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Show j ENGLISH CHEER BATTLE HYMN ! Julia Ward Howe's Classlo Received i Enthusiastically In London ' Concert I London. An Amorlcon surprlso was I sprung on the fushlomiblo nudlenco at tho opening of the annual series of so- ! called "popular concerts," which for u generation havo been n weekly fca-turo fca-turo of tho musical season In London. i Tho soloist of tho afternoon wns Miss , Carrie Tubb, perhaps tho most popular" popu-lar" of native Kngllsh prima donnas. In respouo to tho customary demand for un encore, sho sung with splendid dramatic effect tho famous "Ruttlo Hymn of tho Republic." When the first notes of tho piano accompaniment tinkled out there were sumo smiles among tho audience, who know tho air prlnclpnlly ns used by tho Salvation army to carry n religious song In its open-air meetings. Rut tho Intenso fervor o tho singer swept all beforo her, und tho ong vnn heard In breath- I less slUnco und hulled with enthusiastic enthusi-astic applause. |