The Concert.

Manawatu Herald, 9 July 1898, Page 2

The Concert.

On Thursday afternoon the weather which had been previously bright and calm turned to heavy showers damping the hopes of the. promoters of the Concert of there being a good house. However the attractions offered the public prevailed against* the inclemency of the weather and the curtain rose to an almost full house of front seats and to a middling lnuse of hick seats. The takings, being by ca-h only at the door, there having b^en no tickets Bold previmis'y, far exceeded what the nigh' pruni-'od. Those who were at the h t'l had a treat and not one regie >»c facing th-.«. wind and the rom tn aiti nd. Wh n r«p>:tiug a previous concert we p.iitd out the usual amateur. <liffic'i! ! y of keeping to a published prog iiram?, aod on Tbursdiy night ■vr> 1} si the same? complaint to record, m the programme performed dif f r (1 widely, in order, from the ono ornvideil for the audience. Bnrring this objection, the concert can he dachred a great success, and t'-.ti Uituk.- of the public are due to he Ittdisjs who had come co far, and o ;h" p"oimters ol the conc3rt, for h • treat they experienced. The Indies who took part were the \lUsjs' Pander, M. Wallace, M. •?ii!lS van and Gallagher. The two 'i *t I'uliefl possessing contralto voice.', and the two latter being »p-.inr)?. Mis 3C. Sullivan also ipp j ar(d and gave some selections >n the piano. All the ifcem3 rendered wore highly appreciated, most were encored and all would have been had the performers responded to the applause. We do not intend to Daiticnlari.se anyone above the others. ■\a each in her part was excellent, of which they must have been aware by Mio manner they were received. The local amateurs were the Misses Hennessy and Harris, and Messrs F. Young and J. McQueen. As the programme was so altered we take the opportunity to place the correct one before our readers. The first part opened with a brilliantly played piano duet, the " Sin Souci," by the Misses Sullivan ; Misses M. Wallace followed with a song " Heaven and earth " and in response to an encore she sang " Tatters ;" a vocal duet by the Misses M. Sullivan and N. Gallagher " Sainted Mother " from Maritana was next, and on being recalled the last verse was repeated ; Miss M. Pender sang the favourite old song " Katblpen Mavourneen " and as an encore the equally favourite "On the banks of Allan water ;" " A May morning " followed, sung by Mis 3M. Sullivan was and encored, and in response the gave " Asthore " ; Mr F. Young then gave one of his comic songs " It wasn't mine" which, as usual fetched the back audience and he had to repeat the last verse ; a piano selection of " Home, sweet home " was played | by Miss Sullivan and heartily ap- ■ plauded ; Miss N. Gallagher then sang "Whisper and I shall hear" but did not respond further to the applause beyond bowing; Mr F. Young then gave "The Shopwalker " which was of coarse encored, and thus the first part was brought to an end. The second portion commenced with a piano overture by the Misses Hennessy and Harris and was well received; then Miss Pender sang