28 JUNE 1957, Page 15

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JUNE 30, 1832 DE BEGNIS, in the announcement of his concert, which took place on Monday, promised a duet by Madame DE MERIC and himself, of which he stated— "This duet is composed of 164 bars and more than 600 words, and will be sung by them in the short space of 4 minutes."

The brief space of time in which a long duet may be despatched, is doubtless a recommendation. Why is it that the idlest people are always in the greatest hurry? If the time of any people on earth is of small value, it is that of the audience at a morning concert; and yet DE BEGNIS makes as much, in this advertise- ment, of saving a minute or two in a duet, as if tits* were made for anything but to be killed.