To-Night's Concert

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 111, 26 March 1889, Page 3

To-Night's Concert

We need hardly remind our readers of the entertainment to be given in the Assembly Bourns tliis evening by the Crawford Hunter party. The programme will be the same as referred to in the following 1 extract from the Wangauui Herald : — lt is a certaintly that whenever a Scottish entertainment is given there will be a bumper house in Wanganui, and last night proved no exception to the rule. The fame of the performers had preceded them and all were on the look-out for something " guid," and they were not disappointed. Since the Kennedys, we do not recollect having heard Scottish music and humour better given than by the small company now in town. No time was lost all through, and for more than two solid hours the audience was interested and amused. Head aad shoulders aboye the majority of Scotish delineators stands Mr Crawford. As a low comedian he would make a hit anywhere ; but he is particularly successful in his own tongue. Each item that he gave last night was encored vociferously, and it is hard to say which pleased the most, " Canny Sanuy," the butt of the village," " Tam McPhee," the bashful counter, or "Robin Tamson's Smiddy." The jokes in each were good and well given, and it was impossible to resist from laughter, in fact he made hi 3 audience laugh till their sides ached. It is not oaly Scotch characters, however that he takes up, but comic songs are equally in his line, and "Pretty Little Mary," with its grotesque chorus, or the auctioneer's song were quite as much enjoyed. The ludies of the company (Miss Hunter and Miss Macgregor) both possess nice voices, and we hardly kno»v which we appreciate most Miss Hunter's the Cameron Men," with Killarney" as an encore weie gems, and Miss Mactrregor excelled in " I lo'ed ne'er a laiidie but Ane," to which she gave as an encore " Teddy O'Neill." It is not necessary to recapitulate the items rendered as almost all were em ored, but we can say that for ballad singing these two ladies both deserve all the praise they have earned. In Master Crawford the company have an excellent accotnpanyist, a neat dancer, and a successful jodeller. A humorous sketch " Mrs Tarnson's laddie" by the Company brought to a close a very enjoy able performance, and one which contains plenty to amuse ail nationalities. In concluding our remarks we can conscientiously recommend our readers to patronise the show, as one that is honestly deserving of support