Soxos—a. "Still wie die Nacht". ssasee, Carl Bohm.
"hanson de Route" Puget d.* Partout Chaminade. Miss Wisirre EY.
Curiously enough, though the large audience had assembled to hear Miss Currey ing, and it was called not a concert but a vocal recital, the outstanding numbers were the instrumental ones—the quintette for four violins and piano (No. 1), the pianoforte solo (No. 2), and the violin solo by Mrs. Mordhorst.' To hear four such talented violinis'es together as Mrs. Mordhorst (who had also undertaken 'a'l the hurd work involved in organising the recital), Miss Jansen, Miss Maclend, and Miss Richard, with such a capable pianist as Miss Mabel Jansen, in the two pret movements by Eh. Fowler, was a treat for every one wh" loves the king of instru-by Mrs. J. Valentine, a host in herself, ments. They were admirable in their en-and seven Sa-senachs; we had songs by semble as well as in their occasional solos; Mrs. McIntosh, Mrs Davidson, Mrs. and it was noticeable that they had nu Butler, and Mr. A. E. Stewart; Bagpip: conductor. Mrs. Mordhorst is certainly solos by Mr. J. Robertson, and a Sword the best amateur player of the violin in dance by Mr. O. H. Rutherford to mu-ie on the Far East; she loves her instrument, the national instrument by Mr Robertson she is thoroughly inspired by the music delightful vi-lin solo by Mis- Buchanan: she is interpreting, and her execution of with piano accompaniment by her sister the class of pieces she chooses is faultless. and, an unfailing source of merriment, one Mrs. Cochr-ne, who made her debut at of Mr. Surhertand's inimitable recitations. Shanghai on Friday, confirmed her re-Mr. Crompt nis to be congratulated on ion as being in the first rank as a the menu he provided, and the audience musician and performer on the piano; enjoyed il ab oro usque ad mala. she is a little mannered in her play and she puts her own interpretation on The Arthur Hill Troupe at the the music she renders, but she renders it Lyceum, like an artist. Mr. Wilhelm Meyer has There. was a large audience at the justly becom= a great favourite m Shang-Lyceum on Saturday evening when this hu. His voice is fall, true, and eminent-very talented company repeat ed their ly sympathetic, and' he charmed—his second programme. The ball was opened audience alike in the sentimentality of by Miss Agnas and and Mr. Kelly, Délibes, the vigour of Brahms and the the inexhaustible intellectual and physical musical beauty of his two encore songs. humours of the latter in this as well There was vio doubt about the popular as in the s-cond birt more than com-verdict on Miss Currey; a splendid and pensating for the Inck of brilliancy well-trained voice better as is usual with the former's performance. Miss Les! mezzo-saprines in the low thas in the high Normvo's four songs were very artist notes, and with an ocessional touch of cally ren voice is rich and hardness in the middle notes, undoubtedly. sympathetic, she sings with great relic of the throat trouble which obliged taste, and her popularity is well-de-the singer to postpone her recital from served. Mr. Leonar! Nelson, whose the date originally fixed. Miss Currey is singing is really talented, added to the four equally at home in English, French, and songs set down for him the enthralling; German words; the majority of the audience, Jallad, "If Tm poor, Um proud," and being English, while they thoroughly achieved another triumph; while the feats appreciated the brightness snd delicacy of the French velections, would have of Mr. Lazern the conjurer give variety to the entertainment. Mr. Hill as Ixion, been glad, if the singer ill not limited the man at the wheel, and his wife, gave herself ts one English song, and that by again their really marvellous experiments German composer. She sing it 10 per-in equilibriology, of which Mr. Hill is onefection. Both she and Mr. Meyer are a of the most distinguished living exponents, little addicted to what seems to English Hill-can do his wonderful feats as ears an excessive use of the tremolo. easily on a cart wheel as on his special very tantalising to know that monocycle. When he takes his confiding Miss Currey propsses to leave Shang. wife on his shoulders, the hearts of the hai immediately to winter in the frozen spectators come up into their mouths. North. She so completely charmed her but he seslises the apparently and most audience that she may rely on the warmest. dangerously impossible with such graceful welcome if she return hi skill and certainty that terror is drowned If anything were wanting to show what in admiration. The entertainment closed a thorough musician Mrs. Cochrane is, it with avery amusing little farce in woul he the way in which she played al which Kelly, Nelson, and Miss Norman the accompaniments on the piano. There distinguished themselves as xn office-boy, have been pianists who, if they have Sir Henry Irvington. and Mme. Adelina deigned to play an accompaniment, have Pattina respectively. The general success determined that the audience shall not is greatly assisted by the indefatigable for et their greatness, in listening tw the talent of Miss May MeCrystal who accom-soloist; Mrs Cochrane. on the other han panies the songs an' conducts the orchestra. subordinate! herself entirely to the artist There is be no performance to-night, she was accompany ud performed he but the theatre will re-open. to-m trow, part throughout with' perfect_knowledge and on Wednesday Mr. Hill and Sylviany and taste. The applause that followed exch will have a well-deserved benefit. number was universal, loud, and genuinely The talented and_versa'ile compan; hearty; very far removed from the per-introduced +o Shanghai by Mr, Arthur Hill functory languid approval that is venerally gave their lest performance at the Lyceum heard at a fashionable gathering.
Pueatre on W dnvsday evening. Tt was, however, announced during the evening Mr. F. L. Crompton's Sixth Annual that they will appear on Saturday and Sun-Scottish Concert. day at Chang Ssu-ho's Garden to their short Certain untoward circumstances, among scazon in the Settlement is not altogether closed. To mark the far well at the them the splendid ont'oor weather on Saturday afternoon, seemed to interfere Thestre, there was a generously long programme in which the troupe were asvistrd with the attendance at Mr. Crompton's by Miss Rosa Birnes snd Chee concert; and the Scots who came, with Ty and Soo Ton, the clever children ut English and other friends of the performers, seemed to have left behind them rheic Ching Ling-foo the well-known conjuror. usual enthusi-sin. No one who did not The regular members of the company all put know what a mass of treasures Scottish on their stars tume and wil had to respond to encores. The Indies all received ex-ins, wold imagine thiceedingly handsome baskets of flowers from el selection on which enthusiastic admirers. The house wns the changes are rung at th-se concerts. same old tunes, beautiful nud toud fall and it was x house notably repre-must be granted, reappear the same aftersentative of amusement-seeking Shanghai. hoon, in." Seutch Pebbles," Scottish Fox tas Broop 1s rae Lira." Clarke's Airs," the "Souttish Fantwsin" for the World-famed Blood Mixture ix warranted violin, and the vocal numbers; they are to cleanse the -blood from all impurities tunes of which one can never tire, but we from whatever cause arising. For Scroshould like to see the range extended. tula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bed Legs, Skin and After the overture by the Town Band—Blood Diseases, Pimples, and Sores of all ho were excellent throughout u-der Mr.
Kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thou—za's able conduct—we had -a really sands of wonderful cures have been del ight fal part song, "Oh where and oh effected by it. Sold everywhere at 2s. 94. where is your Highland Laddie gone Beware of worthless imitations.
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