William ('Wullie') Flint Frame et al. in Springburn Parish Church, Springburn, Glasgow - between in the middle of the 1870's and in the middle of the 1880's

from W.F. Frame Tells His Own Story, page 38:

On one occasion I gave a grand sacred concert in the church with Mary Townley as soprano; Marianne Smith, contralto; William Dalmain, bass; and myself as tenor. We appeared in evening dress and white gloves.

 

The first item was a quartette, and the audience smiled at my grotesque appearance about the feet, for I had forgotten to buckle down my trousers, which were turned up to the calves of my legs. However, I put them right later and sang, “And God created man.” I must have been an oratoria [sic] singer that night.

cite as

W.F. Frame, W.F. Frame Tells His Own Story (Glasgow), p. 38. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1666690701082 accessed: 8 November, 2024

location of experience: Springburn Parish Church, Springburn, Glasgow

Listeners

William ('Wullie') Flint Frame
apprentice engineer, boot polisher, entertainer of troops during WW1, milkman's helper […]
1849-

Listening to

hide composers
'And God created man' from 'The Creation'
written by Joseph Haydn
performed by W.F. Frame
a vocal quartet performed by Marianne Smith, Mary Townley, W.F. Frame, William Dalmain

Experience Information

Date/Time between in the middle of the 1870's and in the middle of the 1880's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

For ten years during the mid-1870s to mid-1880s, Frame was music director at Springburn Parish Church, Glasgow.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:38:21 +0100
Approved on Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:19:10 +0000