The Black Family.

Manawatu Herald, 3 November 1904, Page 3

The Black Family.

Speaking in a musical sense it is no exaggeration to say that the announcement of the forthcoming visit of the lalented Black Family to Foxton is the ' best local news for many a long day. .. So-called musical families there are by the score in the Empire, but surely none more deserving of the title than the subjects of this Of how many other concert companies can u ■ truthfully be said that no one, anythey have appeared, has been ' * disappointed. The Blacks have special claims to popularity in the smaller f centres; 1 because they offer opportunity • ties for hearing, at home, a class ot music that is not usually met with outside the larger towns. Probably no ... other combination could make a nnan,<:ial success off the beaten track. Another point to be noted is that all audiences are treated alike m the matter ..of programmes— they all get the - Ij£st oPa varied and extensive repertoire. Besides the entertainment gives the bsst-value for money in Australasia to-day. It is those who know who say 80. Mss Nellie Black is a artiste very much above the ordinary; both as a singer add violinist. Master Be l tie Black, too, is very accomplished. * Miss ' Elsie is a very clever flautist, vocalist and danseuse. Mr J. Black, id. whom, the family owe their talent ‘ and training, is the most genial ot entertainers, and all are musicians much &fcove the common, so that it is no trouble to them to put on a blight, high-class show. This is high piaisc, but deserved, every bit of it. No subeditor need have any qualms of con..science about giving the Black r amily laudatory advance notices.