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

THE 11188E8 ROBERTSON'S FAREWELL CONCERT.

Lovers of music in Weymouth experienoed • nob
musical treat on Tuesday evening, when the Misses
I Robertson gave their farewell conoert In the Royal
Hotel Assembly Rooms before an extremely large
, audience. The MUM ROble t• 006 are ever favourites
with Weymouth audiences, and, on learning that they
were making a farewell tour previous to retiring from
1 the profresion, Mr. Wheeler lost no time In securing
them and their talented party for one cornett here.
Upon being announced there was • great demand for
ticket% and consequently on Tuesday evening every
available seat In the room was occupied, more than
I two-thirds being reserved sesta alone, many persons
ooming from Dorcheeter and other places for the pur-
pose of hearing the Mesa Robertson for the last
time. The following were the artists* :—Miss
Robertson (sorsoo). Mies Fanny Robertson (con-
tralto), Mr. G. H. Welch (tenor), Mr. F. Barrington
Foote (bus), Mr. Howard Reynolds (cornet), Signor
Tito Mattel (pianists). To ensure the mouse of •
concert of this kind it is always necessary that there
shoulg be a really good pianoforte, and with this end
In view Mr. H. Wheeler secured a Pleyel and Wolff's
Grand Concert Pianoforte. The instrument was •
magnificent one, and perfect in tune. The concert
commenced with a trio, "Come May," by the Mimes
Robertson and Mr. Welch. It we. exceedingly
pretty, and WM tastefully rendered, but did not afford
much coops for the audience to judge of the voices.
Great things were expected of so well.knovra a gentle-
man as Mr. Barrington Foote, and the audience were
not disappointed, for he rendered "Leaving and
Loving' in a manner which drew forth hearty sp.
planes A comet solo (' Sono:timbals ') wee the next
item. This was played faultlessly, and at the close
Mr. Howard Reynolds wag encored by the delighted
audience, but he simply bowed his acknowledgments.
The oil English ballad, "The Three Ravens," was
then exquisite'y sting by Mills Fanny Robertson, and
although heartily reciensanded the call was not
responded to. "Fat D own • Valley Lonely" or..
then carefully sung by Mr. G. H. Welch, but some-
how be did not come up to general expectation, still
he has a very pleasing voice. An Italian sir with
variations, " Nel Cm Pitt Non Mi Sento," was sung
by Miss Robertson. This was an exceedingly difficult
thing, but every portion was faultlessly executed by
Mir Robertson, whou lovely voices kept the audience
spellbound, and the hearty and continuous enplanes
at the close testified their approval. Signor Tito
Mattel then played • pianoforte nob oof his own corn.
position. which WA followed by the song "Three
Merry Men." by Mr. Barrington Foote, and the splen-
did manner In which he depicted the fortunes of theses
three woo thin created • storm of applause, and to
dole Mr. Barrington Foote responded by singing a
verse of another song. A duet, "The Venetian Bost
Song," by the Misses Robertson, through some
unaccountable reason did not appear to be greatly
appreciated, although beautifully sung. This brought
the find put of the programme to • clue. After a
short interval the sewed port cornadooei with that
, ever popular Scotch duet, "The Keel-row," and In
I this the Mimes Robertwo appeared to mat advantage,
and were enthusiastically moored. They responded
by singing • portion over again. Mr. Howard
Reynolds gave another of his sublime solos on the
cornet, this time " Hungarian Abe," whial we.
equally as well liked am hie fired performance. The
ballad, "Corn, into the Garden, Mend," wee well
rung by Mr. Welch. Miss Fanny Robertson then
sang" Punchinello," which suited her voice capitally,
and • hearty etc ore was the result, to which she
responded by singing another song, "The Brave
Vigil "we. splendidly sung by Mr. Barrington Foots,
and, although twice recalled, he would not submit to
the infliction of having to sing another song, end only
bowed hissoknowledgmlats, to the manifest disap-
pointment of his hearers. Another beautiful cornet
solo having been given by Mr. Howard Reynolds,
Miss Robertson sang "Going to Market " in beautiful
style, and, being encored, gave "Within • Mile of
Edinboro' Town," which we. also vociferously
applauded. Mr. Welch sang" rho Thorn" in goof
style and obtained his first encore, and gave "The
Anchor's Weighed," which he sang considerably
better than any of his redone songs. A Rivederci,"
a humorous finale, sung by the Misses Robertson,
Mr. Welch, sod Mr. Barrington Foote, brought one
of the beet concerts ever held in Weymouth to a close.
Mr. Wheeler is greatly to be congratulated on hie sue
cue in arranging such a capital evening's enjoyment.
The full programme was m follows :
Part I.

New Trio .. . 'Come Hair
i'v;klb.
Soot.' Les,ing y 4 Lwies • ..........(Manials)
Mr. F. flarrinaton Foot..
Solo cornet
Mr. Howard R•rnolde.
no Throe Ravens ' (Old English)
Mire Fano. Rgheriam.
......smg.'For Dims • V d'cr L,a.17 (Allen)
Mr. 0 H. Via,ch.
Air with Tarlatans,' N-1(lor pi u on ml oesteiio)
HA!wren's.

fir Cildtutt••
(Mattei)
S°l° Disa°l°llC b '
Renror Tion

Smag ...... .... —.......
*Three Merry Men ' (+ocored) .(Molloy)
Mr. F Barrington Foote.
Duet "nu Venetian Blet Slog '(by desire) (Blumenthal)
Mane Robertacn.
Part 11.

Dad.. 'The Irmil-rlw' (neva) (Sootch)
.11liss•s Rohertmoo.
_ . _

lo cornet ....... Honearlan kri .(Horanzi)
'Mr. Howard R•ynoldn.
Ballad... ...... 10.0 th. Garden. Maud .....
Mr. G. It Walch.
Punchinello' (ase-rod) ......
Mu Faun, R,hrtsoo.
Sung 'Th• Bray. Viol • (F. L. Roecka))
Mr.?. Burinaten Foote.
Solo caraet • Towle a a Ira-swell '...(Lady Malaria)
Mr. Howar I Reynolds.
Soog.Oolnn to Market ' Mahn
Mini Itiberteon.

13. mag Th;"fhorn— ren-eored, ......
Mr. 0.0. Woleb.

'P. Rivederei ' (Pinson)
kisses R,bertsoni Mr. Welch. sot Mr. Barring ro Foot*.

PORTLAND.

Aggirtt Or Cogvicre —On Tmeday afternoon •
Party of cTorictr in charge of warders arrived from
Dartmoor to serve out the remainder of their term..
THE EASTON Aim CROUCH Hors EXTISSION RAIL.
WAT.—The Easton and Church Hpu Extension Bill
was real for the first time in the House of Commons
on Monday.
Titg Brom—Daring the heavy gals from the
south-west on Sunday • schooner got embayed in the
West Buy, and at one time it was feared that she
would oome ashore. and the coastguard got out the
rocket apparatus. Fortunately the vessel "pomaded
In tacking, and g t round the Bill and into the Roads.
A LONO SIDITINCR—Ou Monday morning an old
man wee liberated from the Convict Establishment
who had undergone 20 yaw penal servitude. He was
sentenced for life for throwing • woman over the
cliffs at Gibraltar, but his uniform good conduct bee
earned for him • ticket of leave, together with about
£6O to start life afresh.

MISSING COLLITTOIL —A rumour has gained
currency that the rate-collector of the Mud, Mr. John
Stone. of Euton. bee ab•onoded. and that that* are
considerable deficiencies In Me accounts. Lest week
the Local Bowl discovered that there Were irregular-
ities In the aocounts, and, witting In committee,
decided to suspend, and on Thursday arming the
crier WIMP sent round with the intelligence. On Fri.
day Mr. Stone wee ensued in collecting the poor-rate,
and on Saturday he left the Wand, and has Dot since
been heard of. The affair has caused considerable
eseiterneat throughout the Wand.
THS CHANNEL PQOADILON.—T•O Channel S,Adrall
has been ordered from Sardinia to Malta, where, if
Deosssary, the 600 marines on board the vessels com-
priang the fleet would be within • short distan of
Egypt should help be aired. The Doke of Linn-
burghtreinAlmirally her: 0044" tl:d4 4Cogiroen actlve
bim
the
command of • naval oontiamt, and to allow him to
select his atm from any thee. ehlpe ha the Cheese'
aquadecish