home is-
ly pleased, ant quite eatisfitil that for a delieete,
olueste, theta( ill euterteinineut, they could always depend
on Mr. T. Avant.

M I .AIRE DOL/11-8 FAREWELL
Minlame Hainaut' Dolby, with rt number of lint-dam.
artiste., visited Weymouth aocortling to announcomeut
" 3.44 MA/. weak, and gave two roncerte, intended as
the mat aoatralto's farewell to Weymouth. A very
fashionable but rather select party areetabled et half-
poet to tt tha Royal Hotel, the hallratu of which
had ly.ce mewed for tic imamate *Ohm% that 3/r.