On Tuesday
evening last, a musical entertainment was given in the Town Hall by Mr.
J.W. Harman. A very interesting programme was given consisting of Sea
Songs of Old England, incidents in nautical life, and sailors yarns.
Of
the entertainment we cannot speak too highly. Mr. Harman is a host in
himself for an evening's amusement and on this occasion proved himself to
be a man of extraordinary ability, As a vocalist he sings with ease,
pleasure and in good style. He has a fine baritone voice of great range
and knows well how to compass it. His rendering of the songs, especially
the ‘Death of Nelson’, ’The Bay of Biscay’, and ‘Rule
Britannia’, secured for him the well-merited applause of the audience.
His recitals of the sailors yarns and incidents in connection with the
jolly tars was at times approaching the melodramatic.
The audience was
unusually large, and the interest was sustained for nearly two hours,
while the applause was enthusiastic. Mr. John Addy, of Knottingley,
presided at the pianoforte, This was pronounced by all to be the best
entertainment of the season.
