A GOOD CONCERT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 293, 30 August 1918, Page 7

A GOOD CONCERT

FOR THE BED CROSS COPTER TRAIL. The Town Hall at the Lower Hutt was filled to overflowing last evening when the Hutt Bowling and Tennis Cmb fiave its eighth annual concert, on this evasion in aid of the Rod Cross Copper Trail. Where the club actually comes into the arrangement is in the sale of tickets and the making of local arrangements, for practically tho whole of the talent was "specially imported I from "Wellington, and very good talent | it was, and the concert was probably j as good as any ever given ia the Valley. Tho club had the assistance of the- Orphans' Club's orchestra, under Mr. H. Moschini, who played a "Dorothy" (Collier) selection and Friedman's Slavonic Rhapsody. Mr. MoschLnd also played with commenclab.o suavity of tone the "Alicante " of Lβ Thiere. Mr. Frank Oharlton, whose splendid baritone voice is too seldom heard, sang "Ki'i Til" (from Yordi's "Un Ballo in Maschera"), a beautiful nunlbor, most expressively sung. Onco more Miss Mina Caldow sang the :lra- j matic song ."Wa.iata Maori" (Hill) with j fine- spirit. The 'refrain, was sung by •a quartet most effectively. This snug it is interesting to note, was originally sung at the-Hutt ntt-ho club's concert six years ago by Miss Rosina Buckman, now a distinguished grand opera prima donna in Loisdon. A charging item was the quintet from "Tho Gondohera," "Try Me Life-long," sung by Misses May Chatwin and Mina Cal'low, Messrs. E. J. Hill, R. Meates. and ?. Gharlton. Mr. Norman Aitkeii infused fine dramatic iirtensity into his recital of Hayes's striking poem "By the' Yukon Trail," and Mrs. 6. Hartsrorn, a cultured elocutionist (recently of Napier), recited tastefully. "Pacquita" and "How Shall I Accept Him?" That sweet song, "Roses of Picardy," was capitally sung by Mr. H. F.'Wood; Miss May Chatwin wing "No, No, No" (Mattoi); Miss Caldow, "Sink, Red Sun/ , and Mr. R. Meatss 'The Floral Dance." '.ITie comic element was provided by Mr. Albert Russell, who was in good form. The cencert was given under the direction of Mr. E. J. Hill, with Mr.' G. A. CHapman ns stage manager, and Mr. J. Davidson as secretary. Tho accompaniments wero played by Mrs. Audrey Johnston. During the evening piles of Home-made sweets were disposed df by young ladies of the Valley.