WAHAROA & MATAMATA NOTES.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1775, 2 October 1895, Page 2

WAHAROA & MATAMATA NOTES.

The second .cdfiCert ini aid of the library funds was given on Friday evening, andjwas.au unqualified success, the school-room being packed with an appreciate audience. Thanks are especially due -to • Mr hud Mrs Selby, who kindly "dent their piano (a Broadwood Grand) x and have also done their best to teach. the glees, etc,;, to Mrs C. W. Murray, who lent Chinese lanterns, etc., foi decorating the room, and gave material hplp in the rehearsals, etc. Mrs Murray’s singing as is always the case here, was much appreciated, "and 1 she received a niost enthusiastic reception every time she appeared on the stage. And to Mr Mclndoe who kindly camo from Te Aroha to help us. Mesdam'es Selby* Hunter and Murray kindly played tho accompaniments. to the length of the programme (30 items) encores were not allowed. The following are the • items given -—Overture, ‘ Storm at Sea,’ Mrs -Selby ;• Canadian boatr song, Company; song, ‘Tho Irish Schoolmaster,’ Mr Watson ; duet, ‘ Convent Bens,* Mrs Murray and Mr , Hilliam; song, ‘tittle Hero,’ Mr Mclndoe; song, ‘ 'Tapping at the Garden Gate,’ Mrs. Hunter; duet, ‘All’s Well,’ Mrs Selby and Mr Watson ; chorus, ‘ Dame Durdan (in character) company; trio, ‘ Nice young Gentlemen,’ „Messrs -Selby, Simpson and Hilliam; violra duet, ‘ Bbnapart’s Grand March,’ Mesirs Watson and Foreman; song, ‘A Soldior and a Man,’Mr Wilson; duet, *. May and December,’ Mr and Mrs Selby; song, ‘ Ship I. love,’ Mr -Foremanchorus, ‘ The Villago Choristers’ (in character) Company; song; T The lost child,’ Mr Simpson ; duet, - ‘ Lovers quarrels, ’ Miss Holloway and Mr Thomas ; song ‘ I wan; to meet tor good young man,’ Mrs Selby; banjo solo, Mrs Selby; soiig, ‘ Daisy : -Bell’s reply,’ - Miss Grab ani j—d t>et,'JG-:psy-om«rtee94 -(i character), Mrs Murray and Mr Hilliam; song, ‘Home boys, home,’ Mr Watson ; song, ‘ Alabama Coon,’ (in character) Mrs Murray; song, ‘ The Outlaw,’ Mr Thomas ; ’ Song, . * The Powder Monkey,’Mr Mclndoe f song ‘ The Tattlerj’ Mr Hilliam; duet, The Milkmaid ’: (in character) Mrs Murray and Mr Hunter; song - 4 Walking the fl'Vbiv with the baby ’ (in charact ir) Mr Hunter; Laughing chorus, Company. After the concert dancing was commenced, and kept up until the wee sma’ hours of the morning.