The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-04-21 00:00:00

CONCERT AND ORANA TIC ENTERTAINMENT AT
THE DORSET COUNTY SCHOOL.

The large dining hall of the Clounty School waa
filled on 6lioncley evening ladt by a faehioneble
audience, ion the ocandion of a concert and dramatic
entertainment given by the boy. and master. o if the
'chow', and aiwided in the ulnae:al part. by ...viral
friend.. Thew enterta. •ntoo at the County *howl
are alweym well carried wit, and are lowkidl forwerd
to with plosidure by the friends ut the wchool, kloonday'a
programnie wee no exception to the rule, in fact the
iwrforwance of the "Chimney Corner" was, superior
to anything we have yet even on the commodiow.
lame' which 1. fitted tap for the purpose in the Milico nia
ball. The attendance wee very large and it wan difli.
cult to accommodate all the volitow. .tmvorig those
who accepted inv itationd were the following : —The
Mayor of I horcheater (Alderman tiregory) and Med,
Gregory, Rev. K. C. Drury, Mr. Dymond, Air.,
Devemsh and party, Brooke and party, Mr.
and Mr*. A. Bankee and party, Malow.Gencral Hen.
bang, C. B. and Mr. Ihdl (Drucej, Mr. and Mimi
(linsge, Mr. A. Uenp, Ur. Mr.,, and Mimi Hawkins,
Mr. and )Ira. Pe Jillard, Mr: Dale, Mr. and Mr...
Hard)', Mr. W. H. Dunning, Mr. IL Caine.., Mr. W.
M. lAI.II, Mr. .1. C. Holliday, Mr. .1. Pope, Nl'. E.
Burnett and tverty. Captain klienwl, Mr. Hoyle% Mr..
C. Wheeler, Rev. 0. P._ Ciunbeidge, Mr. and Mr..
Marvin Lock, Mex. H. Ling, Mr. liddiaon and party,
Mr. and the Misers Symoncla (Nlotickton), H.
Smith and
_party (Stafford), Mr. C. Keel., Rev. H.
V. done.„ 3lr. A. W. Bdratridire, Rev. W. L Barn.,
Pr. Syn.. and party, Rev. W. Lock, Mr.. Reid Mro,
H. Syniond., Rrv. T. and Mrs Neave, Mr.. M. 'buoy
Mr, Scutt and party, Mr. and Mews Ca...', Mr. and'
Mr.. Stroud, Mr rhintuan (Troitoen), Mr. and Mr*.
Nutting, Mr. and Mr.. Cake, Mr. R. Fudge, Mr. .1.
M Fudge, r. C. F. Greening, Mr. T. W. Morgan, M.
Joehl,
The knit portion o if Pre evening'. entertainnwnt
°""Ai'ted of aPeorainme of vocal and iii.tnimental
fluidic, including wveral part seep by the echoed choir,
which ham been trained by Mr. F. H. Cliffe to • high
.tate of efficiency. Following wad the primers •
Part I. —Glee, The Lead of Riclimoied- Hill," the
14ek.,..1 Choir ; solo " I lavotte in
major," Mr. Sydney Smith; madrigal, " My Bonnie
Lass (I6th century), the School Choir ; song. 11r. K
A. Doniville glee, " Come o'er the Brook," the
Sehowl Moir pietp‘orte " Grand Gal,.
Chnometique," Mr. F. H. Cliff, ;kart song, "Th.
Wryer Hymn," the School Oboes.
The following friend. ...WA in tha part .4.r,.—
Mr. Sidney Smith, Mr. F. .1. Holland, Mr. X. A. X,
Doniville. Mr. S. C.o, Mr. .1. Legg, and Mr. .1,
Feacey. 1n thr rendering of the inset song. tlw excel-
lent quality of the boye voiois wadi very marked, a.
wee ala. their careful attention t.. the mark, ef
expreiwivou awl tteonductor'e beat. Mr. Sidney
Smith phowed he been sndowed with eiene 14 the
talent which ham gained for hie father, N(r. lloyton
Smith, an enviable reputation in the musical *oriel
He performed the gavotte in a very twiteful manner,
Id. ',betiding being remarkably gowd, and we du not
think we .1100 d he raid' in propliecying that Mr.
Smith will, as a 'celli.t, add further tante, to
family. Hi. remind effort waa • delightful derenade
by trounod. The effect of hi. pirera we.. greatly
enhanced Ivy Mr. Cliff.". careful perform/nice .4 the
acconipaninients Mr. Cliffe won a welldoweved
encore for hid.plendid rendering Lierrot difficult
Chronustepw. Mr. Cliffe peparsers unusual
skill aa a pianid, and the County ;School a fortunate
in numbering among it. madter. a gentleman do well
rill•lified to cultivate the iiiii .ical talent., of the boy..
Mr. Doniville, an old Ilurnovarian, had evidently not
forgotten hid unu..icsl training, for he wing Watson'.
" Anchored in • tsiodt artiatic manner, and narrowly
escaped an encore. The beet effort of the choir wax
undoubtedly Beethoven'. beautiful Ve.per Hy ,
which wa. loudly applauded.
Part 11. conoi.ted of a portonnance of ?Arlon
Craven'. drama of " The Cl ney Genic."
the meat eeriou. attempt the siwol haw. yet made in
the histrionic art, and the wavere which attended it.
production tea. Inuat gratifying. The piece wad
admirably dieted under the direction of Mr. H. A.
(fakes one of the maiden., who is evidently no noisier
in the *wk, to judge by hid own individual
mance in the play. We append the cadt
Probity, S. M. Wood •. Peter Probity, Mr. A. K A.
(kske. ; John Probity.. Mr. H. F. elide: Mr. Charles
Chitty )of the firm 4 Clwtty. File and Co. I, F. W.
Kerbey ;Sifter (ditto.). C. K Scutt ; Patty Prolotty(wite
of Peter), .1. I). Wallis ; :race Emery, W. F.
Th.' dehool IVIOOPOOMM a capita/stage, proscenium, and
equipments, and the piece warn daged in a
that did credit to all concerned. The brunt od tho
work fell on Mr. Oakes, vone of the tuaefenk who took
the part of Peter Probity, and whom he Inipervionawd

to the life. He enacted the part with real artistic
P kill, and with an rimy composure and noricAalamete
that proved him to he no novice. Peter had
ut stile istrtner in J. B. Wallis, who acted the part
of the Ad dame very cleverly, and who displayed an
intelligent grasp of the various situatiews. time
Emery had a dainty little. representative in W. F.
Wallis, and a trey charming young lady he made.
He speekehi lines with whniralele e mmmm ciation. Mr.
Cliffe gave a gentlemanly intern...nation of John
Probity. Mischievous o:d S as.. ably
represented by Wo. NIL win, d 11.11tYPfl all the evidences
of senility so retpii,qte for a go. s 1 e, 1. thi,
ditfimdt lan. The ..(her character., weee moderately
well ~uKtain.l. Taken we a whole, the piece wise A
gratifying mime..., and proved a seem, gr
enjoyment to the large andienee, who followed the
dirrin.•• incidems of the iday with Treat intere-t. The
Reassell-Wright itireadonasterl deserves great
that. .11," Pve Wing the many friends .4 the eirliesel
with. such a pleasant I,l*