Lantern Entertainment.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1639, 19 February 1886, Page 4

Lantern Entertainment.

j The Foresters' .Hall jwaa Crowded last ;■ evening on the occasion of the entertainI merit' in aid of the Public Schools, and j we . should ; imagine the . latter ' duVhV r to i be well satisfied with thi,e,,finan,cial sue-, ' cess attained. Mr,,Lea)y,' Ch'iiirmati ' of i the. 'School Cotnmiit,ee,,6aid. t a.f;e,\y words ! at the opening of the'mpetmg 'which We i did' not" Catch, and was followed by Miss i Lear.y placing as an overture " Stprm at j Sea,'^ The jfirsCpoftion qfjttielec?ure tC on Wales? 1 was then given t>y Mr F. 'H. Smith, Mr Ferguson [illustrating the same w|th „vievvs : by the lanfctrn process. Th'i^-was followed 6y a,n inte;|v|il of i&ye minufes*, after^whicK tke second "part'^f the programme was opened, by Miss Boylanrc6ntributi% with.hei'-'u¥ual effective yapd s stxlis'h^ execution one ofjMen- . ! delss6hn'B V celebrated "Songs 1 Without . Words." A numbfef of the school chil- •' dren-Bfbllbw"§d* with an ; action isong', which.they. rend^r.ed effect, reflecting the utmost 'credit oh their : teachers. ; Mr-G rimes ; next gave, "My ' Queen," and' was 'follpwed.'by< Miss Nor- ■ berg who sang very prettily ''At the Ferry."' r The getn of the 'evening was I the next item, a violin solo played by Mr M. Cohen, a gentleman who may cer- !| tamly lay? claim to be.second.tp,' np.(vidlinisfc''wh6 has visited ' Itiii ? distnc^ with : perhaps one exception, Tiz., the talented : professional Remenyi. _Mr .^OphejTwas ; applauded to the echo for !ns masterly j execution and' correct rendition of." A; Dream," and in J response, graciously ac [ knowledging the demonstrative reception, : gave the beautiful " Cradle Song." The 1 (tliprough; appreciation., of the . ljbwe^verj considerably^ marred ' i)y tne lnbßssamT ri'oisy* wluspermg bftne I children. Mr Kendall next sang " Sail- ! ing," and received a weii merited encore. • His rendition of this popular song was as j it should be, and fairly brought down j the house. Mr Watson followed by. singingt -"forget,- Forgive," (.violin obli- ! gato). wi|h his |usuaj^correcfc^and ex- ' pressive^fenderlftg. f Mesdamts Leigh ! and Hoe then sang the duett "Some; Day " with charming effect, the blend- 1 ing of . the %\vo mello\v .voices giving; iMutrful '^b^ iihe ; YiM&f- • Miss Boylan then favored the audience \ with another pianoforte selection, her. executien j*s. usuaL v ,being generally admired: The^perfarmance ibncluded by M£ Smith reading a^ leefcure *bn 'Egypt, | illustrated by lantern views, a number i of the latter being greatly admired byi those present. Mr J. P. Leary having ■ thanked those 'present for their'attend- \ ance, and the ladies and gentlemen who : had taken pert m the entertainment for ; thejr assistance, the. meeting closed with! the National Anthem. " ■".•!.