A programme of just the right length, every item of which was " pleasure, is the verdict one must pass on the concert given at the Country Club by Mr. Alec Marsh on Wednesday evening, Ist instant. First and foremost Mr. Marsh himself was in excellent voice. He opened the concert by singing the exquisite "'O Star of Eve" from Wagner's j**Tannhiuser," with the grace and power we hare come tv expect from him. Tosti's "Beauty's Ey-s'—which wes specially written for him—was Mr, Marsh's next song, and with Mre, Adler at the piano and a delightful obbligato fom Mrs. Mordhorst, an encore was inevitable. Guring Thomas'a "A Summer Night" is a song of considerable melodic beauty, but infinitely mawkish in sentiment. Tr says much that Mr, Marsh should hav taised it to the level he did, Afier this he gave, "My Love Is Come," Blumenthal's "Life," and finally Hatton's evergreen "To Athen," all sungadinirably, The oth-r singers of the evening were Mrs, Dowler, who gave two songs very charmingly; and Mr. W. E. Schmid, who won an enthusiastic encore for his' excellent singing of Liza Lehmann's "Myself when Young." Itneeds not to tell of how Mrs, Mordhorst and Mrs. Adler gave solos on the violin and pianoforte, or with what charm they gave them—everybudy will know that. Signor Valenza was the accompanist of evening, always skilful, and always arris and also gave a "Chant Sans Paroles his own with the greatest success.
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