Went over to the North Bridge Street Presbyterian Church <to> hear their thing at night with Charlie. Practised a few things of the Crucifixion1. Enjoyed the practice all right. Met Mr Newrick and his son.
At North Bridge Street Practice.
Tag Archives: Music
1 April 1914; Wednesday
At work as usual. Went to Philharmonic Concert in the Victoria Hall1. All the principals were good. The Leeds Symphony Orchestra played. They rendered Rossini’s Stabat Mater and a miscellaneous programme. Gertie and Marmie, Willie Marshall and I were to go. Heard Toreador’s Song. Called in at Mr Chadwick’s with missionary money on the way to the social.
Victoria Hall: see note on 10 January. ↩
30 March 1914; Monday
Got up about 7 o’clock. At work in good time. Fine day. Got some boxing gloves at work. Finished in good time. Billy and Bob had a go and Billy got his eye blacked. I had a go with Bob later on. Mr Aitken came when they were just commencing. Got all missionary money in with the exception of John’s. Played piano. Had singing lesson. Played some duets. Went out last thing. Went to bed early.
24 March 1914; Tuesday
Got up about 7 o’clock. Drilled. Finished in good time. Played piano then went to the practice. Fairly good practice. Another quartet to be taken by Charlie, Willie, Harriet Hand† and Edie Hunter. I played one game at ping-pong and lost. Mother up at Millfield1 seeing about a business2. They want £40 now for it and only make about £1 profit. Dr Blair paid his last visit.
Millfield: a district in Sunderland, between Chester Road and the Wear, just N. of Eldon Street. ↩
“Seeing about a business”: ALL’s family planned to buy a shop; cf footnote on 13 February 1914, and diary entry of 26 January 1915. ↩
23 March 1914; Monday
Got up about 8 o’clock. Pretty busy at work. Finished in decent time. Tried to write some of the story, but gave it up, Went out last thing. Played a bit on the piano.
Lot of interest in Ulster and rumours of officers resigning their commissions1 because they will not fight against their countrymen.
Joe commenced at Durham.
22 March 1914; Sunday
Got up about 9. Drilled. At chapel as usual. Played in Bible class for Willie. Mr Harrison spoke. Sherwood Spain appointed secretary to the Bible class and I promised him I would help him. My turn for the children’s service again. 4 of us down and we managed pretty well. Played piano a bit. Had short walks.
20 March 1914; Friday
18 March 1914; Wednesday
Got through work in decent time. Joe received message from Newcastle with regard to the place he applied for. He went to Newcastle and practically fixed it. At night he went to see Dr Todd in regard to a postcard he had received.
Band of Hope Concert1. Very poor house. The social a success from a musical point of view. Pye and Charlie sang all right and Miss Robson was not so bad. Briggs managed all right. I played pretty well. Miss Hunter and the children were pretty well taken with. Mr Morley was good but had poor reception. Mr Chadwick didn’t turn up except for his speech. A lot of excitement at home about it.
Band of Hope: See note on 13 January. ↩
17 March 1914; Tuesday
Not very much to do at work. Played at night and went down to the chapel last thing and helped Jim to put up the curtains and things. Came round with Willie Marshall. St Patrick’s social at the Victoria Hall1 and there were a lot of drunken Irish people dancing beside the Palatine2 last thing at night. I went up to Brumwell’s3 and got Father a fiddle string. Joe at Leeds. He wired to say he had taken the place to start on Monday next.
Victoria Hall: See note on 10 January. ↩
“Palatine”: the Palatine Hotel, in South Bridge Street. ↩
“Brumwell’s” (if correct): hardware shop in John Street (or Frederick Street?) with very comprehenisve stock. ↩