With the assistance of several of our leading amateurs " most. enjoyable concert was given on Friday at the Lyceum Theatre in aid of the Hangchow Leper Hospital, -under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. The attendance was very good, considering the number of events of a similar nature, both past and yet to' be, which have' been crowded into the opening months of the year; but we think sufficient advantage of the extremely moderate entrance-fee. was, not taken by many who profess a desire to hear good susie without paying the rather high "popular price" for the privilege. Tis understood. that over $900 can remitted to Dr. Main at Hangchow, which will suffice for purchase of a site outside the citys, the building will cost about $1,000, in addition to funds already in the Doctor's hands, and towards this amount Shanghai has already, through the North-China Daily News, contributed some $200. The concert seas opened by Mr, Vinay with the familiar overture to the Caliph of Bagdud by Boieldieu, played. in his usual careful and finished style. Miss Myers, who appeared for the fret time before Shanghat audience, displayed. @ flexible: and. admirably tmaiiod voice in Verdi's Caro ome' from Rigoletto, and though her voice is hardly a ance of being a little forced in the upper re-powerful one, and prbene has the appear-ister, her rendering of the song was innest Enjoyable, and fairly captivated: the audi-nee. An encore being insisted on she gave "Within a mile of intro' town" most charmingly. "The next item in the pro-amine was a quartette, but owing to the Tndiaposition of one of the singers it could not be given. However, Mr. Stepharius made ample amends for this by his fine tinging of the great bass air from Mendels-solu's St, Pandy admirably accompanied. by Commander Vela, Miss Howard's singing is always great treat, and her fine voice and style were well displayed in the sacred song by Conen, Come unto Me." Whatter she chooses to sing is sate to give pleasure and in response to a most enthu-Hsstio encore she gave. Onsien poritie™ from the opera La fille clu Réviment.. The adagio movement from Beethoven's 6th Sonata for violin and piano was most leasingly played by Pastor Blackinann and Miss Myers; We should like to hear this gentleman. again. The audience insisted ona repetition of the very familiar, but always welcome duet by Campana, "See the pale moon," which was sweetly sung by Mrs: Bland and Miss E, Jamieson, the two! voices blending and supporting; each other with much effect. Miss Sinclair, though evidently suffering from a cold, gave Di Jey Buck's When the heart. is young" wwway which charmed the audiones, and she most kindly gave as an encore Winds in the trees" by Goring Thomas. Miss Myers' two pianoforte solos, "Rhapsodie in F. minor" by Hensett and "Intermezzo" by Jensen, were admirably played and showed that her talents are not confined to her singing. Mr. J. C. Johnston Tave Song," which suited well his rich ave fine rendering of "The Bedouin's
baritone voice.
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