The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-21 00:00:00

. J. Robinson

Glee,—.Good blight," .
Full Orchestra and Chorus.
The quadrille with which the concert opened was the
one now "all the rage," having been composed by Den
Godfrey in honour of the approaching marriage of the
Princess Louise with the Marquis of limns. Bverybody,
of coarse, is loyal enough to approve the match, and
was pleased to hew the graceful wedding of national
airs which the celebrated oomposer has accomplished in
celebration of that allianee. Ths chorus then appeared,
tbey and the instrementalists completely fillies the
platform, and gave in ernwert the old and favourite
' India drum" by Bishop. It is • very pleasing earls-
'ion from the reenter run of glee compositions. Oar
old blend Mr. Frank Holland then appeared in character
to tell the geology's disasters that befell a young man I
on going to • christening partY,lwhereat there was great
laughter, for it seems to be dreadfully natural to take
delight in the tronbles of others. Kr. Tads next sang
a sentimental ditty of rather above the average mar%
sod no doubt we shall hear it whistled by the bop imig
matches it suns, by bigger folk in the streets Per
some time to come. Then fame another of Bishop's
Uglily' composition/ "Apollo strikes the lyre," with
full orchestral accompaniment, and the Paganism of
the words is fall/ outset by the excellence of the musk.
The "new man, Mr. IV. H. Brown, then appeared, to
sing the grotesque story of "The House that Jack
, built," with full-length illustrations; and the old tale
'of the malt, the rat, the cat, the dog, tho cow,
tbe meidea all forlorn, and the priest all
and shorn, he., created great fun.
Coots's new welts "The loopy' of flowers," capitally
played by the bend, concluded the first part. After •
brief interval the instrumentalists re-appeared and per-
formed a grand selection from the operant Masaniello,
with solos for violin, cornet, clarinet, and flute. This
Is an opera much liked, and the selection embraced
its most popular parts. The violin and cornet solos
merit ispogia mention, being given with exoellent
effect and style. Mr. Tails gave an amusing song "The
Alphabet of sweethearts," describing how a young man
was jilted In devious ways, by sweethearts whose nurse
ran through the whole alphabet, No that he was lett in
• very diesonsolate stets- There was great applause
and cries of encore, when Mr. Tads responded with
"My Mary Ana," • ditty ef even more &actg. A
prettilrphrased part song "Sir Knight, oh, whither
away" was next given by the choir ; and than Kr. B.
Hayman sang • new patriotie song " Our country and
our Queen." It is • capital song for ths times, and
both the sentiment and the music are good. "The
winds whistle sold" has long been one of our most
popular glees, and the choir now slog it. Mr. F.-
-Holland then promoted • little more of the humour'
in " Sorimehiag new relating the amulog 'adventures
of • countryman and his Wife in Loadon. This OM
persistently emoted, and the singer returned and gave
"fresh 'an" with equal lltishotioa. Band and
shores now combined to give Mr. Bobiason'a "Dawn
of Day" plop, and It 111111 without doubt the (restart
sumer of the evening. It le a Ira-rate plop, and
Amnia be is every young lady's collection of deems
made. The Aosta( pees was the glee "Good night"
by tits f all orebesara and isharns, whisk was well diWOG
sal as the andikaas nee is leave the bead loyally
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