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April 11, 1895.1
THE "
Chorus
HYMN OF PRAISE" AT THE
CITY HALL.
Solb and Chorus
Recitative and Air
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Trombone.-Loe.-Corpl. George. Lee.-Corpl.
Timpani.-Lce.-Corpl. Gilbert. Piano. Miss Hitching.
Edmonds.
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The performance of Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise" at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night
The performance of Mendelssohn's Hymn of afforded lovers of music a treat such as is rarely.
Praise was repeated at the Theatre Royal on enjoyed in Hongkong, and great praise is due to Saturday evening, preceded by a short miscel- those who have worked so hard in getting to-laneous programme. There was, as anticipated, gether such an efficient choras and orchestra. a very full house, and the inadequacy of the The programme was as follows:-
Theatre for performances of this description was Symphony.. Maestoso con Moto-Allegro Allegretto strikingly evident. It is to be hoped that the agitato-Adagio religioso. objections to the use of the leature ball of the "All Men, all things. Queen's College for concerts mayere long "Praise thou the Lord."
be removed so that performances like that Mrs. J. D. Humphreys.
of Saturday evening "Sing ye praise."
may be given under conditions which will conduce to the greater Mr. D. K. Sliman.
"All ye that cried unto the Lord." comfort of both performers and audience.
"I waited for the Lord."
The lecture hall has cost the dolony Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Lammert.
large sum of money and if it be correct that it is used for only a fortnight in the year it seems a pity that the colony cannot be allowed to get some return for the money by enjoying the use of the ball for public entertainments and other functions. Amongst those present at the Theatre on Saturday evening were His Excellency the Governor (who came in after the cricket dinner to the Hon. A. J. Leach), Vice-Admiral Fremantle, and Lieut-General and Mrs. Barker.
Chorus......................... Duet and Chorna
Air
Chorus
Choral... Duet.
Chorus
"The sorrows of Death." Mr. D. K. Sliman.
"The night is departing." "Let all men praise the Lord." My song shall be alway Thy mercy.' Mrs. Craddock and Mr. Shiman.
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"Te nations, offer to the Lord.' The various movements of the opening sym- phony were executed with great precision, and throughout the oratorio the accompaniment left nothing to be desired. The principal soloist was Mr. D. K. Sliman, who as usual gave a most creditable rendering of the numbers allotted to him, especially of The Sorrows of Death," but the recitative and air "Sing ye Praise " did not seem to suit his voice quite so well. The duet for two sopranos, I waited for the Lord," was most sweetly sung by Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Lammert, and the duet for soprano and tenor. "My song shall be alway Thy mercy" was excellently rendered by Mrs. Craddock and Mr. Sliman. Mrs. J.D. Humphreys took the solo in the second number, "Praise thou the Lord." The choruses were well sustained throughout and all the lights and shades distinctly marked. The performance as a whole reflected great credit on the conductor, Mr. G. P. Lammert, and all who took part in it. both vocalists and instrumentalists, the inter. pretation of the great master's work exhibiting intelligence and executive ability.
The audience was not so large as the merits of the performance deserved, but no doubt there will be a full house to-morrow night, when the oratorio will be preceded by a miscellaneous
programme.
The performers were as follows, a few of the chorus, however, being absent :---
Conductor Mr. Geo. P. Lammert. Sopranos. Miss Murray Bain, Mrs. Dyer Ball, Mrs. Braidwood, Miss Clement, Mrs. Crad dock, Mrs. David, Mrs. Dalrymple, Miss Gog- gin, blrs. J. D. Humphreys, Miss O. Hunt, Mrs. Haskell, Mrs. Hagen, Miss Lammert, Mrs. Leigh, Miss Mast, Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Mackin- tosh, Mrs. Seth, Mrs. Woodcock.
Altos.--Mrs. Brewitt, Mrs. Boxshall, Mrs. GC. Cox, Mrs. Fi Dodwell, Mrs. Goodman, Mrs, Grimble, Miss Haz land, Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Mast, Mrs. Master, Mrs. McBean. Mrs. Mudie, / Mrs. Sachse, Mrs. Tooker.
Tenors Mr. P. Brewitt, Mr. R. P. Dipple, Mr. M. Danenberg, Mr. C. Lammert, Mr. R. F. Lammert, Mr. E. F Mackay, Mr. E. W. Mait land, Mr. J. C. Matheson, R. E., Mr. E. A Measor, Mr. F. D. Maclean. Mr. W. Robinson, Mr. C. E. Spriggs, Mr. D. K. Sliman, Mr. W. M. Wood.
Basses. Mr. W. G. Allen, Mr. W. Armstrong. Mr. B. Benjamin. Mr. H. E. Borshall. Mr. G. Balloch, Mr. E. R. Burdon, Mr. H. W. Bird, Mr. J. R. Crook, Mr. W. E. Crow, Mr. D. W. Craddock, Mr. J. Goosmano, Mr. G. C. Hay- ward. Mr. J. Hastings, Mr. R. Isbell, Mr. C. W. Longuet, Capt. A. W. Miller, R.N., Mr. A. Sharp. Mr. E. C. Shepherd, Mr. W. Tarn.
ORCHESTRA.
1st Violin.—Miss Humphreys, Mr. M. Als- berg, Mr. H. B. Cox, R.N., Mr. J. G. Sobroster, 2nd Violin.—Mr. E. J. Lopes, Sergt. Jaffrey. Pie. Haines, Pte. Peachey.
Viola-Pte. Borington.
| Violoncello.—Mrs. Matheson, Mr. H. Ehmer, Corpl. Judd.
Bass, Mr. W. T. Pollard, Pte. Plumb, Pte. Taylor.
Flute.-Q.M. Sergt. C. Gornell, Pte. Sainty, Oboe.—Mr. J. Abiebart, Pte. Kedge. Clarionet.Mr. A. Cumming, Pte, Hall: Cornet.Sergt. Burton. L.-Corpl. Sherman. Euphonium.-Loe-Corpl. Fancey.
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Revenge concert every season. The Com- mittee was composed of Messrs. C. H. Grace, G. P. Lammert, E. W. Maitland, E. A. Messor, Captain A. W. Miller, R.N., Messrs. J. Orange, D. K. Sliman, and W. M. Wood. Mr. Measor, we believe, was responsible for the largest share of the work of organisation and to him special thanks are due.
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.
PRESENTATION TO THE PRESIDENT. Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of On Saturday evening the members of the
Hongkong held a special meeting, which was followed by a smoking concert, for the purpose of presenting an address to the President, Mr. D. Gillies. There was an exceptionally large attend.
ance.
Mr. E. J. MAIN said it was a very pleasant duty which the members were called upon to the presentation of an address to their worthy perform that night. (Applause). The duty was President (applause), in order to show their high appreciation of him. He was about to leave the colony to go home for a well earned holiday. (Applause). Everyone wished him a prosperous voyage and a happy holiday, and it was also hoped that he would return invigorated in health. They could not allow their President to leave the colony without showing some mark of appreciation for the services he had rendered to the Institution~(applause).—and the large showed that they had a high appreciation of attendance of members to wish him "God speed"
Gillies would no doubt meat many gentlemen those services. (Applanse). Whilst at home Mr.
The programme opened with the song Call me back" by Mr. C. Lammert. Mr Lammert's voice seemed to lack something of its usual fine quality, but he gave a tasteful and careful ren- dering of the song. The next item on the pro. gramme was a soug by Mrs. Dalrymple, but that lady was unfortunately unable to attend on ing to indisposition. Mr. M. Alsberg gave a violin solo Elegia" (Achille del Nero). Mr. Alsberg is a thorough master of his instrument and his play iug was much appreciated. Mrs. Marten, who possesses a well-trained soprano voice of excel.
who were presidents or vice-presidents of Insti- lent quality, then sang two songs
tutions of this kind, and the members had no Im Sommer " (R. Franz) and "Sehnsucht
doubt that he would do all in his power to make (A. Rubinstein), and was very warmly encored, responding with
the Institutions at home aware that there is another German song.
such an Institution in Hongkong as the In- All who had the pleasure of hearing Mrs. Marten on Satur-stitution of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders. day night will hope to have the opportunity of
(Applause). enjoying the same pleasure again on many fu- ture occasions. The first part of the pro- gramme was brought to a conclusion by Mr. C. H. Grace's song "Night Watch," When Mr. Grace's name appears on a programme the au dience always looks for something good, but on Saturday he was not in his usual form and the result was rather disappointing. Mr. Lammert played the accompaniments for Mr. C. Lammert's and Mr. Grace's songs and Mr. Alsberg's violin solo, and Mr. Schwenke for Mrs. Marten's songs.
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The Hymn of Praise on the previous occasion; some even thought that it went if anything better. ment was caused by the collapse of the bridge of one of the bass fiddles with a report like that of a pistol, and the loss of the instrument for the rest of the evening was a slight drawback, especially in the fortissimo passages of the chorus, but as there were two other basses it was not very no- ticeable. On Thursday evening several of the members of the chorus were absent, but on Saturday nearly all the places were filled. J. D. Humphreys, however, was absent, and her place in the solo and chorus Praise thou the Lord was taken by Miss Lammert, whose sweet voice was heard to much advantage. One of the charms of Miss Lammert's singing is that all her notes are taken and sustained without any apparent strain or effort. Mr. Sliman, who again took the two tenor solos, although he gave a very fine rendering of them on Thurs- day did still better on Saturday, when the fine musical qualities of bis voice were heard to perfection. The duet by Mrs. Mitchell and Miss Lammert the Lord" was again a great success, notwith standing a little confusion in one passage. The duet by Mrs. Craddook and Mr. Sliman, My song shall be alway Thy mercy," was rendered in the same effective and finished manner as on the previous occasion, the two voices blending perfectly and Mrs. Craddock's pure soprano notes being heard to great advantage.
"I waited for
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The committee are to be warmly congratulated on the success of their efforts to revive classical music in Hongkong and it is to be hoped we may now see a resuscitation of the Choral Society and look forward to a few performances such as those of Thursday and Saturday · last and the
handsome white satin scroll, was printed in blue and gold, and was excestlingly well got up. It
The address, which was in the form of a
read as follows:-
"T. D. GILLIES, Esq
President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong.
Being about to take your departure from the cony on a well earned holiday, wa-on behalf of the members of this institution-desire to express our great appreciation for the able and generous manner in which you have acted as President since the inauguration of the lnstitution.
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have bestowed from time to time will ever be The valuable advice and generous gifts you remembered by us with the sino.rest gratitude. Your handsome donation toward the forma- tion of the library and your presentation of a gold medal to be awarded to the author of the best of a series of papers to be read and submit- ted for discussion at our meetings are particularly regarded by us as a sincere token of the great in- terest take in the welfare of the Institution.
you Through your generosity the library is now re- plete with valuable works on engineering and kindred subjects, and is much appreciated by all; whilst the friendly rivalry created by your Gold Medal has been the source of much pleasure and profit, both to those who read papers and to those ideas and experiences at the discussions which irbo listened and took part in the interchange of
the readings evoked.
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We regret that the state of your health is partly the cause of your departure from the colony, and hope the change and rest during your holiday will enable you to return amongst us with that health and vigour which you have enjoyed in the past.
Managing Committee:-
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E. J. MAIN, Chairman A. MCINTYRE W. RAMSAY
W. G. WINTERBURN, J. R. MUDIE J. B. CHRISTIE
J. KIRKWOOD W. K. WYLIE D. MACDONALD J. W. KEW A. BAIN
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J. R. WILSON
J. B COUSINS, Hon. Treas. A. JOHNSTONE, Hon. Sec. Hongkong, 6th April, 1895,” Mr. GILLIES said-Gentlemen, I thank you not less for your words of esteem and confidence than for this address which you have so kindly presented to me as your President, and I accept the address with a full appreciation of the kind
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