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Show ROYAL GWENT SINGERS COMING A Siimp.U of ll r omnia) ion anil il (lui-his Iteeord The fame of Webb lioral singing beanie world wnle, when in 1&72 a I hoir cons. sting mainly of Welsh village folk, under the leader-sh leader-sh .p of l a radog ( G rilht h It hys Jones ) woo (he Crystal Palace Company's $"..r.iMi challenge trophy and a cash prize of 5nu. Th s fame was enhanr- ed in (be following lear. when (he I auie choir under the same leader again won (he (rophy, beating the London choir, known then as the Paris Prize Choir, under (he leader-'h.p leader-'h.p of Mr. Proudman. The sons of 'lie principality have ever since maintained main-tained the fame and ever enhanced 1 he standard established and set by he Crystal Palace victories. Of all the Welsh musical ori:aiiiz'i-"ons. ori:aiiiz'i-"ons. the Royal Gwent Welsh Singers hns been the firs! and foremott, not only to maintain the fame, but to set a standard to Welsh or any other choral singing that has never yet been excelled. The visi's of (he Royal Gwent Welsh Singers is by no means a new ent lire. Indeed, il is now a matter of history. Americans were firr.t brilled by lla1 singers from the 'uid of song 11s early as 8i':i, when :wo Welsh choruses from Wales won Irst pr zes at Ihe World's Fair. Chi--ago. The Hoyal WeKh Gwent Singes Sing-es stands and sings before the world today as (he unsurpassed or-'anization or-'anization of its kind. and. incideni-Ily. incideni-Ily. as (he standard bearer through II lands of superiority of the Welsh 'at ion bk a nation of singers. It " ould be a difficult tafk. indeed, to malyze this fact, but it can be real-zed real-zed more easily by attending their on'cert in Mo-ant Pleasant at the 'ipte Thoslre. March 10th. |