SATURDAY NIGHT'S CONCERT.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8160, 15 April 1895, Page 3

SATURDAY NIGHT'S CONCERT.

Tim concert was not attended by so largo an audience- as the morit of the entertainers was calculated to bring together. The severity of the weather, and the night being Saturday, would have a largo influenco over the public. Many, hid the night been other than Saturday night, would have put in an appearance, and the weather most certainly militated against tho attendance. However, the manage ment are to be congratulated upon bring- j ing to Oamaru bo talented a combination of musicians. There was not an indifferent item on the long programme of 18 i numbers, irrespective of encores, and these were numerous. After all that has been said concerning iho individual performers it is not at all necessary to enter upon a lengthened criticism, which could ' not be other than complimentary, of the j excellent efforts of so brilliant a company, Tho audionce wore thoroughly entertained, and expressed their satisfaction with the performers in the most enthusiastic manner. Lovers of good music could hardly bo otherwise, for bo it remembered the Button Family of instrumentalists, than whom, ptrhap9, no family in New Zealand can muster so many excellent musioians, were under tho direction of Signor Squarise, himsolf the finest violin player in the colony ; and that is sufficient guarantee for tho execution, taste and culture of the performances of thia talented family. The violin playing of Signor Squat iso produced in the mind ot the listener an exalied and refined tone. The audience admired the performance while they wore enchanted and astonished by the power, brilliancy, and execution of the performer. The other instrumentalists were Messrs Boyd (euphonium) and Corrigan (clarione'), and these artists gave evidence that they possessed no mean measure of mastery over their instruments. Mr Corrigm gave two clever performances. The singing of Miss Kitty Blanoy (who has been described as a soprano and as a contralto) was strikingly pleasing ; but this lady possesess the oxtended range of many vocalists who confess to ability in either part. To say that Mi*s iilaney is an accomplished and charming vocalist conveys no idea of her singing of "1 Was Dreaming" or "Leonoro." The audienco were delighted, and honored this vocalist with tho highest compliments. The singing of Mits Lena Palmer was hardly less successful, although the addition of more animation and verve would add to tho effectiveness of Miss Palmer's singing. Littio need bo aaid of the gentlemen vocalists. Their names — Messrs Farquhar Young »nd Blenkinsopp — are familiar to tho music loving people, ftnd everywhere thoy are received with ♦atisfaction and delight. Mr Young was particularly effective in his song "The Admiral's Broom," The party sang two concerted items, and one of these marked an exquisite termination to a capital joncert. Tho Hutton orchestra are, as tre havo said, accomplished and talented musioians, mid the Committee- are to be 9ongratulated upon iuduoing so excollont a company to give a concert in Oamaru. Th% accompanists, Miss Florrle Wheloh tn4Mr E» Button, were paimtaking and