ALEXANDRA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 595, 12 September 1873, Page 2

ALEXANDRA.

(FROM a CORKESrO'DEXT.) The grea 1 ' success of the season was the amateur concert, given in the Library Ha l on Thursday evening, the 4t,h instant, and without the slightest desire to Hatter, I must chronicle the fact. Whether that it was the moonlight (a glorious institution, mind you, is a moonlight night on some occasions) or the beautiful object of the concert was in aid of “ education,” or that the Mcsdamos and Misses This, That, and the Other, and Messrs Thingmeuy, What-yon-may. caU-him, and That’s-his-name were to look their prettiest and do their wery heat 1 really cannot say ; but, to the astonishment of all, managers, performers, and audience included, the gre itest crowd that for a long time has visited Alexandra on pleas"re bent, congregated on the occasion, and ’twas only hy the greatest sque- zing and making the most of the veiy small room available that the host were accommodated. The hall being well filled, and the hour of commencing having arrived, the business of the evening was duly opened by an overture, and having once commenced it continued without flagging till the programme run out. I was sorry that Mrs. Dawson, an universal favourite, was unable to attend. However he.i place was satisfactorily tilled by a Mr. Tattersfield, who perfectly drew down the house. He sang “ She i- such a mighty screemer” and “ Cock-a-doodle-do.” I have somewhat departed from the rule I had intended following throughout this brief sketch in particularising Mr. Tattersfield and Ins songs, hut the fact of ho being a stranger to most who were in the mom, and being called upon without any warning must be my excuse. I purpose only mentioning the facts that Misses Biunton, Finlay and Speed, and Me: ns. Fh-hy, I'.oleilEin, Au.tin,

Thomson Brothers, Mercer, Van so, Kinuainl, Slmramds, ami Master Robertson were the singers, an 1 Messrs. Grindley and Allen, aocompanyists, ami that every soim was given in good taste, and without excep. tiou were rapturously applauded—that everyone was highly delighted, and many expressed the hope that plenty such pleasant evenings was in store for them. The greatest success of all however in counrcfion with the affair was the monetary result, it being some 28/. odd. It Mill he ungrateful however, if the main lever of the whole affair was left an mentioned—give honor where it is due, I refer to Mr. J. Grindley, who, from the time tho concert was mooted till the last chord hail been struck, was unceasing in his efforts to make it a success. Tho concert being at an end, the seats were soon removed, and as many of the Company who could find room, tripped it right merrily for a tine. As far as a field of horses is concerned, our races I do not think will he such a success as contemplated, for the two Handicaps there being only five and three respectively, as your next issue is to contain the weights, I must refer your readers to them. Rumor had it that the M‘Kay, Brothers, were to hriug out a team for the Spring events, as far as that_ is concerned, it is only rumor.