The Archive · 1901

MADAME TISSOT''S CANCER!' AT THE MASONIC HALL

Madame Tissot's Cancer? on Wednes lay Grd inst.) did not, as we have marked, attract a very large numbers were received with We have printed tit noted that Me. Beosne, who was ty have sang one sony, did not appear atoll; one Me.

Melucehi, wh é sung two severe cold. sula by Mr. Mun field made bank opening number and drowned the 1 ade by late arrivals. Muwe. Tissott's three ieees on the piano were a great treat, Her touch and execu tion ace excellent, and she is in complet sympathy with the compositions sherenlers, Lieutenant Wirt has a splendid baritone voice, well trained, srmpath full of niusi¢; and the four songs he contributed, in the last of which he accompanied hi on the piano, were Barr has a fine voice, but it wants more cultivation; she was enthusiastically anded and presented with handsome quets, Mr. Clapp was in exe-lent voice and sang his favourite ea pair of sparkling eyes," from "The Gondotiers" in his best form. An unexpected and welcome addition to the programme was the appearance of those two most attractive vocalists M. and Mme. Dumail, who seeing the dilemma in which Mme.' Tissot was placed by the absence of two performers, most kind-heartedly came to her rescue. The duct they gave, and Mme. Dumail's sold, were most dramatically and artistically rendered, and vociferously applauded. Their appearance on the platform on Wednesday was entirely impromptu, but it showed that those who do not yo to their Smoking Concert on Saturday next will miss some real enjoyment. M. Bernard played in his usual careful style a solo on_ the clarionet, and M. Weill gave two clever recitations.

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