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VOL. IX.—No. 217.] FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1892. [ONE PENNY.

PEOPLE'S PALACE. THE Evening Classes will re-commence average attendance at each rehearsal was Club, Class ant) General on Monday next, the nth inst. The 80*5, viz., 30*4 soprano, 19-2 alto, 15-2 decoration of the school buildings will be tenor, 157 bass. The largest number (Bosslp, finished by that date and the students will present at any rehearsal was 96, the assemble in what will look more like a smallest 47. The number on register at COMING EVENTS. palace than our buildings have lately done. the end of the quarter was 142, of these FRIDAY, January 8th.—Library open 49 attended more than 18 times, their from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 ON Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday average being 20-1 out of a possible 24, p.m., free. Newspapers may be seen we hold our first Musical Festival, which whilst of the whole number only 1 r from 8 a.m. Winter Garden open from is to be an annual event. Full particulars attended less than 10 times. We 2 till 10 p.m. see programmes on pages 21 to 28. understand Mr. Bradley is a candidate for SATURDAY, 9th.—Library open from the Principalship of the Guildhall School 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to of Music. We most heartily wish him 10 p.m., free. Newspapers may PEOPLE'S PALACE ORCHESTRAL success. His work at the Palace and be seen from 8 a.m. In the Queen's SOCIETY.—Our Social Dance was held elsewhere shows him to be a thorough Hall at 7.30 p.m., Musical Festival, last Saturday in the new Social-room in musician, whilst his kindly manner, his Mendelssohn's " Elijah." Admission basement of Winter Garden, and as the patience, energy, and perseverance render 3d. Winter Garden open, 2 to 10. members of the Choral Society joined us, him peculiarly qualified to fill the position a most enjoyable evening was spent, to which he aspires. SUNDAY, 10th.—Library open from 3 to Master A. Victor acted as leader of the J. G. COCKBURN, Hon. Sec. 10 p.m., free. Sacred Concerts and band, and considering that no rehearsal J. H. THOMAS, Librarian. Organ Recitals at 4 p.m. and S.p.m. had taken place for the dance, he per­ Admission free. formed his duty with great credit ; he was PEOPLE'S PALACE RAMBLING CLUB.-- MONDAY, nth.—Library open from 10 assisted by Masters Buck, Stock, and Saturday, January 9th, Burlington House, a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 p.m., Warriner, with Miss Ramsey as pianist, Piccadilly. Meet outside at 2.45 p.m. free. Newspapers may be seen from 8 whilst Mr. Stock, as M.C., did his utmost Arrangements have been made for our a.m. In the Queen's Hall, at 8 p.m., to make everyone happy, and received party to visit the exhibition of Roman continuation of Musical Festival, Han­ the thanks of a large number of member^ remains, discovered at Silchester, near del's "Acis and Galatea," and Mac- of both societies for so doing. Owing to Reading, and the Secretary of the Society farren's " May Day." Admission 3d. five encores the two last dances had to be of Antiquaries, Mr.W. H. St. John Hope, Winter Garden open from 2 till 10 p.m. cut out. We desire to thank the has kindly promised to have the exhibits Day and Evening Classes commence authorities most sincerely for the trouble explained to us. new term. taken in securing a room, the whole place A. MCKENZIE, Hon. Sec. TUESDAY, 12th.—Library open from 10 being upside down with workmen a few hours before. The electric light had a WE hope to commence on Friday a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 p.m., next, 15th inst., a class for Laundry-work, free. Newspapers may be seen from 8 charming effect. Two pairs -of ladies' gloves were left behind, and can be had from 7 till 9. As the class will be a.m. Winter Garden open from 2 till limited to fourteen members early 10 p.m. on application to Mr. Stock. Public Notice.—A new term commences application is requested. The fee for WEDNESDAY, 13th.—Library open from on Monday next ; musicians can be the course of twelve practical lessons 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 admitted as members. We have a good will be 2s. 6d., and certificates of p.m., free. Newspapers may be seen library of valuable music which is lent proficiency will be granted at the end from 8 a.m. In the Queen's Hall, at 8 free for rehearsals which are held on of the course. p.m., termination of Musical Festival, Tuesday and Friday evenings at eight THE People's Palace Cycling notes are a Miscellaneous Selection of Popular o'clock. The fee is 2s. per quarter. unfortunately pressed out of this week's Choruses, etc. Admission 3d. Winter WM. STOCK, Hon. Sec. issue, but they will appear next week. Garden open from 2 till 10 p.m. A. VICTOR, Librarian. THURSDAY, 14th.—Library open from MR. BURLEY wishes us to remind the 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 p.m., PEOPLE'S PALACE CHORAL SOCIETY. public that the Cinderella dance will be free. Newspapers may be seen from —Conductor, Mr. Orton Bradley, M.A.— held at the Stratford Town Hall, on the 8 a.m. Winter Garden open from 2 Members are requested to muster in full 16th January. Tickets to be obtained at till 10 p.m. force at the Musical Festival 011 Jan. 9th, the School office. FRIDAY, 15th.—Library open from 10 11 th, and 13th, and to do everything they a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 to 10 p.m., can to render this festival a success. ON Saturday last, a party of Ramblers free. Newspapers may be seen from , The concert at New Cross is to take place from Exeter Hall visited the Palace, and 8 a.m. Winter Garden open from 2 about the end of January, when we shall were much interested in all they saw, till 10 p.m. give "Acis and Galatea." We have especially the school buildings and vacancies in all parts. Those wishing to Queen's Hall (in which a promenade join the society arc requested to apply to concert was being held). They also THE attendances at the Sacred Concert, the Conductor at any practice. Report looked in at the Orchestral Society's Organ Recital, and Library on Sunday for the quarter ending December 29th, dance which was being held in the new last were 3,139. 1891.—During the quarter just ended the Social Rooms The Palace Journal. January 8, 1892 The Palace Journal. A fortnight had elapsed, and I had shall not get back a penny of the money >9 u 2>rcam of flD\istct\'. made no discovery. My mysterious expended upon it." Tea was passed in depressing silence, relieved by shortening a spade-handle to anything else. I lie lid was forced open, SOME years ago I spent an evening Uncle Baker had bothered me about render it more portable. With my tools getting the escritoire, but up to this conversation flagged in the evening, and and lo ! in paper, rolls of fifty sovereigns Xcttcr fiD anb tbc with a friend at Wimbledon. After a with heavy hearts we retired to rest. 1 in a leather bag I started on my adven­ each, were sixteen hundred pounds ! cosy little dinner, we adjourned to the moment he had taken no trouble to turous errand. Ihe evening was cloudy, 'IRapolcons. point his ghostly finger to its piesent faintly hoped that Uncle Baker would At the bottom of the box there was ONE need scarcely be suspected of library to indulge in a quiet smoke. My appear "in the silent watches of the and as I neared the house a cold drizzling also four hundred pounds in notes friend's wife had gone to see a relative, whereabouts. rain made it one of those uncomfortable excessive literalism or of any leaning to One day business called me into the night." If he docs not, thought I, he wrapped up in old cancelled parchment occult influences when notice is taken of and was not cxpected home till the next nights that would keep many people at deeds, making in all two thousand neighbourhood of the small courts near ought to be ashamed of himself, but the home —a suitable night for me as there the curious connection between the letter daw old deceiver never left his quiet quarters pounds. We sat talking over old times and Long Acre ; while drawn to a shop by a would be fewer pedestrians about. M and the fortunes of the Napoleonic in Hades to relieve my anxious mind. Neither my wife nor myself could acquaintances until our conversation fine old fiddle case, I cast my eyes How anxiously I looked round before I dynasty. I he whole thing is a mere casually through the door into the interior The next morning, in the bitterness of sieep that night. It was such an un coincidence, of course, but the details are turned upon the singular way in which entered the premises lest a lynx-eyed expected piece of good fortune. of the musty old place, and heaven^ ! my disappointment, 1 inwardly felt that if constable might mistake my innocent very curious. Marbccuf was the first important results often evolve from cir­ I were a profane American 1 might have " You now know," said my friend, "the cumstances apparently trivial. My friend strange to say, there stood my Uncle intentions for professiona' burglary. I to recognise the genius of Napoleon at expressed the opinion that a mysterious results of the dream that formed the ceased talking, and with half-closed eyes Baker. Before I could recover my sur shuddered as I thought of the possibili­ the Lcole Militaire ; Marengo was the dream is "a tarnation cuss," but I did basis of my success in life. I spent five seemed lost in a reverie. Fixing his prise he vanished, and behind where he ties of being run in—an expose in the greatest battle gained by Bonaparte, and not. hundred pounds in the purchase of a Melas opened to him the way into Italy gaze suddenly upon me he remarked— had stood I saw the escritoire, the object public papers—a remand for further patent, and the rest of the money formed of my long quest. I slipped into the After repeated examinations I found Mortier was one of his first generals, "You wouldn't perhaps credit the fact enquiries, and so forth. ample capital to work it. It turned out a that I owe all my fortune and position to shop and asked its price. that there was a portion of the upper " Coward !" I cried, "down the area Moreau betrayed him, and Murat was part that would take out bodily, but that mine of wealth, and hence my early the first martyr in his cause. Marie a dream. Yes, sir, to a dream !" " I can't sell it, sir," said the dealer ; and on to victory !" A kind of madden­ retirement from business. I have neve it might involve breaking the springs of Louise partook of his highest destinies, One night I retired as usual to rest, if " I parted with it only an hour ago." ing desperation now seized me. I felt it been able satisfactorily to account for the " But," I argued, " I suppose that the the down flap. was as Foote says, "neck or nothing." Moscow was the abyss in which he was rest it could be called. As a rule I never phenomena ; I prefer leaving the solutior engulfed. Metternich conquered him on snore, but my better half declares I buyer will take a profit for it." "Happen what will," I exclaimed, "out "Which cellar?" I sighed. Take the of the matter to those who are bette»- Perhaps he might. I got only two it shall come, even if I break the springs." righ: hand one. The end of a worn the field of diplomacy. Six marshals snored on that night worse than the acquainted with the laws regulating the (Massena, Mortier, Marmont, Macdonald, grunting of a porker. I woke up under sovs. for it. That is, my customer paid By dint of no little trouble, I wrenched poker wrenched out the staple of the occult and the mysterious." down half a sov., and was to give me out the portion, when, lo ! against the padlock. (I veritably believe that, if Murat, Moncey) and 26 of his generals of ihe influence of a strange dream. I divisions had names beginning with the imagined that I had seen an old uncle the rest in a few days." back of the escritoire was a piece of needs be; in my present excitement I I arranged with him not to let the common letter paper. My heart beat would have burst open the door.) With letter M. Murat, Duke of Bassano, was quietly walk into the room, and stop at the counsellor in whom he placed the the bedside. Looking at me anxiously, thing go without allowing me to see the while I read these words, written in a the poker I prodded both the corners, man who had purchased it. shaky hand— one seemed harder than the other. 1 Xinguistic TOlbimeicalities greatest confidence ; his first great battle he said slowly— was that of Montenotte, his last that of " Harry, my boy ! look in the escritoire For days I had weary pilgrimages to " Look in the front cellar, right hand selected that. I dug furiously, though not THE Germans call a thimble A "finger- the mouldy shrine of the old escritoire. corner, and get your rights." too noisily. In a few minutes I had hat," which it cert-Jinly is, and a grass­ Mont-Saint-Jean. He gained the battles and get your lights !" of Moscow, Montmirail and Montereau. Although I was now awake my uncle My wife called the affair " Uncle Baker's I trembled all over. These were the delved into a foot of earth. Nothing was hopper a "hay-horse." A glove with them is a "hand shoe," showing evi­ Then came the assault of Mommartrc. still seemed standing before me, and 1 ghostly hoax." I began to think that very words uttered by Uncle Baker in there. Shall I try the other corner? No, dently that they wore shoes before gloves. Milan was the first enemies' capital, and replied half aloud, " Why that was sold perhaps after all it might prove a will-o'- the dream. I shouted to my wife, " I've go on ! 6 in. further, and the spade gave the-wisp adventure. got it!" She came and read the paper ; a ring. Heavens! Is it anything? I Poultry is "feather cattle," whilst the Moscow the last, in which he entered. with your eiTects years ago." He lost Egypt through the blunders of Of course I knew that it was only a On the fifth day's journey, entering the glaring fiercely, and shaking the paper in scooped away the earth and there lay a names for the well-known substances oxygen and hydrogen arc in their lan­ Menou, and employed Miollis to make dream, and I soon fell oft to sleep. 'I he shop abruptly, I trod on something which my face, she gave me what she termed large old rusty cash box. I drew it up "a bit of her mind at last." In tones of by the top handle. It was fearfully guage " sour stuff *' and " water stuff." Pius VII. prisoner. Malet conspired same dream occurred again, and I awoke caused a sitting figure to rise, greeting against him: afterwards Marmont. His withering scorn, she declared that I was heavy, and as I held it the handle broke, The French, strange to say, have no verb once more. me with— ministers were Maret, Montalivet, and "Zounds, you've nearly smashed my not content with breaking up the rotten and in its fall I could hear the chink— " to stand," nor can a Frenchman speak of Towards morning I had the dream Mollien. His first chamberl 'iin was corn with your plundering foot. By old lumber, but was now going on "a wild the unmistakable chink of gold. I " kicking " anyone. The nearest approach repeated for the third time, and awaking Montesquieu, his last sojourn Malmaison. Moshes, you've nearly kill't me." goose chase" to search for a fortune in a literally trembled with nervous agitation. he makes to it in his politeness is to in a profuse perspiration, saw my uncle threaten to ''give a blow with his foot"— He gave himself up to Captain Maitland. quietly open the door and approach the I calmed him down after ample cellar. On looking up I was startled by seeing (was it fact or an illusion ?) the form of the same thing probably to the recipient He had for his companion at St. Helena, bedside. "What does it mean?" I apologies. The indignant remonstrant " Where is the cellar ?" she cried, Montholon, and for his valet, Marchand. turned out to be the Jewish buyer of the stamping her foot. " Idiot ! where is the Uncle Baker. I regained my composure in either case, but it seems to want the inwardly muttered to myself. There he directness, the energy of our "kick.'j If we examine the history of his nephew, was (unless my eyesight deceived me) escritoire. cellar?" by seeing that his face was now radiant Napoleon III., we find that the same with happiness ; the old smile played Neither has he any word for "baby," or standing before me, and I distinctly " Veil, you vont to puy the deshk ?" After having delivered her oration she letter lias no less influence, and we are about his mouth, and in the kindliest for " home " or " comfort." The terms heard him say— " Yes. What profit will you take ?" threw the paper at me and strode out of assured that the captive of Wilhelmshohe " I shpose it ud be sheap'at five or the room. manner he said distinctly— " upstairs " and " downstairs " are also "Get the escritoire!" I was on the unknown in French. The Hindoos arc attached still more importance to its eve of speaking to him, but he solemnly sixsh poundsh." This was the first time in all our "Harry, my boy, you have now got youi' rights." said to have no word for " friend." The mysterious influence than did his uncle. waved his hand and retired as silently as After an awful haggle I got the price married career that we had quarrelled. Tlie Empress, his wife, was a countess Was ever a man more miserable? Of Upon saying these words he vanished Italians have no equivalent for "hu­ he had entered. arranged at ^4. I had only 50s. with mility." Monlijo ; his greatest friend was Morny ; My wife was aroused by this time, and me. I gave him that and promised the course the matrimonial storm abated, and away as suddenly as he had appeared. the taking of Malakoff and of the Maine I asked her if she had seen my Uncle rest in an hour. I had only one resource I pursued my own course to interpret the It was full a minute before I could louvert, the principal exploits of the Baker. for the moment—to part with my watch. enigmatical paper—firstly, the coincidence recover myself. My first effort was to Crimean War—exploits due chiefly lo the My wife exclaimed, "You are surely I went to my earthly uncle in order to of the words of the paper with the dream try to open the cash box, but it was too prehistoric Sewing. 1' rench. His plan in the Italian campaign dreaming." fulfil the behest of my ghostly relative. was a. sign not to be neglected ; secondly, well and solidly made to get the lid off TIIE art of sewing has been known was to give the first battle at Marengo, "No," I said. "I saw him" here a Was it right ? A supernatural voice what cellar? Surely it must be at the properly. I managed lo effect a slight from a very remote period, as is shown bnt this was not fought until after the minute ago." within seemed to echo, " Get the house at Hackney where Uncle Baker opening and a gentle shake brought out by the fact that bone needles have been engagement of Montebello at Magenta. " Was he bringing you a plate of pork- escritoire." died ; thirdly, how was I to get to the several sovereigns, and a peep within found among the oldest remains of the McMahon received for the important chops," she laughingly replied. That afternoon witnessed the advent front cellar of the present tenant's house revealed more. That was enough for the Swiss lake dwellings, and in the caves of services rendered by him in the battle the This sudden sally of nonsense drove of the coveted prize into my little domi­ —no tenant would allow me to fumble satisfaction of my curiosity. France and Great Britain, which were title of Duke of Magenta, as Pelissier away the solemn impression of the cile. My loving spouse held up her about his coal-cellar. I quickly gathered up my tools, placed frequented by man during the reindeer received for a similar service that of Duke apparition, and 1 was forced to laugh off hands aghast when she heard of the Common sense dictated, go to Hackney the cash box in my leather bag, and age. Some of these early needles were of Malakoff. Napoleun III. now made the matter. I must confess the fact that financial sacrifice at which I had secured and reconnoitre. Further suspense was cautiously left without any misadventure. perforated in the middle—which was the his entry into Milan and repulsed the although I looked upon this strange noc­ the unsightly addition to our not over impossible. I set off for Hackney, arrived It was pouring with rain, but what cared thickest part—and others were pierced at Austrians at Melegnano. turnal visitation as only a kind of night­ recherche stock of furniture. at the well-known premises, and looking I ? A hansom cab soon rattled me the larger end. A French cavern has After 1866 the letler M seems to have mare, yet I found myself peering into "Four solid sovereigns," said she, up saw—"This house to be let." What home. With flushed face and in an yielded needles much superior to those of become for him a presage of misfortune. every broker's shop that I passed, won­ almost sobbing, "thrown away into the luck ! thought I. There was a garden in excited manner I entered the house, the ancient Gauls and to the ivory needles We pass over Mexico and Maximilian, dering if I should, by an extraordinary dirt." front and laurels hiding the view of the threw down my bag on the floor, rushed of the modern Esquimaux, especial skill and take the war of 1S70, in which lie chance, see the old escritoire that I had " Wait, my darling, till I find the secret kitchen windows. I entered the garden, up to my wife, kissed her deliriously, and having been applied to the boring of the had founded a vain hope on three M's— beheld so often in my uncle's lifetime. drawer and then " opened the little gate, and descended the shouted out — " It's all right, darling ! eyes, which must have been done with a Marshal McMahon, Montauban, and the Day by day went by and the dream " Find nothing," moaned my sorrowful steps which led into the area. There It's all right !" I saw that it was neces­ fine flint drill. The Swiss lake-dwellers Mitrailleuse. Mnyencewas to have been words slill came echoing back to my partner. were two cellars 1 Which was the right sary to explain matters, and bade my used linen thread or bark fibre for sewing, the base of operations for the French mind—"get the escritoire 1" The search I searched every part of the cabinet one? Botheration! both were padlocked. little son to get the cash box out of the and made garments from woven fabrics army, but, repulsed on the Moselle, his appeared to me like looking for a needle for the unravelment of the mystery, but I had nothing with which to wrench the jag. When my wife saw some sovereigns of linen and bark, as well as from the fate was decided upon the Meuse at in a bottle of hay. I tried hard to shake no secret drawer could I discover. I staples, and no tools to dig. I resolved tumbling out of the bag as the child was skins of animals. The cave people Sedan. Finally, we have lo mention the off all thoughts concerning the matter, asked myself, shall I break up the old to come at night and bring all that was trying to lift it up to the table, and the employed a thread made from split fall of Metz. All these distasters are due but the words would come unbidden to thing and see if there is anything in necessary. A burglarious attempt must serious way in which I took up the tendon and perhaps strings of gut, and to another M, the enemy of Napoleon— the memory. The mystery slightly some crevice? My wife would not hear be made. I left as rapidly as possible hammer and large chisel, she began to the fineness of some of their needles has and this is a capital M—Moltkc. preyed upon my health until I almost of this. and returned home. How heavily lagged take in the situation. It was now her suggested the probability that they decided to advertise for th old at tide. "If that were done," she argued, "we on that day ! The tedium was partially turn to jump for ioy, but I was too busy performed some more delicate work than TTTE thing to tie to is the certainty of banging away at* the box to attend to the sewing of skins. the goodness of God. The Palace Journal. January 8, 1892. January 8, 1892 The Palace Journal. PROGRAMME OF ORGAN RECITALS AND SACRED CONCERT, PROGRAMME OF THE To be Given on SUNDAY, JANUARY 10th, 1892. FIRST MUSICAL FESTIVAL, OF THE PEOPLE'S PALACE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. Mr. B. JACKSON, FC.O. (Organist to the People's Palace). Organ ist Conductors—MR. ORTON BRADLEY (Musical Director to the People's Palace), and MR. W. R. CAVE. Organist—MR. B. JACKSON, F.C.O. (Organist to the People's Palace). Miss ALICE REES. AT 4 P.M.—VOCALIST, Handel 6. HYMN ... 5* " Jerusalem the golden " ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 9T H, 1892, 1. ORGAN CONCERTO IN B FLAT, NO. 6 AT 7.30, 7Allegro ~\ b. Larghetto; c. Allegro moderate. Jerusalem the golden, With milk and honey blest, "ELIJAH," HYMN ... "As with gladness men of old" .. Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice opprest. An Oratorio by FELIX MENDELSSOIIN-BARTHOLDY. As with gladness men of old I know not, oh, I know not SOLOISTS—Miss ADA PATTERSON, Miss JESSIE KING, MR. BERNARD LANE, AND MR WILFRID CUNLIFFE, Did the guiding star behold, What joys await us there, Miss JOHNSON, Miss EVELYN JAY, AND MR. T. FIRTH (of the People's Palace Choral Society). As with joy they hail'd its light, What radiancy of glory, Leading onward, beaming bright; What bliss beyond compare. So, most gracious Lord, may we PART I. Lord hath commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. They stand, those halls of Sion, Evermore be led to Thee. INTRODUCTION. And the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of All jubilant with song, RECITATIVE.—MR. WILFRID CUNLIFFE. oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And bright with many an Angel, As with joyful steps they sped, Elijah.—As God the Lord of Israel liveth, before whom I 1 Kings xvii. 7, 9, 14. Saviour, to Thy lowly bed, And all the Martyr throng ; stand, there shall not be (lew nor rain these years, but according 8.—RECITATIVE, AIR AND DUET—MISS ADA PATTERSON There to bend the knee before The Prince is ever in them, to my word. 1 Kings xvii. 1. AND MR. WILFRID CUNLIFFE. Thee Whom heav'n and earth adore; The daylight is serene,^ OVERTURE. The Widow.—What have I to do with thee, O man of God ? So may we with willing leet The pastures of the blessed 1.—CHORUS. art thou come to me, to call my sin unto remembrance ?—to slay my son art thou come hither ? Help me, man of God ! my son The People.—Help, Lord ! wilt Thou quite destroy us? Ever seek Thy mercy-seat. Are deck'djn glorious sheen. is sick ! and his sickness is so sore, that there is no breath left The harvest now is over, the summer days are gone, and There is the throne of David ; in him ! I go mourning all the day long ; I lie down and weep As they offer'd gifts most rare yet no power cometh to help us ! Will then the Lord be no at night. See mine affliction. Be thou the orphan's helper ! At Thy cradle rude and bare ; And there, from care released, more God in Zion? Jeremiah viii. 20. Elijah.—Give me thy son. Turn unto her, O Lord my God ; So may we with holy joy, The shout of them that triumph, RECITATIVE CHORUS. The song of them that feast; in mercy help this widow's son ! For Thou art gracious, and Pure and free from sin's alloy, The deeps afford no water and the rivers are exhausted ! full of compassion, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Lord, my The suckling's tongue now cleaveth for thirst to his mouth : the All our costliest treasures bring, And they, who with their Leader God, O let the spirit of this child return, that he again may live ! infant children ask for bread, and there is no one breaketh it to Have conquered in the fight, 7he Widow.—Wilt thou show wonders to the dead ? Shall Christ, to Thee our heavenly King. feed them. Lament, iv. 4. For ever and for ever the dead arise and praise thee ? Holy Jesus, every day Are clad in robes of white. 2.—DUET AND CHORUS—MISS ADA PATTERSON Elijah.—Lord, my God, O let the spirit of this child return, Keep us in the narrow way; AND MISS JESSIE KING. that he again may live ! O sweet and blessed country, And, when earthly things are past, The People.—Lord ! bow thine ear to our prayer ! The Widow.—The Lord hath heard thy prayer, the soul of The home of God's elect! Bring our ransom'd souls at last DUET. my son reviveth ! O sweet and blessed country Where they need no star to guide, Zion spreadeth her hands for aid ; and there is neither help Elijah.— Now behold, thy son liveth ! That eager hearts expect! The Widow.—Now by this I know that thou art a man of Where no clouds Thy glory hide. nor comfort. Lament, i. 17. Jesu, in mercy bring us 3.—RECITATIVE—MR. BERNARD LANE. God, and that His word in thy mouth is the truth. What shall In the heav'nly country bright To that dear land of rest; Obadiah.—Ye people, rend your hearts, and not your I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me ? Both.—Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine Need they no created light; Who art, with God the Father garments, for your transgressions the Prophet Elijah hath sealed the heavens through the word of God. I therefore say to heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, And Spirit, ever blest. O blessed are they who fear Him ! Thou its Sun which goes not down ; ye, Forsake your idols, return to God ; for He is slow to anger, 7. OFFERTOJRE, NO. 5, IN A ...... ••• Wely and merciful, and kind and gracious, and repenteth Him of the 1 Kings xvii. 17, 18, 21-24. J°b x. 15. Psalm xxxviii. 6; vi. 7; There for ever may we sing x. 14 ; lxxxvi. 15, 16; lxxxviii. 10; exxviii. 1. 8. VOCAL SOLO " Entreat me not to leave thee " Gounod evil. Joel ii. 12, 13. Alleluias to our King. 4.—AIR. 9.—CHORUS. SONG OF RUTH. If with all your hearts ye truly seek me, ye shall ever surely Blessed are the men who fear Him : they ever walk in the f a. ANDANTE GRAZIOSO Smart find me. Thus saith our God. ways of peace. Through darkness riseth light to the upright. Sterndale Bennett Recti. And Ruth said—• MINUET AND TRIO Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from follow­ Oh ! that I knew where I might find Him, that I might He is gracious, compassionate ; He is righteous. even come before His presence. Deut. iv. 29. Job xxiii. 3. Psalm exxviii. 1 ; cxii. 1, 4. ing after thee, for whither thou goest I will go, and where 4. VOCAL SOLO "Lord to Thee" (Theodora) ... Hand.I 10.—RECITATIVE AND CHORUS—MR. WILFRID CUNLIFFE thou lodgest I will lodge. Thy people shall be my 5.—CHORUS. The People.—Yet doth the Lord see it not : He mocketh AND MR. BERNARD LANE. Lord to Thee, each night and day, people, and thy God my God. at us ; His curse hath fallen down upon us; His wrath will Elijah.— As God the Lord of Sabaoth liveth, before whom Strong in hope we sing and pray. Where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried. pursue us, till He destroy us ! I stand, three years this day fulfilled, 1 will show myself unto Though convulsive rocks the ground, The Lord do so to me and more also, if aught but death For He, the Lord our God, He is a jealous God ; and He Ahab ; and the Lord will then send rain again upon the earth. And thy thunders roll around : part thee and me. visiteth all the father's sins on the children to the third and Ahab.—Art thou Elijah ? art thou he that troubleth Israel ? Still to Thee, each nightjand day, Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. fourth generation of them that hate Him. His mercies on Chorus.—Thou art Elijah, he that troubleth Israel? Elijah.—I never troubled Israel's peace : it is thou, Ahab, We sing and pray. thousands fall—fall on all them that love Him, and keep His 9. MARCH Spohr commandments. Deut. xxviii. 22. Exodus xx. 5, 6. and all thy father's house. Ye have forsaken God's commands ; and thou hast followed Baalim 1 Mendelssohn (From the Notturno for wind instruments, Op. 34 ) 6.—RECITATIVE JESSIE KING. PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN G MAJOR —Miss Now send and gather to me, the whole of Israel unto An Angel.—Elijah ! get thee hence ; depart, and turn thee Mount Carmel: there summon the prophets of Baal, and also eastward : thither hide thee by Cherith's brook. There shalt the prophets of the groves, who are feasted at Jezebel's table. thou drink its waters ; and the Lord thy God hath commanded AT 8 O'CLOCK. Then we shall see whose God is the Lord. the ravens to feed thee there : so do according unto His word. 1 FANT\SIA & FINALE (Organ Sonata, No. 10) Rheinberger 4. ADAGIO CANTABILE Hopkins Chorus.—And then we shall sec whose God is God the Lord. 1 Kings xvii. 3. Elijah.- Rise then, ye priests of Baal : select and slay 2 NOEL . " Cradled all Lowly" ... Gounod 5. SELECTION from the Oratorio " Samson» ... Handel 7. -DOUBLE QUARTETT—THE PEOPLE'S PALACE a bullock, and put no fire under it : uplift your voices, and SELECT CHOIR. (With pastoral Symphonies) 6. PASTORALE Dcshayes call the god ye worship ; and I then will call on the Lord Angels.—For He shall give His angels charge over thee; Jehovah : and the God who by fire shall answer, let him be God. 3. MARCHE TRIOMPHALE Archer 7. FUGUE IN G MINOR Bach that they shall protect thee in all the ways thou goest ; that Chorus.—Yea; and the God who by fire shall answer, let their hands shall uphold and guide thee, lest thou dash thy foot him be God. against a stone. Psalm xci. 11, 12. Elijah.—Call first upon your god : your numbers are many: The Audience is cordially invited to stand and join in singing the Hymns. RECITATIVE—Miss JESSIE KING. I, even I, only remain one prophet of the Lord ! invoke your An Angel.—Now Cherith's brook is dried up, Elijah arise forest-gods and mountain-deities. ADMISSION FREE. and depart, and get thee to Zarephath ; thither abide : for the 1 Kings.xvii. 17 ; xviil. 1, 15, 18, 19, 23—25. January 8, 1892. The Palace Journal'. January 8, 1892. 23 Elijah.—When the heavens are closed up because they 11.—CHORUS. have sinned against Thee, yet if they pray and confess Thy Chorus.—And called down a famine upon the land ! Priests of Baal—Baal, we cry to thee! hear and answer An Angel. Arise, now ! get thee without, stand on the name, and turn from their sin when Thou dost afflict them ; The Queen.—So go ye forth and seize Elijah, for lie"is us ! Heed the sacrifice we offer ! hear us ! O hear us, Baal I mount before the Lord ; for there His glory will appear and then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin 1 Help ! send Thy worthy to die ; slaughter him ! do unto him as he hath done ! Hear, mighty god ! Baal, O answer us ! Let thy flames shine on thee ! Thy face must be veiled, for He draweth near. servanthelp, O God1 ... 24.—CHORUS. Psalm cxliii. 6, 7. 1 Kings xix. 11. fall and extirpate the foe ! O hear us, Baal. Woe to him, he shall perish ; for he closed the heavens ! The People.—Then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin 1 34.—CHORUS. 12.—RECITATIVE. Help ! send Thy servant help, O Lord ! And why hath he spoken in the name of the Lord ? Let the Elijah.—Call him, louder, for he is a god 1 He talketh ; guilty prophet perish ! He hath spoken falsely against our Behold ! God the Lord passed by ! And a mighty wind Elijah.—Go up again, and still look toward the sea. rent the mountains around, brake in pieces the rocks, brake or he is pursuing ; or he is in a journey ; or, peradventure, The Youth.—There is nothing. The earth is as iron under land and us, as we have heard with our ears. So go ye forth ; he sleepeth ; so awaken him : call him louder. seize on him ! He shall die ! them before the Lord : but yet the Lord was not in the tempest. me I Jeremiah xxvi., 9, 11. 1 Kings xviii., 10; xix., 2; xxi., 7. Behold 1 God the Lord passed by ! And the sea was CHORUS. Elijah.—Hearest thou no sound of rain ?—seest thou no­ upheaved, and the earth was shaken : but yet the Lord was Priests of Baal.—Hear our cry, O Baal ! now arise ! thing arise from the deep ? Ecclesiastes xlviii., 2, 3. not in the earthquake. 25.—RECITATIVE. wherefore slumber ? The Youth.—No; there is nothing. Obadiah.—Man of God, now let my'words be precious in And after the earthquake there came a fire : but yet the 13.—RECITATIVE. Elijah.—Have respect to the prayer of thy servant, O Lord was not in the fire. Elijah— Call him louder ! he heareth not. With knives thy sight. Thus saith Jezebel ; " Elijah is worthy to die." So Lord, my God 1 Unto Thee will I cry, Lord, my rock ; be not the mighty gather against thee, and they have prepared a net And after the fire there came a still small voice ; and in and lancets cut yourselves after your manner : leap; upon the silent to me ; and Thy great mercies remember, Lord ! that still voice, onward came the Lord. 1 Kings xix. 11 12. altar ye have made : call him and prophecy ! Not a_voice will for thy steps ; that they may seize thee, that they may slay The Youth.— Behold, a little cloud ariseth now from the thee. Arise, then, and hasten for thy life ; to the wilderness answer you ; none will listen, none heed you. waters ; it is like a man's hand ! The heavens are black with 35.—RECITATIVE—MISS JESSIE KING. journey. The Lord thy God doth go with thee: He will not Above Him stood the Seraphim, and one cried to another. CHORUS. clouds and with wind : the storm rusheth louder and louder 1 fail thee, He will not forsake thee. Now begone, and bless me Priests of Baal.—Hear and answer, Baal 1 Mark ! how The People.—Thanks be to God, for all His mercies 1 also. QUARTETT AND CHORUS. the scorner derideth us ! Hear and answer. Elijah.—Thanks be to God, for He is gracious, and His Elijah.—Though stricken, they have not grieved ! Tarry Angels.—Holy, holy, holy is God the Lord—the Lord 1 Kings xviii. 1, 15, 17, 18, 19, 23—29. mercy endureth for evermore. here, my servant: the Lord be with thee. I journey hence to Sabaoth I Now His glory hath filled all the earth. 14—RECITATIVE AND AIR. Jer. xiv., 22. 2 Chron. vi., 19, 26, 27. Deut. xxviii., 23. the wilderness. Isaiah vi. 2, 3. Elijah.—Draw near, all ye people : come to me ! Psalm xxviii., 1 ; cvi., 1. 1 Kings xviii., 43, 45. 2 Kings i. '13. Jer. v. 3 ; xxvi. 11. Psalm lix. 3. 36, 37.—RECITATIVE. Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel ! this day let it be 20.—CHORUS. 1 Kings xix. 4. Deut. xxxi. 6. Exodus xii 32. Chorus.—Go, return upon thy way ! For the Lord yet hath known that Thou art God ; and I am Thy servant ! O show Thanks be to God I He laveth the thirsty land ! The 1 Samuel xvii. 37. left Him seven thousand in Israel, knees which have not bowed to all this people that I have done these things according to Thy waters gather ; they rush along ; they are lifting their voices 1 26.— AIR. to Baal : go, return upon thy way ; Thus the Lord commandeth. word ! O hear me, Lord, and answer me; and show this The stormy billows are high : their fury is mighty. But Elijah.— It is enough, O Lord; now take away my life, for Elijah.—I go on my way in the strength of the Lord. For people that Thou art Lord God ; and let their hearts again be the Lord is above them, and Almighty. Psalm xciii., 3, 4. I am not better than my fathers ! I desire to live no longer : Thou art my Lord ; and I will suffer for Thy sake. My heart turned ! 1 Kings xviii. 30, 36, 37. now let me die, for my days are but vanity ! is therefore glad, my glory rcjoiceth, and my flesh shall also I5.—QUARTETT—MISS ADA PATTERSON, Miss JESSIE PART II. I have been very jealous for the Lord God of Hosts ! for rest in hope. 1 Kings xix. 15, 18. Psalm Ixxi. 16 ; xvi. 2, 9 the Children of Israel have broken Thy covenant, thrown down KING, MR. BERNARD LANE AND MR. T. FIRTH. 21.—AIR—Miss ADA PATTERSON. AIR. Angels.—Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall Hear ye, Israel; hear what the Lord speaketh :—"Oil, Thine altars, and slain Thy prophets with the sword ; and I, even I, only am left ; and they seek my life to lake it away. Elijah. — For the mountains shall depart, and the hills snstain thee. He never will suffer the righteous to fall; He is at hadst thou heeded my commandments !" be removed ; but Thy kindness shall not depart from me, thy right hand. Who hath believed our report; to whom is the arm of the Job vii. 16. 1 Kings xix. 10. neither shall the covenant of Thy peace be removed. Thy mercy, Lord, is great; and far above the heavens. Lord revealed ? 27.—RECITATIVE—MR. BERNARD LANE. Isaiah liv., 10. Let none be made ashamed that wait upon Thee 1 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy See, now he sleepeth beneath a juniper tree in the wilder­ 38.—CHORUS. Psalm Iv. 22 ; xvi. 8 ; cviii. 5 ; xxv. 3. One, to him oppressed by Tyrants : thus saith the Lord :—I am ness : and there the angels of the Lord encamp round about all Then did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire ; his 16.—RECITATIVE. He that comforteth ; be not afraid, for I am thy God, I will them that fear Him. 1 Kings xix. 5. Psalm xxxiv. 7. words appeared like burning torches. Mighty kings by him Elijah.—O Thou, who makest Thine angels spirits ;— strengthen thee. Say, who art thou, that thou art afraid of a 28.—TRIO—MISS ADA PATTERSON, MISS JESSIE KING, were overthrown. He stood on the mount of Sinai, and heard thou, whose ministers are flaming fires, let them now descend ! man that shall die ; and forgettest the Lord thy Maker, who AND MISS JOHNSON. the judgments of the future ; and in Horeb, its vengeance. Psalm civ. 4. hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the earth's founda­ Angels.—Lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh And when the Lord would take him away to heaven, lo ! CHORUS. tions? Be not afraid, for I, thy God, will strengthen thee. help. Thy help cometh from the Lord, the Maker of heaven there came a fiery chariot, with fiery horses ; and he went by a The People.— The fire descends from heaven ; the flames Isaiah xlviii., 1, 18; liii., 1 ; xlix., 7 ; xli., 10 ; li., 12, 13. and earth. He hath said, thy foot shall not be moved : thy whirlwind to heaven. Consume his offering ! 22.—CHORUS. Keeper will never slumber. Psalm exxi. 1, 3. Ecclesiastes xlviii., 1, 6, 7. 2 Kings ii., 1, 11. Before Him upon your faces fall! The Lord is God : O Be not afraid, saith God the Lord. Be not afraid ! thy 29.—CHORUS. israel hear ! Our God is one Lord : and we will have no other Angels.—He, watching over Israel, slumbers not, nor 39.—AIR—MR. BERNARD LANE. help is near. God, the Lord thy God, saith unto thee, " Be not Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in their gods before the Lord 1 I Kings xviii. 38, 39. afraid !" sleeps. Shouldst thou, walking in grief, languish, He will RECITATIVE. heavenly Father's realm. Joy on their head shall be for ever­ Though thousands languish and fall beside thee, and tens quicken thee. Psalm, exxi. 4 ; exxxviii. 7. lasting, and all sorrow and mourning shall flee away for ever. Elijah.—Take all the prophets of Baal ; and let not one of 30.—RECITATIVE. of thousands around thee perish, yet still it shall not come nigh Matthew xiii., 43. Isaiah li., 11 them escape you; bring them down to Kishon's brook, and thee. Isaiah xli., 10. Psalm xci., 7. MISS JESSIE KING AND MR. WILFRID CUNLIFFE. there let them be slain. 23.—RECITATIVE AND CHORUS. An Angel.—Arise, Elijah, for thou hast a long journey 40.—RECITATIVE—MISS ADA PATTERSON. CHORUS. Elijah.—The Lord hath exalted thee from among the before thee. Forty days and forty nights shalt thou go ; to Behold, God hath sent Elijah the prophet, before the The People.—Take all the prophets of Baal; and let not Horeb, the mount of God. people : and over His people Israel hath made thee king. But coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he one of them escape us : bring all, and slay them ! thou, Ahab, hast done evil to provoke him to anger above all Elijah. O Lord, I have laboured in vain ; yea, I have shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart spent my strength for naught! 1 Kings xviii. 40. that were before thee : as if it had been a light thing for thee to of the children unto their fathers ; lest the Lord shall come and 17.—AIR—MR. W. CUNLIFFE. walk in the sins of Jeroboam. Thou hast made a grove and an O that Thou wouldst rend the heavens, that Thou wouklst smite the earth with a curse. Malachi iv., 5, 6. Elijah.—Is not His word like a fire; and like a hammer come down ; that the mountains would flow down at Thy altar to Baal, and served him and worshipped him. Thou hast 41.—CHORUS. (hat "breaketh the rock into pieces ? killed the righteous, and also taken possession. presence, to make I hy name known to Thine adversaries, through the wonders of Thy works ! But the Lord from the north hath raised one who from the , For Gpd is angry with the wicked every day : and if the And the Lord shall smite all Israel, as a reed is shaken in wicked turn not, the Lord will whet his sword ; and He hath bent O Lord, why hast thou made them to err from thy ways, rising of the sun shall call upon His name and come on princes. the water ; and He shall give Israel up, and thou shalt know Behold, my servant and mine elect, in whom my soul His bqw; and made it ready. Jer. xxiii. 29. Psalm vii. 11, 12, and hardened their hearts that they do not fear Thee ? O that He is the Lord. 1 Kings ziv., 7, 9, 15 ; xvi., 30, 31, 32, 33. I now might die ! delighteth ! On Him the Spirit of God shall rest : the spirit of {tern*: 18.—AIR—Miss JESSIE KING. • The Queen (Miss JESSIE KING).—Have ye not heard he hath 1 Kings xix. 8. Isaiah xlix. 4 ; Ixiv. 1, 2 ; lxiii. 7. wisdom and understanding, the spirit of might and of counsel, Woe unto them who forsake Him ! destruction shall fall prophesied against all Israel ? the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. 31.—AIR—MISS JESSIE KING. p£on them, for they have transgressed against Him. Though Chorus.—We heard it with our ears. Isaiah xli., 25 ; xlii., 1 ; xi., 2. they are by Him redeemed, yet they have spoken falsely against The Queen.—Hath he not prophesied also against the King O rest in the Lord ; wait patiently for Him, and He shall Him. Hosea vii. 13. ! of Israel ? give thee thy heart's desires. Commit thy way unto Him, and QUARTETT. T - • 19.—RECITATIVE AND CHORUS. Chorus.—We heard it with our ears. trust in Him, and fret not thyself because of evil doers. 0 ! come every one that thirsteth, O come to the waters : Obadiah.—O man of God, help thy people ! Among the The Queen.—And why hath he spoken in the name of the Psalm xxxvii. 1, 7. come unto Him. O hear, and your souls shall live for ever ! Ijiols of the Gentiles, are there any that can command the rain, Lord ? Doth Ahab govern the kingdom of Israel while Elijah's 32.—CHORUS. Isaiah Iv., 1, 3. or cause the heavens to give their showers ? The Lord our power is greater than the king's ? He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved. 42.—CHORUS. God alone can do these things. The gods do so to me, and more ; if, by to-morrow about Matthew xxi v. 13. And then shall your light break forth as the light of morn­ Elijah.—O Lord, Thou hast overthrown Thine enemies this time, I make not his life as the life of one of them whom he W „ 33-—RECITATIVE. ing breaketh ; and your health shall speedily spring forth then ; and destroyed them. Look down on us from heaven, O Lord : hath sacrificed at the brook of Kishon 1 MR. WILFRID CUNLIFFE AND MISS ADA PATTERSON. and the glory of the Lord ever shall reward you. regard \.he distress of Thy people : open the heavens and send Chorus.—He shall perish ! Elijah.—Night falleth round me, O Lord ! Be Thou not Lord, our Creator, how excellent Thy name is in all the lis reY\ef: help, help Thy servant now, O God ! The Queen— Hath he not destroyed Baal's prophets? far from me ! hide not Thy face, O Lord, from me ; my soul is nations ! Thou fillest heaven with Thy glory. Amen ! The People.—Open the heavens and send us relief: help, Chorus.—He shall perish ! thirsting for Thee, as a thirsty land. Isaiah Iviii., 8. Psalm viii., 1. help Thy servant now, O God ! The Queen.—Yea, by the sword he destroyed them all! Elijah.—Go up now, child, and look toward the sea. Hath Chorus.—He destroyed them all ! The audience are particularly requested not to walk about the or talk during the performance of any song or piece of music. my ptayer been heard by the Lord ? The Queen.— He also closed the heavens ' The Youth (Miss ADA PATTERSON).~There is nothing. Chorus.—He also closed the heavens ! The heavens are as brass-ab ove me. 1 The Queen.—And called down a famine upon the land'! ADMISSION THREEPENCE. The Palace Journal. January 8, <892 J&nuary 8, 1892. 24 25

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME, SECOND CONCERT. Bring me a hundred reeds of decent-growth, 23. - RECIT.— Galatea. To make a pipe for my capacious mouth ; ox MONDAY, JANUARY urn, 1892, In soft enchanting accents let me breathe Cease, O cease, thou gentle youth ! Sweet Galatea's beauty, and my love. Trust my constancy and truth ; AT 8 O'CLOCK, Trust my truth, and pow'rs above, The powers propitious still to love. 1 ACIS .A. Isl" ID G-ALATE A," 16.—AIR. O ruddier than the cherry ! 24. I Rio. Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus. Acis, Galatea. "Serenata" by G. I* • HANDEL. 0 sweeter than the berry I The flocks shall leave the mountains, () nymph, more bright The woods the turtle-dove, Than moonshine night, The nymphs forsake the fountains, CHA RACTERS R KVRESENTED. Like kidlings blithe and merry ; Ere I forsake my love ! MR. JAMES A. BOVETT Ripe as the melting cluster, (a Sea Nymph) ... Miss ELIZABETH CAKA Damon ... (a Shepherd) Polyphemus. Galatea MR. ROBERT NEWMAN No lily has such lustre ; Polyphemus (a Giant) Torture ! fury ! rage ! despair 1 Acis (a Shepherd) ...MR. CHARLES ELLISON Yet hard to tame As raging flame, I cannot, cannot, cannot bear. And fierce as storms that bluster ! Acis, Galatea. 8.—REciT.—Acis. Chorus— NYMPHS AND SHEPHERDS. 17.—RECIT.—Polyphemus. Not shovv'rs to larks so pleasing, Lo ! here my love ! Not sunshine to the bee, SCENE.—A Rural Prospect, diversified with rocks, groves, Turn, Galatea, hither turn thine eyes, Whither, fairest, art thou running ? Not sleep to toil so easing, Still my warm embraces shunning? and a river. See, at thy feet the longing Acis lies. As these dear smiles to me. PART THE FIRST. RECIT.—Galatea. Polyphemus. 9.—AIR. Fly swift thou massy ruin, fly ! 1.—Sinfonia. The lion calls not to his prey, Love in her eyes sits playing, Nor bids the wolf the lambkin stay. Die, presumptous Acis ! die ! 2.—Chorus of Shepherds, etc. And sheds delicious death 1 Love in her lips is straying, R ECIT.—Polyphemus. 25.—RECIT.—Acis. O the pleasure of the plains ! And warbling in her breath ! Happy nymphs and happy swains ! Love on her breath sits panting, Thee, Polpyhemus, great as Jove, Help, Galatea ! Help, ye parent gods ! Harmless, merry, free, and gay, And swells with soft desire ! Calls to empire and to love ; And take me dying to your deep abodes. Dance and sport the hours away. No grace, no charm, is wanting, To his palace in the rock, To his dairy, to his flock. To set the heart on fire. 26.—CHORUS. SOLI AND CHORUS. To the grape of purple hue, To the plum of glossy blue, Mourn, all ye muses ! weep, all ye swains ! For us the zephyr blows, i o.—RECIT.—Galatea. Wildings which expecting stand, Tune, tune your reeds to doleful strains ! For us distils the dew, O didst thou know the pains of absent love, Proud to be gathered by thy hand. Groans, cries, and bowlings fill the neighb'ring shore, For us unfolds the rose, Acis would ne'er from Galatea rove. Ah ! the gentle Acis is no more. And flowers display their hue : RECIT.—Galatea. For us the winter's rain, For us the summer's shine, 11.—AIR. Of infant limbs to make my food, 27.—SOLO (Galatea) AND CHORUS. Spring swells for us the grain, And swill full draughts of human blood ! Must I my Acis still bemoan, As when the dove laments her love, Go, monster ! bid some other guest ; And autumn bleeds the vine. Inglorious crushed beneath that stone ? All on the naked spray ; 1 loathe the host—I loathe the feast. When he returns, no more she mourns, Must the lovely charming youth Die for his constancy and truth ? 3.—RECIT.—Galatea. But loves the livelong day. 18.—AIR.—Polyphemus. Say what comfort can you find ? Billing, cooing, Ye verdant plains and woody mountains, For dark despair o'erclouds my mind ! Panting, wooing, Cease to beauty to be suing ; Purling streams and bubbling fountains ; Ever whining love disdaining, Ye painted glories of the field, Melting murmurs fill the grove, Melting murmurs, lasting love. Let the brave their aims pursuing, CHORUS. Vain are the pleasures which ye yield. Still be conq'ring, not complaining. Too thin the shadow of the grove, Cease, Galatea, cease to grieve ; Too faint the gales to cool my love. 12.—DUET.—Acis and Galatea. Bewail not when thou canst relieve ; 19.—AIR.—Damon. Call forth thy pow'r, employ thy art ; Ilappy I happy ! happy we ! 4.—AIR. Would you gain the tender creature ? The goddess soon can heal the smart : What joys I feel '.—what charms I see 1 Softly, gently, kindly treat her ; To kindred gods the youth return, Hush, ye pretty warbling choir, Of all youth, thou dearest boy 1 SufPring is the lover's part. Thro' verdant plains to roll his urn. Your thrilling strains Of all nymphs, thou brightest fair ! Beauty, by constraint, possessing, Awake my pains, Thou all my bliss, thou all my joy ! You enjoy but half the blessing- 28.—R ECIT.—Galatea. And kindle fierce desire. Lifeless charms, without the heart. Cease your song, and take your flight, 13.—CHORUS. 'Tis done : thus I exert my pow'r divine ; Bring back my Acis to my sight. 20.—RECIT.—Acis. Be thou immortal, though thou art not mine ! Happy we, etc., etc. His hideous love provokes my rage ; 5.—AIR.—Acis. Weak as I am, I must engage : 29.—AIR. Where shall I seek the charming fair ? InspiiM by thy victorious charms, Heart, the seat of soft delight, Direct the way, kind Genius of the mountains ! PART THE SECOND. The god of love will lend his arms. Be thou now a fountain bright! O, tell me if you saw my dear : Purple be no more thy blood, Seeks she the groves, or bathes in crystal fountains ? 14. —Chorus of Nymphs and Shepherds. 21.—AIR. Glide thou like a crystal flood. Wretched lovers ; Fate has past Love sounds th' alarm, Rock, thy hollow womb disclose : 6.—RECIT.—Damon. This sad decree—" No joy shall last." And fear is a-flying, The bubbling fountain, lo ! it flows Wretched lovers ! quit your dream, When beauty's the prize, Through the plains he joys to rove, Stay, shepherd, stay ! Murmuring still his gentle love. See how thy flocks in yonder valley stray ! Behold the monster Polypheme ! What mortal fears dying? What means this melancholy air ? See what ample strides he takes ! In defence of my treasure No more thy tuneful pipe we hear. The mountain nods ! the forest shakes ! I'd bleed at each vein, 30.—CHORUS. The waves run frighten'd to the shores ! Without her no pleasure, Hark ! how the thundering giant roars ! For life is a pain. Galatea, dry thy tears ; 7.—AIR. Acis now a god appears. See how he rears him from his bed 1 Shepherd, what art thou pursuing ? 22—Damon. 15 .—RECIT.—Polyphemus. See the wreath that binds his head ! Heedless running to thy ruin, Consider, fond shepherd, how fleeting's the pleasure Share our joy, our pleasure share. I rage- I melt—I burn ; Hail ! thou gentle murmuring stream— That flatters our hope, in pursuit of the fair; Shepherds' pleasure, Muses' theme ; Leave thy passion till to-morrow, The feeble god has stabb'd me to the heart. The joys that attend it by moments we measure, Let the day be free from sorrow, Thou trusty pine ! Through the plains still joy to rove, But life is too little to measure our care. Murmuring still thy gentle love. Free from love and free from care. Prop of my godlike steps, I lay thee by 1 January 8, 1892. January 8, 1892. The Palace Journal. The Palace Journal. 27

To BE FOLLOWED 11Y THIRD CONCERT. L C HVE .A. DAY By G. A. MACFARREN. A MISCELLANEOUS SELECTION WILL BE GIVEN Warbling bird and leafy tree, NO. I.—THE CHOOSING OF THE QUEEN. May's delights, are sweet to me, On WEDNESDAY, 13TH JANUARY, 1892, CHORUS. But no sweets I prize above, Loyal hearts, your faithful love. AT 8 O'CLOCK. ALL. Who shall be Queen of the May ? Who shall be Queen of the May . SONG. When songs and flow'rs Make happy hours, Beautiful May, with thy lap full of flow'rs, Who shall be Queen of the May? Rising when April has fled with his showers ; SOLOISTS—THE MISSES DELVES YATES, MR. FRANK BOOR, MR. B. II. GROVE. ist PARTY Rustic swains, you'll not forget Thrilling the air with thy musical voice, SOLO VIOLIN—MR. W. R. CAVE. SOLO PIANOFORTE—MR. ORTON BRADLEY. Blithe and buxom Margaret, Calling on mortals once more to rejoice. Raven hair, and eyes of jet,— Thee would we greet on the day of thy birth, She should be Queen of the May. Thee would we cheer with our innocent mirth, Beautiful May, with the sun on thy brow, PART I. 2nd PARTY Susan with her eyes of blue Beautiful May, we delight in thee now. Glist'ning like the morning dew, 1. OVERTURE ... "Egmont" ... Beethoven 7. PART SONG ..." Lullaby of Life" Isslie With her locks of golden hue,— May, bid the verdure grow; 2. CHORUS " Hallelujah" (Messiah) ... Handel May, bid the roses blow; Sleep, little flower, whose petals fade and fall She should be Queen of the May. Hallelujah ! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. May, bid a heavenly glow Over the sunless ground, ist PARTY Think of Margaret's sparkling eye ! The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of Play o'er the world below. Ring no more peals of perfume 011 the air; 2nd PARTY With our Susan who can vie? our Lord and of His Christ, He shall reign for ever and Sleep long and sound. The Burden. Hey nonny nonny no ! ever. -rd P\RTY None—when Mary is not by Sleep, summer wind, whose breathing grows more faint Let Mary, let Mary be Queen of the May. Earth has awoke from her slumber at last, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Hallelujah ! As night draws slowly nigh; Now the dull season for dreaming is past. omc -rd PARTY She is good as she is fair- x SONG / " ^ > Gentle Sleep " 1 Sir Arthur Cease thy sweet chanting in the cloistral woods, Fair were her visions through winter's long night; \ (from Ivanhoe / Sullivan None with Mary can compare,— Fairer is May with her reign of delight. And seem to die. MR. FRANK BOOR. Mary is a jewel rare. r . .. Never was vision, though bright it might be, Sleep thou great ocean, whose wild waters sink Let Mary, let Mary be Queen of the May. Equal, thou presence of gladness, to thee. Happy with winged feet, Under the setting sun, All Let Mary, let Mary be Queen of the May. Queen of all joy with the sun on thy brow, Comes the morning softly stealing in, Hush the loud music of thy warring waves, Proud and royal is her mien- Beautiful May, we delight in thee now. And to my darling's chamber sweet Till night is done ; She shall be our festive queen, May, bid the verdure grow ; This happy light will win. Sleep thou tired heart, whose mountain pulses droop Reigning o'er the village-green. May, bid the roses blow; O ! fair procession of the morning hours, Within the valley cold. She shall be Queen of the May ! May, bid a heavenly glow She shall be Queen of the May ! Go, bid my love awake with all the flowers. On pain and pleasures, fears and hopes of life, Play o'er the world below. When songs and flow'rs But let me sleep awhile, Let go thine hold ; Make happy hours, 7he Burden. Hey nonny nonny no ! And dream my only wound is from Love's dart, Sleep, for 'tis only sleep, and there shall be She shall be Queen of the May ! And cunningly, my thought beguile, New life for all at day, To deem that thou fair queen, my gaoler art. So sleep all, until the restful night has passed away. No. II. "THE HUNT'S UP." No. 4.—THE REVELS. So prison bars and wounds more dear shall be, 8. AIR ... "Revenge, Timotheus Cries" ... Handel PART SONG. CHORUS. Than all the world if there I find but thee. MR. B. H. GROVE. The hunt's up, the hunt's up,— Lads and lasses, hasten all Come, gentle sleep; come, gentle sleep. Awake, my lady free,— To the rural festival. 4. VIOLIN SOLO... " Bohdmienne " ... Vieuxtemps " Revenge ! revenge !" Timotheus cries ; The sun has risen, from out his prison, See the May-pole, rising high, MR. W. R. CAVE. See the furies arise, Beneath the glist'ning sea. The hunt's up, the hunt's up,— Points towards a cloudless sky, 5. ARIA ... " Bel Raggio" (Semiramide) ... Rossini See the snakes that they rear, Its head with garlands crown'd ; Awake, my lady bright,— MISS DELVES YATES. How they hiss in the air, The lark is winging his far flight, singing. Willing hearts it would invite, Bel raggio lusinghier, And the sparkles that flash in their eyes. To greet the new-born light. To partake of May's delight ; Di speme, e di piacer So dance around—around. The hunt's up, the hunt's up,— Alfin per me brillo ! Behold a ghastly band, A joyous throng Arsace ritorno, Awake, my lady gay, _ Now comes along, Each a torch in his hand; The stars are blinking,—in ocean sinking, Si, a me vena, These are Grecian ghosts, 'Tis now—'tis now broad day. The hobby-horse is gaily prancing ; Here's Robin Hood, Quest' Alma che finor That in battle were slain, The hunt's up, the hunt's up,— That archer good, Gcme, tremo, langui, And unburied remain, Awake, my lady dear,— Oh ! come respiro ! With smiles adorning, this young May morning. And Marian too with nimble step advancing. Inglorious on the plain. The pride of all the year. Form a merry laughing ring ; Ogni mio duol spari, Dal cor, dal mio pensier. Maids display your rustic graces, 9. CHORUS " God of Light " (Spring) ... Haydn Deck'd in all the flowers of spring ; Si dileguo il terror ! No. III. THE QUEEN'S GREETING. More adorn'd with smiling faces, Dolce pensiero, Soloists—MISS DELVES YATES, MR. FRANK Gaily dance around—around- Di quell'istante, RECITATIVE AND SONG WITH A BURDEN. BOOR, and MR. B. H. GROVE. Moving swiftly—stepping lightly, A te sorride l'amanti cor, RECITATIVE. Like the tiny elves, that nightly Sport upon enchanted ground. Come piu caro, God of light I God of life ! THE MAY QUEEN, MISS ELIZABETH CARY Dopo il tormento, Hail, gracious Lord ! Nought is like this feast of ours, THE MAY QUEEN. Loyal hearts, your rural Queen E il al momento F'rom whose abundant stores the earth with plenty flows. Greets you from her flow'ry throne ; Feast of gladness, feast of flow'rs. Hail thou spring-tide holiday ! Di pace, e amor. And whose almighty love make glad the heart of man. Few the monarchs are, I ween, 6. CONCERTO IN C MINOR, Op. 37 Beethoven Who such loving subjects own. Hail thou merry first of May ! Hail, gracious Lord ! God of light! God of love I For Pianoforte and Orchestra (first movement) Endless praise to Thee we'll sing, MR. ORTON BRADLEY. Almighty Lord of all, etc. The audience are particularly requested not to walk about the hall or talk during the performance of any sonq- or piece of music.

A SHORT INTERVAL. ADMISSION-THREEPENCE. January 8, 1892. 2S The Palace Journal. GEORGE HUNT'S * Gapps ©li> Established HMgb Class PART II. Herbal Medicine Store, " Tha Enchantress" llatton OVERTURE " Coeur de Lion" ... JV J?. Cave. 15. SONG PROVISION WAREHOUSE, 104, GUtBHW STREET, MISS LILIAN DELVES YATES. Near Globe Road Station, G.E.Ry. "Birdie" ... Rubinstein WHOLESALE & RETAIL, 11. DUET . By the lore of ages far, Herbal Medicines at Small Cost—Test Them. THE MISSES DELVES YATES. By the rites which cowards shun, Birdie that so sweetly sang, now is silent, I, from grave, and herb, and star, 108 <& 109, WHITECHAPEL RD„ E. Eyesight Tested and Glasses to suit the si?ht from 5id. (Opposite the London Hospital.) Joy that irnde the heart so glad, now forgotten, Have my wand of triumph won. Good and Cheap Line in Pebbles. Birdie, all thy life was song, why art thou mute ? Warriors I have brought to shame, Heart that was so full of promise, why art thou sad ? Turning glory to disgrace ; ^nrra-;Tjr Ah ! the birdie fell beneath, Kings have trembled when I came, Icy snowdrift, cruel false words. Reading doom upon my face. CHARLES SELBY Birdie would have gladly fled, But for thee And my love had gladly sped, My wild hair shall braided be, UNDERTAKER, Birdie would have gladly iled o'er the wild sea ; With the rose of richest breath, And my love had gladly sped to the forest. With the jasmine white as death. Complete Funeral Furnisher, Flood and tempest move the sea, but not snowdrift, And my voice in music flow, Savage perils fill the wood, not man's falsehood. And mine eyes all gently glow, Car & Carriage Proprietor, Ah ! in the sea no snowdrift, 0 believe me, love like ours, Ah ! the wood has no man's falsehood, Is the power of magic powers. 31, CAMPBELL ROAD, Ah me ! 1 know where the storm is bom, BOW, I 12. SONG "An Evening Song " Blumenih.il That shall break the strong earth's frame; MR. FRANK BOOR. From the fierce volcano's horn, Highest awards obtained at Palace Exhioition for Design, Tone, 15, HICH STREET, Brimming o'er with living flame. Touch and General Excellence of Workmanship. A Seven Good night, love! may heaven's brightest stars watch o'er Years' Guarantee with every instrument. BROMLEY, I could name the very cloud, thee, Whence the tempest forth did sweep, STEAM WORKS AND FACTORY:— AND Good angels spread their wings, and cover thee ; Which the strongest ship hath bowed, TRIANGLE ROAD, HACKNEY, And ihro' the night so dark and still, Built to rule the rebel deep. f LONDON WALL, One doot from Moorgate Strtet, E.C. Spirits of light, charm thee from ill; But for thee, onouj J 308, MILE END ROAD, E. My heart is hovering round thy dwelling place, Shall be calm on earth and sea; Room 9 I (Nearly opposite the Palace.) Good night, dear love ! God bless thee with his grace ! 512, MILE END ROAD, * I 401, MARE ST., HACKNEY, N.E. Gentle rivers, teeming mines, AND Good night ! Golden harvests, fragrant vines, 164a, ROMAN ROAD. Pianos Repaired or taken in Exchange. Removals by our own Vans. Good night, love! soft lullabies the night wind sing to thee, And a sunlight bland and warm, And on his wings sweet odours bring to thee ! And a moon of dreamy charm ; And in thy dreaming may all things dear, For, believe me, love like ours, With gentle seeming, come smiling near. Is the power of magic powers. My knees are bowed, my hands are clasp'd in prayer. Good rnght, dear love ! God keep thee in his care. 16. SONG ... " Fair is my Love " Haiti n Good night, sweet love ! Good night. MR. B. Ii. GROVE. 13. SYMPHONY IN D (Minuet and Finale) ... Haydn P'air is my love, so fair, I shudder with the sense, 14. CHORUS " Come where Flowers " (Martha) Fiotow Of what a light the world would lose, Come where flow'rs are flinging Could she go hence. Beauty o'er the meadows gay, Sweet is my love, so sweet, Wgasjjimr,^ Come where the skies are smiling, The "leaves that fold on fold, Where the merry fountains play. Swathe up the odours of the rose, Come, thy care beguiling, ' Less sweetness hold. Keep with nature holiday, Spare her Immortals spare, Where thro' light and shadow. Till all our days are done, Streamlets gently murmur as they stray, [way. Your heav'n is full of angel forms, Suite consisting of Over field and meadow, fairy footsteps gaily lead the Mine holds but one. Keep with nature holiday. True is my love, so true, COUCH, 2 EA.SY3, an:l 6 CHIIRS. O come, come where pleasure fondly lingers, Her heart is mine alone, Where the gentle woodland fay The music of its rhythmic beat, Weaves with magic fingers, Throbs through my own. Wreaths to crown the brow of May, Dear is my love, so dear, To crown the brow of May, lovely May, lovely May. If I but hear her name, Beauty o'er the meadows gay, My eyes with tears of rapture swim, Where glad birds are singing, My check is flame. Free from care the live long day. Spare her Immortals, &c. Then away to the woods, where the wild flowers bloom, While the breezes are laden with sweetest perfume, 17- CHORUS " Hail, bright abode" (Tannhauser) ITagner With our feet light as fairies, and hearts so full of glee, Hail, bright abode, where song the heart rejoices 1 We'll sing with the wild bird, and roam with the bee. May lays of peace within thee never fail, O come away, Long may we cry with loyal voices, O'er sunny bank, and meadows gay, Prince of Thu-ringia, Landgrave, Hermann, hail I And keep with nature holiday, etc. Hail, bright abode, etc.

The audience are particularly requested 7iot to walk about the hall or talk during the performance of any song or piece of music.

ADMISSION—THREEPENCE.

VESPER & CORNER PEOPLE'S PALACE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, MILE END ROAD, E. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS & OINTMENT. Lurf*.<>«Seienct Ari Soutk JM*^C* of L^n Th© Best THcMllcincA for Family Use. TIME TABLE OF EVENING CLASSES FOR SESSION 1891-2. TUp PIT T O PURIFY THE BLOOD, CORRECT all DISORDERS oj the INTERNAL ORGANS New Term commences Monday to cachclass is limitcd , d!ng Smdenu 1 11 1-1 X 1 i-ri-rO and are INVALUABLE IN ALL COMPLAINTS INCIDENTAL TO FEMALES.' The Classes, with some exceptions, are open to both sexes without•* •8'• • nls will be arranged for Students in the Queen's Hall on Wednesday evenings should book their names as soon as possible. During the Session, Conwts and L . reserved for the exclusive use of Students on certain days and evenings in 1 Is the most to which they will be admitted \ Rl-.L upon prouuetn* their pa^.. ^w^ming Penny. 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Will be served with Strings and Instruments at F Apprentices under 20 years of agre will be admitted to the M Jcal DriU; Dumb^H^Bar^Mls^and^ndi^^Cliibs^Physlcal SeS'es, Single' SPECIALLY REDtJCEri Science, Art. and Trade Classes at half fees. sticks ; 9 till 10, Gymnastics. Fees, 2 6 per teim, including locker. 610a, MILE END ROAD. PK-IGE 25. TiEsiiwi F k i dav. - 7 o till 8.0, Fencing With Foils and Sticks,. I ce, 5/- per term. tlrabc Classes. .1 Boxing Club is formed among the members of the Gymnasium, who arrange Facing Tredegar Square. PIANOS AND ORGANS ON SALE OR HIRE. FOB YOUNG WOMEN. IE VCHERS. DAYS. HOURS. | Monday AND ThuusDAV.-6.30 till 8, Free Practice; 8.0 till 10.0, Dumb-bells, Bar-bells, Indian Clubs, Physical Exercises, Gymnastics and Running Maze. I- ees, 2/6 1 per term, including locker. 7 till 8, Fencing. I- ee, 5/- per term. •Carpentry & Joinery Lec.... Mr. W. Graves ... 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Repairs Wc arc also the Makers engaged in the trade to which the subjects refer, double fees are charged. No one can of every description executed Promptly and Cheaply. All the o! theS pring waisted nouslcal Classes. BOOTS mcdically advised be admitted to the Plumbing Classes unless he is engaged in the Plumbing Trade. ( Under the direction of Mr. Or ton Bradley, M.A.). latest pattern Machines let on hire. A special course of lectures on Grade subjects will be given during the session, Second-hand Machines Bought, Sold, or Exchanged. for llie Remedy of I-Tat for particulars see syllabus or hand-bills. Feet, produced by many The above fees lor "Workshop instruction include the use of SUBJECTS. Fittings supplied and Repairs done for the Trade. hours standing and all necessary tools and materials. 2, ST. STEPHEN'S ROAD, BOW, E. general weakness. Mr. Orton Brad­ Tuesday r. 30-10.0"I Classes for Momen onl\>. Choral Society, ley Friday 8.0-10.0/ Singing u I C Mr. W. Harding 1 Class 1. Sch. Teachers £ Bonner. J Thursday 6.45-8.0 3 6 SUBJECTS. TEACHERS. DAYS. HOURS. FEES. N ,, 2. Intermediate j >1 8.0-9.0 2 o Ambulance Dr. R. Milne ... |.M. it Jan. 1892 8-9.30 3. Elementary 9.0-10.0 1 6 Tu. & Th. ... 6.0-9.30 aisl- EDMANS Dressmaking— i £Solo Singing . Miss Delves-Yates ,, Intermediate ... Mrs. Scrivener . Monday 4.0-5.30 f Mr. Hamilton. \ M..T..W.,| „ Beginners „ 6.0-7.30 £ Pianoforte . \ Mrs. Spencer. & Th., Fr., [ 4.0-10.0 Ad vane , (Out* j i. Mr. W. V. King { and Sat. ) doja e~ s.&c.) Thursday ... 6.0-7.30 J Mr. Orton Brad- Thursday ... 7.0-10.0 „ eg.nne ... Friday... 5.0-6.30 „ (Advanced) * I ley u, 8.0-10.0 OOTHING Tu.and Fri. OWDERS ,, nterm ate 7.0-8.30 . Mr.W. R. Cave S P Orchestral Society ... Millinery Miss Newell ... .| Tuesday 7.30-9.0 11 Under the direct­ FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. Cookery— Violin ion of Mr. Monday 6.0-10.0 W. R. Cave, Wednesday.. 6.0-10.0 " DSt~}i Mrs.Sharman . 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