THE BURFORD CLINTON COMPANY

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 39, 14 January 1881, Page 2

THE BURFORD CLINTON COMPANY

.» , Tie faot t'i fc the B ii-ford-Clin.on theatrical co ai a iy f«.u i-i tt c • ci ■■ r i*_.er-*.t to perform for three nights at F-'Xrou iudic ites that thore is '• money "in the |>laco. Tho jtuiliedce t_. hie.i ..assembled on Tuesday i-ve'iinsj t-i See "TomputH.i., at tile Irisli E a grant," wns if anything larger thin hai previoudy greeted the comp. nv. Tie play ia a capital one, and -{ay*. Mr Cans. Bu'-ford. who took one of the leidiun parts, . oil s.o, c f.»r his abilities a_ a coiiiedian. Mr Grattan Riggs, as the emigrant Tim j O'B riefa, was irresistibly humorous, whilst Miss Wilton's acting throughout was extremely good, Mr Tyrell alao performing his part well. Several other members appeared during the piece, which called forth wad and repeated applause from the audience. At the close of the comedy, the audience enjoyed a musical treat of the highest order, Miss Mena Murielle singing Bishop's charming cavatina, "Tell me my heart." Her rendition of "Oh, how delightful " on Saturday even ng had shown that she possessed a splendid v.-ice of great sweetne.-. and compass, which she held under perfect control, but we confess that her siugi.l4 of Bishop's cavatina was quite beyond auything we expected. Like all Bishop's music, " Tell me, my heart " is a difficult aong, but Mias Murielle achieved a brilliant success, aad the audience enjoyed one of the very best pieces of singing ever heard in Foxton. A furious encore showed the appreciation of the audience, and the talented singer responded with a very pretty ballad, which was sung so well that the audience were evidently disposed to redemand it. A little later on in the evening Miss Murielle, by special request, sang again, Sullivan's ballad, "Let me dream again," being given. Her rendition of this fully sustained the effect she had already made, the pianitximo passages being exquisitely given, whilst the ringing upper G with which she terminated the song brought down the house, and a vociferous encore was the result, the fair singer responding with another charming song, which, had it not been that tho audience had some slight consideration, would most certainly have beeu redemanded. The peiformance concluded with the laughable farco, "Back from the Zulus," which amused the audience immensely. Cpou the whole, Messrs Burford and Clinton are to bo congratulated on having got together a capital company, and may count upon meeting v.'ith a hearty reception sliould they return to Foxton, at any future, time.