GARRISON BAND CONCERT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 131, 4 June 1903, Page 4

GARRISON BAND CONCERT.

TO THE EDITOR. Sis,—For their guidance on fulure occasions, I trust the management of the concert, held on b half of Mr Ooulthart, will note the word of warning sounded in your repirfc, It was unforlunate that in an effort, with such commendable ends in view, shoulJ hive been m:rad by tbe introduction of items who.-e vulgarity were so decide! Though they railed a laugh and | were encored, it was evidently the nature of the audience which was ap-j pealed to, and the f fftC. was, to say the . least of it, questionable. As one sat, there and no'ed the3e things, one could ( noi but wonder why genuine humou? ; should be thought impossible without such a liberal admixing of the coarse,' and the us) of obi >ctiombl) language.' Oar friends who cater for the amusement of the public would do well to endeavour to plscj on the stage an| entertainment whi hj, while bristling with fun, should yet be such that pa-enta could comfortably take their! bays and girls without the fear that' the decent and revere.it habits of life | they inculcate should be sneered at. 1 May I be al'owed to suggest ,that the omission of profane and doub' ful word?, wi'h a shortened tinn of concert, would have b?en more ia h irmony with the jadgment of many who bought tickets out of sympathy with the suffering, but who were much disappointed at the tone of items referred to. 1 would be' the last to interpret the needs and tastes of others in a narrow manner,' but surely, sir, it will bs conceded thit j tha habits of reverence, cleanly speech,' and nholescme conduct, wh'ch are re- j ga ded as deriralle in private life, wera held up to ridicule in a manner which should be protestsl against with ' the view of preventing repetition. I should like to sayalsa that whiteverj our personal views of theology and j j church attendance may be, the thinlyv iled ST er at tin pulpit, and the ! efforts of our churches to aid tbfc comjmunity to higher life, are not fit subj ;cta foi cur entertainers to make the object of their vapid wit; also that the' convictions of others should not be tampered with, even in fun—l am, I etc., X.Y.Z. j