BLACKS NO. 1. (OPHIR).

Dunstan Times, Issue 811, 2 November 1877, Page 2

BLACKS NO. 1. (OPHIR).

Concert and Bale. The most noteworthy event that hrs taken p’ace in Blacks for a very 10-'g tim» past was the Concert and Ball, which took p’ace on Tuesday evening last, in the new School hous", to celebrate the opening of that building. Concerts in np-conntry 00l Ifiolda towns, as a rule, are looked upon as very ordinary everyday sort of affdrs whereat anything approaching to artistic music—vocal nr instrumenta'—is not looked for or expected ; but as the one now under' notice was of a class so very diff rent to the I e eryday affair, we shall be excuse 1, and we ’ are sure we shall he but expressing the opinion of the very numerous audience in classing it a gram! musical treat, wanting bat one or two la hes to have made it on ■ of the best concerts ever given up country. The performers, if gentlemen amateurs may ho so designated, were from St. St. Balhans, B’ackstono Hill, Ida V, l ey. Alexandra, Clyde, and the immediate neighbourhood, supported hy the Clyde Bass Band, and a pianoforte which was used as accompaniment ; it will therefore he seen that the whole of the surrounding towns and country added their quota of talent to produce a good night’s amusement The audience a'so possessed a good few representatives of the places above named, as also fmm Tinker’s Gully and Dryhread, from the latter places, however, on account of the perfect tornado of wind that was, and had been blowing for many days previous, nothing like so many were present as would have deep ; however, those who were fortunate enough to 1 e present worn loud in. their praises of the amusement afforded. As eight o'elock approached, the time for striking the opening note, the room was well filled, and hy the time the opening overture hy the Clyile Brass Band was p’ayed there was fully 150 people in the room, and within half an bur hour afterwards, there mnst have l«n hut few short of'ffOO. Tim room was wry pretti'y and tastefully decorated hy Mr Thomas Wehh, of Clyde, vhoalso provide! therercfrcshramils, which were moat lit'orallydispensed to the dancers during the latter part of the night. The overture, as wo e i , having been played, Mr J. Alexander the Chairman of the School Committee, camn forward and lead the following address.