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RDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1883.jjpKu: mb i\t grama-ACADEMY OF MUSIO.The production of II Trovatore” at th* tcadcmy of Music last week taxad the oieea of the principal* and the resouroas of he company generally more aeverely than if her cf the operas previously presented by hem. 1 be melodious character of this work:ry operagoer,rrntaticn rot only high piii.cipalt, but ettength supporting company and a good deal of drsma'Jc and scenic display. lr was hardlv expected that ail these conditions would be fulfilled by the Montague-Turner Com. pan?, hut »hone who were present (and a largo audience too) were agreeably surprised witn the opera, asithat ••rmcd. and wi owed on the gc*t-up of tha of Loon ora, Miasr* id opera sena. In Doth highly successful: the tones swvfJy-tur.rd voire tinging be car in the beautiful cava-i No’te (the night was calm), fli- her attendant and friend for Manrico, and at onceetto.j end of the’ the fury %f‘ ;t powerfully iff* other leading num ‘Amor mil aid (trtlier established himself in a. ,* p’ayid the r6'e of the knight with a great deal of it the De»ertO“iiil* terra,” and i a manner that evoked rounds Probation. In the famous ■ i.c he was heard to groat a- d acquitted him.elf ad-■Stout. Mrs. Frances Saville the part c-f the gipsy r.a, and astonl-hcd those who uly a few months ago by the :uiaiy of her aioging. Mid the t of her very pleasing voice, aps a litile overweighted with hu scarcely looked old enough, n.» i re to th* fierce invective idfc la vampa.” but she wasably hilt d byrtaiLcd the coed opinions he hid pre-,u*lj «stal-iiahcu, and gained for him a fair «i of applause. The minor parts were Ij sustain, d by the other members of the ipsny, tlie choruses were spiritedly ’ ** orchestral effect* were: opera Martha” was Montague-Tion the wbohFlotow’a rc produced by the Mo I sty on lursdav tv at tbo Acadiuiy of well tilled house. Th was the case on thlt; were placid at the rear 'P«lug. O-i[ the hail, which .... andalthough i bey were not all tilled, the majority cf them were occupied, and the occurs it* *,ccmed pleased at the change of position. The loves and adventures of the lovely Lady Henrietta, maid of honor to Queen Anne, and her maid Nancy are so well known that we need not refer to them in the present notice, nor weary our readers with a recapitulation of Lionel and Plankett’s perambulations id search of servants whom they aubsi quently transform into partners for life. The muric of this opera too Is so familiar that mar.y lovers of muric could take a part almost without rehcarsvL Tne cast was as follows:—Martha. Miss Montague ; Lionel. Mr. C. Turner : Nancy. Miss Frances Faville; Plunkett, Mr. P. R. Browning: Sir Tristram “Meklefr-: 1. Mr. T. Bsllair : Mayor of Kichr tl, b.r. f. C. England. The minor characters do not require mentioning. As Martha, and subsequently as Lady Hon* rietta, M i.-s M ontague was admirably cast. She did not at any time overdo the part, and carefully avoided the mistake that so many fall into of aisuming vulgarity at the ser-to hide the blue blood s amuse and no pleasure rendition of The last *s Montague obtained a to which she responded.third bar ofrespects she sang the pretty romanza without a fault. Mr. Turner, asLionel, both looked and acted the part to perfection, and Miss ttavillo waswill cast as Nancy. Mr. Browning's Plunkett was creditable, but at times a little too air Trut ram and the Mayor of* ---- ' Engl, ’chorus, for its strength, jry fair, but we cannotapical opr ra, Luciadi Lammermoor/'attbe cadcniy of Music by tbo Montague-Turner ompary on Wednesday evening, October 31, as an unqualified success in every particular ive one. viz., that tbo attendance was not r axly as numerous as the merits of the enter-r nt deserved. It is not often, unhappily.that Adelaide is visitedvisited by a company v admir ably gifted and ■ nably cultured as Mr. Turner’s, and re of operatic music who have attended Academy during the present season differ from the generally expressed•nuance of Lufla on imously in its favor.lemy is ill adapted fori full, the opera was excellently playcc ughcut. The orche-tratlon. under thi luctorobip of Signor Zilianl, was for iti ogth all that could be desired. The choru: never at fault, and the principals carriochigh iiified to thosr.d maniac bride.filled a i ole often attempted but m iiiim cniri'd out without blemish as crly an artiste of the highest ability can do. B« r inpiug vas perfection, while her acting h ft nothing to be desired. Her solos and her duets with Edgar were beautifully sung, and the ringing applause her songs was grc ppreciation in which tne audience Held Mr. Charles Turner an Sir Edgar Ravcnswood was well cast. In the duet commencing Afar borne on the sighing breeze,’’ ar.d in every solo falling to the unfortunate lover's part he was successful, and the audience awarffrd him considerable applause. Mr. Warwick Gainor, who is much tetter in health tl an he was last week, filled the ruto of Sir Henry Ashton artistically, and sang very well throughout. Mr. Gordon played liaimondo. and added laurels to those he has already gained as a bass operatic singer. Mr. W. E. Balfour, who tilled the part of Sir Arthur Uucklaw, was hardly up to some of the si enrs. and certainly did not make a good substitute for the lover away on the Continent. Mias Carrie Hubert played Alice with success, and aa Norman Mr, .Ingmire was fairly successful. The opera requires but little scenic assistance, and but little it got. For all that, however, it was undoubtedly the success of the season so fai.LADY ROBINSON'S CONCERT.A vocal and instrumental concert, organised by Lady Robinson in aid of the fund for the erection of the Gosse memorial wing proposed to be added to the Home for Incurables, was held in the Town Hall on Saturday evening, October 27, in the presence of a fashionable though a somewhat limited attlt; ndarcc. The room was barely half filled.profit on the undertaking, from a financial point of view the affair was a success. The viceregal party were present, and most of tho members of the musical clitd of the city occupied front places. The programme was an attractive one. and embraced the names of Madame Kate Thayer, Miss van Sendee, Herr Rciracrs, Mr. H. G. Nash. Signor ttquari.it*, aid several of our best auiati ura. The f. aturva of the evening were Madame Thayer’s songs and the very excellent manner In which the different iotrmr.mtal cumbers were performed. In the first part Madareo Thayer sang Gil argui d'inferno'* (Magic Flute), for which•he received a loud encore, and in reply subatl-tuted Polly, tho costs are In the oorn.M In the second part she gave a canzonetta by Gomez, Mia Pieccrclla,” and in response to a rapturous recall, sang Tho last ro»e of summer, which song would have sounded much better if the accompaniuient ba.l boen properly played. Madame Thayer was in her very beet voioc, and each of her contributions was in itself a great treat. Mrs. King played I a Sonata Appassiouata (Beethoven) with | admirable expression and faultless execution, i and in a duct with Herr Riim^rs in the second part was ala© quite successful. The popular 'cellist gained well-merited applause,both in the last mentioned duct, and for bisperfect rendering of a Largo’ by Tartini in the first par’.. Miss Ktbel might’s pianoforte solo, nros/.urkaby Hackle, was a great success. The lady played with accuracy a ad feeling, while her execution left notbiogto be desired. Miss Wright may be classed amongst the very best pianists in Adelaide. M« Brind ant Miss T. A. Dutton played Rubemtoin’s Tarantella very nicely indeed, and In a mar nr displaying high musical culture, ttigror P quart sc was heard to advantage in He Denot'd difficult Seventh concerto,” hi* performance being greeted with loud appUu-r. Miss van Sendcn sung ‘ Lyulph's tuw« r” (Fanning) and sir William Rouinson’s Dear faded flower. Mr. Nash gave Schubert's Wanderer” and ‘ The silver cup” in good style, and Mrs. Brett contributed twoaudio: c^O f°lJxndh“u-h f*vor w'fb tho most enjoyable one in every respect.' TWA HOURS AT HAMS.The Kennedy family after a long abacuce mace lb*ir reappearance- at the Town Hall, Ac. lnidr, on Monday evening, October 211, btfcn a very geed hourc, most of the scats, was the case curing their last visit, being fiiltd. The Kennedys need but little intro-dut'it n, for not only are they well known in Uitcity, but thtir fame is almost a hou»e-held aoid throughout the coloniei. Mr. Kennedy, sen., as a delineator of Scottish si i nr Ntut-ds farile primpt, while his family, ecuiatcd nartly by himself and partly in the capital of Scotlatd, have for years been ro-con irrd M rising young artist* in the inter-pr«tation of that cver-welcoma North-o'-thi-Twctd music, which, when ariiatijaUy rendered, recalls tender recollections, ana is admirably calculated to afford “ twa hours at hr me” in every sense of tho e xpression The company consists of Mr. Kennedy, sen., Mr. Robert Kennedy, and Misses Helen, Marj/lt;ry, and Maggie Kennedy. Of paterfamilias we need *ay no more than that ho looks as young aa evir, and has lost none of that geniality and fun that characterised hisIerformnncts on bis previous appearance ire. Mias Helen Kennedy i* a soprano ringer, possessing a beautiful and excellently trained voice, hnc is a young lady of moat propoMcssircappcaranec, and withal an artist ur considouble ability in the music she pro-f.saes. Her rendering of N’airncs well-known ballad Caller Herrin' wai a treatas well as could be desired by the moit hypercritical of ciitics, and the enthusiastic encore awarded btr was well merited. Without question as a vocalist she is superior to tho n st of the company, and the natural grace the imparts to everything she does is a feature in ter vocB'isauon that must commend itself to all who hear her. Mibb Marjory Kennedy tang lock o’ Hazeldean (Scott) fairly well, but much of the i tfect cf her singing was lost through a nervous tremor that caused many of hlt; r best notes, aud all her soft ones, to be faltering and at timti quite flat. As a pianist, however, she is very clever, and althiugh not so brilliant an executant as her sister. Miss Helen Kennedy, a* an accompanist wc can only vpcak of her io terms of I raise. Misa Maggie Kennedy is a contralto singer, possessing a sweet but not a strong nor a rich voice. She excels pi incipally in part music, but Is- ks the style and finish of both fcir sitters. Mr. Robert Kennedy, if he does not wear his voicecut by too frequent use, may some day become an accomplished tenor singer. At puncnt he needs experience, and is wtak in his low Dotes. He enunciates clearly, however, and his upper register is « xcepticnally good, as was demonstrated both in Annie Laurie” and The Bay of Biscayboth of which songs he gavo cor-rectly and with spirit, though not so artistically as we havo heard them sung. Mr. Kennedy, sen., introduced eaob number onlife and character, all yo jolhj^ iheptcrds,” *• There cam;fhc auld uwere Gome, youngloudlyencored ana responded to with Tho Uird o Cockpen), .John Gmmlie, aad ttae will we yet,” Mr. Kounedy s vowalisation is just as good as of yore, hi» comi-calhtonation. Heassames the sion and characierLtic at* others the sametitude, sings in addition I songs that always mak*I opular, and the gracious reception accorded him by the audience after each of his contri-bntior.- must have been most gratifying to him. 1 be humorous story of Saunders McGlaahans Courtship” kept hi- listeners thoroughly aroused from beginning to finish, vhile the introductory remarks preceding each piece were generally clever, and never iiiQl ai^rvpoa. Mi* Helen and Miss Marjory Krnncdy wore encored for a pretty pianoforte duct entitled Reels and Strathspeys” totnc* gtvi _pai iid were in every instance BUcceHsrui. Tne entertainment throughout was much enjoyed by the auditory, and wa « con fluffed shortly after 10 o'clock with Auld Lang Sjno.”The Kennedy family gave their second entertainment at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, whin a very good audience assembled to hear them, the ball being nearly filled. Aa cn the previous evening the programme included several of the gems of S.-ottish melody. Mr. Kennedy, who is a host la himself, was very successful in bis rendering cf the introductory song, The auld Scots eanps” (Bcthunc), the dialogue **ong. Come ULdir my plaidic.” and Tho Laird o' C'oikpcn,' each number being loudly encoro-l; and roars of laughter were elicited by hid humorous story of The pari*h precentor and paiu-b minister, which gavo him plenty of Bcr-pcforthc excrciacof his well-known versatile powers as an actor and a mimic. Misa Helen Kennedy sang with conBidera’ffc expresffou t!,e f.iM. r.V IV:.»-1, •• A l • IL; - .. IMira Maggie Kennedy tastefully rendered Castles ui the air (Ballantinc). Tne courtship sccg, Laf-t May a braw wooer,” pro-curi d ccnsiderablc applause for Miss Marjory Kenrrdy, who sang It in very pleasing style. Mr. Robert Kennedy was successful in his rendition of The Macgregor’s Gathering. The pianoforte l?nni, «n-i sitMiiispexs. played by tho ML-k• Reel* on toe pr K- nnody.Strath-progr. i faithfullyi.-.-r.; ywnicli was a long on carried cut. and the a seemed to appreciate the efforts of entertainers.The Kennedy family gave their third entertainment of Scotch songs on Wednesday evening, when the Town Hall was well tilled. A lengthy programme was provided, under the title ot A nicht wi’ the Jacobites.” comprising no less than nineteen songs. The programme was to arranged that the story of the great Scottish rebellion of the seventeenth century, with its stirring incidents and the vicissitudes which befell Bonuio Prince Charlie and his devoted followers, was told In chronological sequence. The necessary explanatory comments connecting the periods marked by tho tongs were supplied by Mr. Kennedy, whose humorous, histrionic, and vocal t fforta relieved the more sentimental portions cf the programme. Most of the songs were of the heroic type, and fittingly expressed the loyal sentiment which prompted so many of Scotia’s sons to rclicquish home tics, and even to risk death for thiir beloved prince. Mr. R)i«rt Kennedy gave a Mpiritcd interpretation of Bonnie Prince Charlie, wha wadna fccht for Charlie?” and the ever popular The march of the Cameron men.” His excellent tenor voice served him in good stead in tho Bomcwhat difficult effort * Allister Macal-lister.” Miss Helen Kennedy, in the song supposed to have been sung by Lady Keith, When the king comes o'er the water,” evoked much applause, and tho rest of Jier qually well received.Moggie and Marjory Kennedy wei flarlv effective in He's nwer tlMilparticularly effective hills and Vae’s me for Prince Charlie respectively. All threo ladies took part in a trio Charlie is my darling,” and gavo it so well that they had to respond to anAn extraordinary meeting of the Parkaiffe Tramway Company was held at the office of the company, I’irie-strcet, on Monday afternoon. October 29. The H-n. W. I). Clyde occupied the chair, and moved the confirmation of the resolution, passed at a previous meeting of the company, amending article No. 12o of the association, as follows .-—The dirrctors mav at such time or times as they shall think fit declare a dividend to be paid to the numbers in proportion to their shares, and in proportion to the amount paid up or agreed to be considered as paid up, on such shares, sub-jict to any provisions for the payment of fixed or prtfeiential dividends on any shares or for any other special privileges or advantages in relation thereto that may have been made under the powers hereinbefore contained. Mr H. Heinrich seconded the motion, which was casricd unanimously.
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