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Voice and violin : sketches, anecdotes, and reminiscences, 1898
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1lighten the burdens, and cause us to forget for a time the miseries and sorrows, of this earthly existence.
3Among the many happy occasions of this kind, I will mention one in particular, as it will certainly interest many amateur musicians.
5It was on the 3rd September 1892, at Southsea, when we played in two concerts (afternoon and evening) on the same day, given by the excellent string band of the Royal Marine Artillery. They were the last concerts of the season; and as Madame Agnes Larkom, a noted mezzo-soprano, was to appear, my good-natured wife could not be persuaded to sing, but she played my accompaniments. It came about in the following manner:—
7Whilst staying at the house of my sister-in-law, in the country near Portsmouth, a piano-tuner connected with these concerts informed me that Mr. Carrodus, who was to have appeared, had been summoned back suddenly to London, and I offered to play in his place. This was told to the committee, and I was duly announced on the bills, having been granted the use of the Portland Hall concert-room and a good piano to rehearse my pieces. The concerts were given at the new pier. There were eight hundred persons present at three o'clock, and twelve hundred at the evening concert. I was down for four pieces, two in each concert, but I had to play eight times; and I remember that
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