Steele-Payne Bellringers

Manawatu Herald, 18 June 1903, Page 2

Steele-Payne Bellringers

The combination mentioned, which opens at the Public Hall, Poitou, on Saturday next,. comes with a reputation of long standing, for the name of the Payne - Family is very widely and favourably known through Australia and New Zealand. Six members, four ladies' and two gentlemen, comprise the company. We clip the following' from the Hawke’s Bay Herald- speaking ;of the recent performance, “Since their last visit to Napier the Company have been strengthened-by the inclusion of Mias : Maude Payge, vo- . 'calirt'ahd'violinitite', and-Miss Agnes' Rahilly, elocutioniate, coon, descriptive musical sketch artiste. The entertainment . given was of an excellent character, and the were not Slow’ to mark their approval. Every item of an excellent programe was encored., The paVt singing with banjo, mandoline and guitar accompaniment was, as usual with this company, a splendid feature of the enteataiiiment, the voices blending perfectly. ... Miss Maude Payne met with an enthusiastic reception on her re-appearance after several years, and her violin solo, Fantasia on American Airs, proved that her hand had lost, none of its skill. In response to a welldeserved encore, she played the ever popular “ Mocking Bird ”in a manner which stamped her u t j finished artiste. In the second part of the programme, Miss'’ Maude Payne was equally successful with her song “Thas’s a Picture ,*no Artiste can Paint.” Miss Agates ' - Rahrlly created a very favourable impression with a coon song “ Honey Stay in your own Backyard,” and this was deepened by her dramatic rendering of the recitation “ The Women of Mumbleshaad.” Misses Lizzie and Maude Payne and Miss Agnes Rahilly sang a pretty trio (in costume), “Three little China Maids.”