The Concert.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 1 August 1890, Page 2

The Concert.

Last night the concert in aid of the Foxton School funds came off at the Public Hal. The performers were friend < from Sanson, who kind j attended liy special train. We very much regret that the trouble they took was so little considered by the public, as the hall was but poorly filed. However, those who were there reaped their reward by passing a very pleasant evening-. The hall is so large, and the audience s > scattered that they looked fewer than there rea ly were, as £5 19s 6d was taken at the d< ors. L ; ke all amateur programmes, the one published differed very consider* ably from tho one iv f rce, but ibis is a'ways so whete absentees force the cond'ictot to replace their parts. The programme opened wi h an instrumental duett on the piano by Mr* Tompkins and Miss Anderson, and thus assnred the audience that good musicians where amongst Vie party. A glee --'■ May-day " - was next given by the company, and in this as in a 1 their glees, they gave great pleasure to their hearers. Mr J Sanson then sing the " White Squall." This gentleman has a nice baritone voice, and did full just cc to it. Mr 'Vchlapbach's acordion solo created quite an excitement in t.h* audience, and an encore was loud y demanded. This gentleman is no mean performer, and he made his instrument fill the hill with sound. Mi^s Bray then sang •' Surely " in a tei-y pretty manner, and thoroughly deserved tho applause which marked its conclusion. The pit had their holiday when the comio duett of the " Twins " was yiven in charaoter by Messrs Neill and Sansin. The l> get up " and action of the performers were excel lent and a regular scream brought them out to repeat the list verse The " Army and Navy" duett liy Messrs Eade tnd Bartholomew foi* lowod and met with proper recognition. These gentlemen have good voicps which blended we 1 together Mr Eiide sung tiie " British Lion '' with much spirit. The first part ended with tin " S*ing Waltz'" glee by the company. Tne second part op v eneil with a pianoforte dv< j t between the two hdies who played the first piece T!ie trio " Fair Fl au " Mi^Tmpkins Miss Anderson and Mr ■ anson came next, ami elicited loud ap plan^e. The trio " A little farm well Tilled " by the three gentl-ra«n was sung with vigour, ami created ai much amusement as to neces i sita'e a repetition Mr Schlapbach srn.ve another a::cordion solo. The Misses Bray and Carmell sang the duett " Pulaski's Banner," and wat fo'lowed by the " Bold Gendarmes " -Messrs Neill and Sanson, in full uniform. An encoie was demanded. Mr Bartholomew gave the " Armourer." This ginger has a fine bass voice, but was hardly heard to advantage at the hack of the hall. The gee -" CVim be thy Slumbers " —by the party brought the concert to a close. Miss Ande 'son, a perfect mistress of the pi«no, played all the accompany ments, and assisted very consderably to the success which marked the performance. Mr Thynne proposed a vote of thank* to the visitors, which was hearti y responded to ; and, after the company sang God Save the Queen, an adjournment was made to Mr Williams' hotel where a coff<;e-sup, per was partakou off before a return by the train was made.