The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-11 00:00:00

WZYMOIITH CHORAL socntry.

Image Most sooseeeful concert tocossecties with this
gguseddgg socieity was held on Wednesday evening lett
The uinlS was • seeded one, the principal feature of
It bsjWatthSW Luke's esisbralied Rub to" Macbeth."
This wallas but tuneful mutate was rendered with much
spkit by the members. ably accoaspenled by Miss Addison
on the pleader* the orchestral aosonsionlinents being
played by Mr. Alfred Webb and the &Y. W. 8. Shuttle.
worth (violinists). arid Kr. Bailey of Dorchester (violin.
millet). Mr. George Thorne, &IL, conducted with his
usual skill sad ability. The gob parts were use by Kiss
Dusay (soprano), Mr. £ Newman (tenor). and Kr. Ridge
sod my. Kuala theseest The music throughout the piece
wee well and carefully sung. and did much credit to the
gogguetue. Mr. Melee, who took his bees soloe at
a eery short notice, and who, by the
_ay made his Hiner
before • Weymouth audience. is • decided acquisition
to the society ; and he rendered his part of Hecate in •
most cgeuted sod painstaking meaner. The programme
commenced with the overture "Caliph et Bagdad by tau
baud, and was followed by • part song " Spring with fairy
foot," an etispistion from Rossini's opera William Teti.
Mies Nodes then gang • pretty song kiilianton Dolby
entitled " Malories Almenack" which highly teemed tbe
audience, and received hearty applause. e Rey. W. S.
sod Kra Shuttleworth were also well received in • duett
Per Valli" (Blengini), which was cleverly suns. ftme
of the members of Holy Trinity choir (11. s. Stedman.
Mr. Pretty, Mr. Walla end Mr. Board) then gays Hors-
eye glee "By Celles arbour" in beautiful style._
whichwas followed by The bend of the river."
for which Miss Danaey received an uodeelable encore.
The cantata was then sung with • ',debases and • swing
which displayed this beautiful but trying mule to good
advantage. The second part Inc`nded some aim pieces
Including • charming song. celled "Base, gentle mutt"
by the Rev. W. 8. fibuttleworth which received • hearty
encore. Mrs. Dickens and Miss lielen D Aydin' were
also encored for • concertina and piano du .tt entitled
"Le Cloches des Cumuli's." which comprised some of the
choiout sin from that now counter opens. One of the
beet performances of the evening was Mrs. Stedman's
a4.mov singing of Cen's exquisite song "Tits better lend.'
tidy lave this song in her usual icdmiteitable
manner, an she was loudly encored. Another pretty
piece was • trio for soprano, contralto, and beast by
Graham, Mrs Stedman, sod Mr. Ridge, in which
the voices blended very nicely and the pleas received well
merited applause. Of the duet for piano and violin by
Mr. Geo. Thula and Kr. A Webb, comprising seleotiou
from Bellini's o "La Sonnentbula" it is hardly
necessary to speak. We need only say both them thorough
artiste acquittad themselves admirably. Miss Dusty
Milt Save it's song "Should hi upbraid,' which was
followed by the doe old sins 'Simon the allierer," given
In capital style by Kr. Hawley, and well received. •
chorus, " Joyous life," concluded • sueondul concert.
which closes the season. The thanks of all are dee to Mr.
Thorne for so ably conducting, and to KIM Addison for to
kindly acting as bon. stcreta,7.