Main Performers | Madame Donalda, Amy Castles, Ada Forrest, Gertrude Maxsted, J A France, John McCormack, H Lane-Wilson, Ivor Foster, Harry Dearth - vocals, Madame Carreno - piano Joska Szigetis - violin, W H Squire - cello, Maurice Farkoa, Lewis Waller - speakers |
Secondary Performers | F Sewell, C Marshall - accompanists |
Orchestra or Band | London Symphony Orchestra |
Conductors | Dr Hans Richter, Landon Ronald |
Set List | Included: 'Robert, tei que j'aime', Meyebeer (Donalda), 'Caro Nomo' (Castle), Excerpt 'Pele du Bresil', F David, 'A Sergeant of the Line', W H Squire (Dearth), Recitation - Rudyard Kipling's, 'Battle of the Clampherdown' (Lewis Waller) |
Royal Presence | HRH King Edward VII, HRH Queen Alexandra |
Performance Notes | The Italian earthquake and tsunami occured on 28 December 1908 in Messina, Sicily and in Reggio, Calabria on the Southern mainland of Italy. The disaster claimed between 100,000 and 200,000 lives. Present were the Italian Ambassador, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, and Sir John Murray Scott. The Prince of Wales placed his box at the disposal of the Italian Club. |