Concert in the Town Hall.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 95, 28 January 1888, Page 3

Concert in the Town Hall.

The attendance' at the concert in the HaU on Thursday night was/not * bo good as the occasion deserved. The front seats were moderately well filled, but thoseiih the back were almost a blank. The performaßce, was commeuwd by the Glee Party with that old favorTte^'AU among the Barley," which went very Well. 'The same may be said of the gipe.B, '^"Wbere art thou beam of .light,'* and. "'Sleep, gentle, Ladj ;,*''' by 'the 'same' perf;ormerß. Mr ElKiiigfori* sarig "To-morrow will be Friday," aud, .,<•'ss•" .Merchant „.? qt Cheiipsi^"-; This gentleman has a well cul^ivat^ voice >and; enunciates every word of his- songs clearly and dist^Betly^ which/is a *aj»*virtue/eten amoug^prof esuonals.-; ; ; He.is. a decided acqujsitfoA to the mnsical circle of Peildifig, and w* hope to hear him of te0.,1-h» song, '• Home they brought her- Warrior dead," was very* sireetly rendewdabyvMies 1 Brijp ' Thj» was followed hy i\t>lanof q^ sblo r " Abd-^K^i^ W^NeUieJEpe, who "playecT witjftvhriliianpy and, *x« £ressiw^ Tj , 'Mr^i/Macarthur^ sang>" My lother bids ; me bind my hair" with taste and feeling,: and was deservedly applauded, Mr Coote sang u -Polly and I'^Jind^^lhey^all 'lovyd Jack;j Miss Atkins sang,"Th^ and " In-the '>Mrth l: tSduntree,^,^ for both ehe L Was deaerVedly , re-called. The excellenpe i pit!iiia' lady's performances havej b?epn^, so .often chronicled, further comment is needleesrfrom' us. Mr W/Brajatuig" "NUDesperanaum?' with hit* usufet force. The trio, "Thb Dance Invites XJs," by Mrs :t M*ca^tbur,. and the' Misses ; Atkiris ; and3ray, was the gem the 'evecihg: The, time and harmony were, simply 'beautiful, . while, the "blending- of the sweetvoices «vince4,'taat» and ■ culture on the, part of the several; perfprmersi -The same | may be said of the duet, Ml wduid that my )Lbve,"' sung t>yMiis *u4 Mies^Bray,- although- opinions were divided as to which was ihe best. Be that as it may, the,y ; were, the, most pleasing parts xjf .ihp. whole perfQrmance.' Mr Audrey, gave '.«| Jjie Skipper's Flag,", but was, a/little nervous. A second^acquisition wasiMifes Turner, who sang "A little Mountain Lad" and " The Better Land," • receiving for th*>> latter a hearty encore, J to vbicb;'/ihe' <: ,^nai^'\:i^p^d^. v^'Tjiiia lady has i <sulturedj'/and^4^lin,ihe!,fa^V > o|| ! .lie Elkiugtpn-—^ distinctly enunciated^. The pianoforte' -duet, f Jilaaeppa Qalop,^ by rMrsi Oaldwell and Miss Gregory, which opened .>th»r«ecuhd vpartt of; '-thie %rdi gramma; ►was played with 'brilliant execution; -After this the jauiiience appeared <toy warm up a little, and the applau^^ind^^.recaHs T were; more irequehti' JdiMßeafctie received quite An ovation when she concluded her very pretty " song, . , • « •-. The ; Komany Lass," and we ha^e seldom keard her in better form. Mr F. Goodbehere rendered' ;rf#/. The Outpost ~ iii good style. Mrs CaldweU's pianoforte solo, 4i Carmvale -de -i/Venice," was apP?aud^d, ['' and 'deservedly so. Miss Bray theul skigC" :Bropfe^, ; with jjreat taste, and; feelliug,,aud was rap* turously . applauded. .„, Mr- Lambert «ang t "The, Arab's,-..- farewell to his steed," which was deservedly well received. Last— out far frf»m Jeaet^^ Mr HartgiU'Xppeareor, and was accorded a receutioiifiwliich 1 must -have been very gratifying to him as it tesp. tified to his WeU de^rved pppulariiy/ His song/ w^^Little Shilling," 1 ,waij given with Wpmt and life. An 'encore was deinain^de^ anS. 'good..', n'aturedly , respond'ed^tp, '.'! t The. ; accompaniments* to the 4ev*^ ; jsire play»d by Mrs Harmon, and to herCßkiila* ai musician much of their success may safely be 'attributed In conclusion, we can.coja&djiaftly say the<pe»r6»mantr gave '^9wure-^ a evorypjne^_ra|^ent,. the onr^^nlV&fcTfheingHhattnancially the resulWw«r« riot too favorWole; but we feel quite certain that a second similar attemfel" would ' 'be ' W birMiant success. •-"„,* , MmA Ji^vfs The^ofmoce,wMr repeated .laßt night at Eiwiiea. The.aompany went U P ? n M^^> can^a«e%, fi Oa i th^r ftrnval o i|i ? y w^. , by Mr, Lewett, who entertained . them^hospitally in his prjvate house. lo The hjdl was well w tilled by a^ appreciative^ audience. ' l)ge } prograniinj» was jcut down a^ little^ owing to the absence of Messrs Goote and EDdogton. ' Ths affair finan^aliy was successful. t .