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small ttUUCAWUViYC a.uuuuj --------- ~r~. .. II the audience. Mr. J. H. Caiian soon madehimself I at home with the audience. He rendered Btoen-thal's “My Queen” so artistically, and Adams JNir-I vana ” so exquisitely, that the applause was loud and I p prolonged. Mr. George Egbert, as a comedian, I 1 proved that he was a skilled artist. His rendering 1 ^ ol.Harry Randall's song, “Man, by one who loathe*I him,” was given so spiritedly that if any one of the j I audience had closed their eyes they would have thougut I that it was Harry himself. He also scored a deserved I I success in Gus Eden’s “Jilted1 Shoeblack. ^ The j j, encore songs, ** I thought there was something and o “I’m not a bad sort,” were also much applauded,I as they deserved to -be. Miss Collis He Pag® ^vas 1 I responsible for two of the best songs of the evening. I j Musicians know how difficult it is to render * under j o the Deodar” to The satisfaction of the singer and of I the audience, and it must be admitted that she came 1 p i I through the ordeal wonderfully well. Hi the song, |‘‘Comforting Daddy,” she appeared under' another _ role, as it were, and the pathetic and sympathetic -words were so admirably given that she had to giveI a3 an encore the always popular “ Ivy leaf.^ Ber-1tolle and Taifc, the banjoists, are well-known in town |I and the provinces. Their banjo duetts are °f such |. skill that anyone must be delighted. . .In Millsi I u Mosquito Parade and Cullen s Twin Star Iii March,” they were splendid, but Gregorys In-1 I fanta March and Mills’ “ Whistling Rufus,” were,j I if possible, given with greater eclat. Miss E. Greta | r Wei ford was one of the stars of the evening. Wis-t haws “ Yainka’s Song” was delivered with a fervour3 I and expression that would have delighted the author 1 'had he been present; while the rendering of Mouoys I _ 1 “The Carnival,” was so beautiful that one sorrowed I I when it was ended.- Mr. Gurney Russell is a favourite j4 j everywhere. Shend’s “ Oh, isn’t it singular, was j j I given with spirit and effect, while Harry Randall s I Q I song, “ Oh, the business,” was delivered so well that | n I he liad to perforce give an encore, choosing u Hots or I s little makes a lot.” Mr. Arthur Helliar gave two 1 ; I humorous recitations, which were much appreciated, j c The only fault—if fault it be—is that they weren I rather long. The audience had a delightful treat I a I in the saxophone solos by Mr. E. Fairfield. The 1 (el “Village Blacksmith,” was played so well that the j I I words of Longfellow’s famous poem' were irresistibly* recalled. In “ The Star of Bethlehem *r Mr. Fairfield I Q I also excelled. Mr. Charles Booth gave .an excellent g , I rendering of u Has anyone been asking for me? and I “ What for?” He delighted liis hearers so greatly I . t, I that he had to give encores, and the one Tve brought 5. j the coal” tickled the audience so greatly that .they a 1 desired-1-and expressed their desire too—another song,L(j j but unfortunately the time was too short. We* have ,.i I kept purposely Ibofessar Cole to the last. As a conjurer ho is unique. There are conjurers and con-I jurers, but Professor Cole is entitled to a pronninent a 1 position in his profession. His entertainment was I clever j it was ingenious; and more tlian that it* was cl’ I effective, as he dispensed with the usual ** tricks. ie I At the interval Mrs. Medhurst made a neat little I speech, in which she stated that with the previous -d| concert at the Camden Athenaeum, and with the help I of friends, she had raised £75. By the prei*ent con- j ^ I cert she hoped to raise £10 or £15. She had! already 1 ® 1 given the clergy and the ministers of the district I I £83 to distribute, so if anyone vrere in wsint and I t, I unfortunately work was bad in the district, she J ** I hoped that they would apply to bhem at one e.
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London Mercury
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Jan 16, 1904
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