The Patriotic Fund Concert.

Manawatu Herald, 1 March 1900, Page 2

The Patriotic Fund Concert.

Despite the fact that the alteration of the date of the above had open made, the Foxton Public Hall WAS crowded to the doors with a ipi^f appreciative audience on Tuesday evening. The luting accommodation was taxed to its utmost, anl a largo number of persons had to be content with standing room at ftir back portion of the hall. Before tha commencement of the entertainmfl||t the Foxton Brass Band kindly fiayltl several selections outside the hall in a creditable manner. The concert may be classed as one of the best un* doubtedly given in- the town, the different comic items meeting with hearty approval, the singing of ilia young ladies also being nyjch. enjoyed and pleasing to listen feTr Too much cannot be given the musical director, Mr J. Eearsley, of Feilding, who played all the accompanimen ta but two in a faultless manner, and the success of the entertainment Is in & great measure dua to hinaw iL feata»oftteewam^w«Bt*«tM(W«>«3i! hear on O» programme was given, which is not a general rule with la^i mac pßrformwiMw in Foxion. Timm ; 60ntz£bi)fti&g SMISMd futT of ' denoe, and not a hitoh occurred during the carrying out of the lengthy programme. The audience well hail their moneys worth, the concluding item being given a little after elsrtti o'clock. Mr Alf Fraser, who aofteil as stage-manager, at the outset carnis forward and said that as the performers had a long programme to gait through, he hoped they would noil insist on any encores during the evening. However, the alienee allowed several items to. p^Wthougjbi desiring a repetition, until Mr 8. Gardner, who played a harmonic* soli. This was so much enjoyed, that his re-appearanoe was insiitted on, and from then it is needless to say encores were frequent.