Last Night's Entertainment.

Manawatu Herald, 15 April 1893, Page 2

Last Night's Entertainment.

The concert was not a success, though owing to the applause of not very discriminating critics most of the -performers received an encore. With the exception of Miss Williams, we hold that those tvho received no recal were much more entitled to it than those who did.. Miss Revans is to be congratulated on her overture, it was carefully! played apd/wtth spirit. Mr Stansell's ~song -fetched the " back " by the chorus and the popularity of the songs he chose. He was not in good voice. There is generally one deserts( after £he programme is publishedaiid M% Me- — Millan was the defaulter inthis case ' but Mrs Hamer sang a sbrig for him. The songs selected by Mr J. Keen were not "high class ->. and were not fitted for half the audience. The god's recalled him. Mr Waters on the other hand sang a very pretty song and sang it very nicely but got no recal. There is no accounting for the small boy taste, l^and Mrs Hamer kindly did their bestTn^itheir duet but they were far from perfect, a fact Mr Hamer begged. Jto '- be . ekcused for at the commencenient. Miss Williams was hqt';'lii : . i --Bei* : ( ]6est t % voice last night but we; holcj'sfte'de*served her encore, when sh^'sfth'g in response " Farewell for E^r iT \ I which is not we'h;b|e,rm^^[^^s a * hint of her intention ■of * Teitving < us, for she would be much missed having always shown hirself *rea% to assist in. these entertainments. Mrs Dermeiv sang " A Vision " most pleasingly, and was more fairly entitled to an encore than any vocalist laßt,eveningj >,Mr Redmond appeared. in character for his " Enniscartfiy;" and \^waß recalled. Miss Clarkson kindly assisted by playing- .the- aeconjtpanynaents to some of the VQcaijsts jafid by playing a very pretty rOYerture.Ho the second part. Mr M.E^msallio helped by aecompanying*other oJtfie vocalists, The Fqxton. B.*ass band gave their valuable, aid lay playing outside prior to the commencement of the performance. "* ■'"•*'■ '*

Miss Ada Stansell then presented the prizes to the winner^ at] the -last regatta;' The stagtflfad been pret^ly decorated and the_ trophies made" a very respectable .show as displayed on a stand on the stage. Mr Tbynne briefly introducecl Miss Ada Stansell and afterwards thanked her. for the part she had undertaken/. ,\' ' *"'

Mr Potter, the honorary- secretary also thanked the audience for- their support and the performers for- their assistance. * The second part "Wooing \ uncfer Difficulties " was very successful and the performers are to be, congratulated on their efforts. Mr Eraser as a city merchant was a capital*" 1 * get up '" and he played it very well Mr 'Johnson* as Henry had a r very good part and as a mistaken son-in-law, got through his troubles in an amusing manner. The little man, Warthyman, was a grand get up and his identity was capitally concealed. The little he had to do he did with spirit. We believe it ; was his first public appearance. Another gentleman new to a Foxton audience, was lit Bridge-port or starbord, irepresenting a young man in< search of a wife. He acted with musb>animation and bids fair to be; >a, useful addition to the company. , His ■display on the floor with Mr Fragev

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WAs excellent. Miss Stansei), as a ijiotiierly matron was a well got up ailarac'ter and was acted . With great 6ai ; e, as was that of Miss Burr, Hill's daughter. This young lady had : riot much to say but she acted the .part quietly and naturally. Mias Hi Burr had the part that suited her admirably and she made

the very most of it. There is no doubt but this young lady has the ~ Waking ot a capital aetressj and -she .slibws great improvement at each performance. Mr Potter is to be congratulated on the financial success and on the trouble he had taken with all the arrangement?!