Band Entertainment.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 1932, 4 January 1899, Page 6

Band Entertainment.

Ad overflow*'!’ ‘ !>. ue’ nssemhled in the luwu llhi, ~n \l.,i,u»v night on the occasion Br.ss Band enterramiDon . The >, „, UHt have l>< i, nun t'quilly giatify- »;*■’ i‘i' ‘ ije , lue «<berx oi the Baud and to I'lr Fk. Mower, the promoter of the eutertuioment. To them and to him it must, also, have been encouraging; -to the former to find that the public will support the Band ; to the latter, that his eiiorts in catering for the public amusement are appreciated. Abundant fruitage sweetens the toil expended in harvesting the crop. So in this case A good deal of time has been devoted to working up the Hand ; a considerable amount of trouble and no little labour bestowed m criryii.g out Monday night’s entertainment. The reward obtained is deserved. The first appeal made by the Band has met with liberal response ; the success of the entertainment is very pleasing.

Proceedings were commenced by the Band with a very creditably played selection, Mr Heed, oi the Wellington City Brass Band, kindly conducting. Generous applause was accorded the number by the audience.' Messrs F. Cox, J. Fraser, Fk. and 11. Flower iollowed with an amusing quartette entitled ‘ It s Gone,’ which won favor. Miss Graham gained hearty plaudits from the audience for her very pleasing and sympathetic rendering of * Robin Adair.’ Mr Fraser’s burlesque song—- • Awful Little Scrub ’—evoked much merriment and elicited a warm recall.

Mr D. Haswell had the audience with him in the sentiment conveyed in his song ‘ Phoebe Morel ’ —and expressed appreciation. Mr Reed’s exceedingly ' well played cornet solo (‘ The Minstrel , Boy ') met with hearty recognition, j which was well merited ; Miss Sandford j accompanied. Mr Barnes sang ‘Love’s Sweet Story ’ very nicely, though he was not heard to advantage by all present partly through Blaudinu too far back. Mr djowgier gave a very fgpny . comic song, which the audience 1 encored lustily; be replied with

an equally amusing substitution, and concluded the first part. 'Che second was opened by Miss Sandford with a short, admirably played, pianoforte selection which the audience evidently conveyed. Mr L. Laugesen was very successful with the patriotic song entitled ‘ The Streak ol Silver Sea,’ gaining a round of applause for his contribution. The member's of the i Welling ton Band pleased the audience very much with a quartette, repetition of the item being called for. Mr Boyens was very happy in singing ‘ The Miner’s Dream of Home,’ the 1 audience testifying approval. Mrs Barton sang * 1 he Dream Angel ’ I with exquisite taste, to the delight of I the ulKiience, evoking lapiurous I applause and florid recognition of I appreei ilion. Mr Bowutei sang another 1 comic song, which caused roars oi ' laughter. Ho was twice recalled, I substituted items being generously i given by him in response. Mr Renner, j

at the request of the management, .thanked the lerftrmers for their assis'ance and the audience'for the en- 1 couraging j atrorage accorded the Band. He also made a lew remarks anent am ' xteur entertainments and the difficulties of currying out such in Kaikoura. Mr \\ ilson (conductor of Wellington Band) sung ‘1 he Deathless Army,’ to the I delight ol the audience— the applause I bestowed was thoroughly well deserved. Mr Barnes contributed a violin solo cn ; an instrument of novel construction; the item met wi’h approbation. The entertainment was concluded with Morton’s amusing farce, ‘Box and] Cox.’ It occasioned much laughter) throughout. Mr Sutherland acquitted himself very well us Box, and Air Fraser was very amusing and vivacious . as Cox. Together they sent the little ! play along very merrily. Miss Elsie Hamilton made a smart Airs Bouncer, though she looked too young, ; and too prepossessing, for the artful old boarding housekeeper. The Kai koura Band baviug played ‘ God Save the Queen,’ cheers write given for Air Frank Flower as the audience dispersed. Accompaniments were played by Airs I Burton and the Misses iaudford and I‘lower. The receipts amounted to £lB.