| Main Performers | Rear Admiral J D E C Hamilton MVO - speaker,
Herbert Cave,
Ivor Foster,
Flora Woodman - vocals |
| Secondary Performers | David Richards - organ,
Musician Swift,
Sidney Partridge - trumpets,
Walter Partridge - carillon of bells
Mrs E F O Gascoigne,
Lieutenant-Colonel A H Burgoyne MP - judges |
| Orchestra or Band | Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards,
Lieut. F W Skepelton and His Band |
| Conductors | David Richards (Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards),
Lieut. F W Skepelton |
| Set List | 19:00 Organ Recital (Mr. David Richards)
20:00 Musical Concert:
'March Militaire', Gounoud (Massed Bands),
'Andante in D', Lemare (Massed Bands),
'Grand Thanksgiving Scena', Walter Partridge,(Massed Bands),
'Watchman of the Night', Sergeant (Herbert Cave, Ivor Foster),
'Nymphes et Sylvains', Bemberg (Flora Woodman),
'At Dawning', Cowen (Ivor Foster),
'Border Ballet', Cowen (Ivor Foster),
'Mariamme', Wilfred Sanderson (Herbert Cave),
'O Tell Me Nightingale', Liza Lehmaun (Flora Woodman),
'Fairy Fantasy', A Godfrey (Flora Woodman),
'The Deathless Army', Trotere (Ivor Foster),
'Within the Garden of My Heart', Alicia Scott (Herbert Cave),
'As You Pass By', Kennedy Russell (Herbert Cave)
21:00 Dancing,
22:00 Parade of Competitors |
| Performance Notes | "A carnival attended by 7,500 employees and guests of the Army and Navy Cooperative society took place at the Albert hall last night. Raer-Admiral J de Courcy Hamilton, the chairman of directors of the Army and Navy stores, was present.' A letter of apology was sent from Lord Northcliffe."
(The Times, 8 January 1920)
"...The great arena, completely draped with flags of the British Empire and Allied nations arranged in a bold and effective scheme of decoration, presented a magnificent spectacle. The 'illuminated rendezvous' bore the names of streets and localities associated with the activities of the great organisation...Many of the costumes were strikingly ingenious and artistic. A pink airman, a chic commodore, a picturesque gipsy, and a fierce Indian brave were among the more noticeable of the earlier arrivals, but the scene soon became too dazzling and kaleidoscopic to single out individual figures."
(The Daily Telegraph, 8 January 1920) |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1920/1) |