KAKAHU BUSH SCHOOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1607, 14 July 1887, Page 4

KAKAHU BUSH SCHOOL.

A coiCH’t was given at the, abovenamed school, on Fdday evening last, despite the unpleaHuntness.of thewealhet, the dreadful stilo of the roads, aod the swollen creeks and;iiveiß. In,the;absence, of the Hon. Thomas Wigley, Mr; {3. E. Graham„took the chair, and after a few preliminary remarks called upon Miss Shaw |to open the concert with the “Medley” overture. The piece was much appreciated. , Mr Burn.sang “Come Lasses ftDtl,, Lads,”, a good old English song, which should be heard, oftener here, and was well received by the small though appreciative audience. flue,of the school children, Jane, Walker,; followed with a recitation entitled “ Mouse, and the Cake,” with, of-course, -an indisputable moral. Avery pretty duet, “What are the Wild Waves Saying,”^pleasingly,,rendered by the Misses Meredith, fell flat, rather to our surprise, it well deserved an encore. The old favorite, " KiHarney,” was well sung by Mr Cochrane. K«te Johnson, a pupil, next recited a pathetic little story of a girl, in the Children’s Hospital. Mr and Mrs Johnson followed with a duet, “ The Sailor’s Grave,” which was deservedly encored.. In response the same singers gave “ There’s Danger on the Sea ” in equally good style. Mr Skinner, a thorough favorite, brought down the house with his comic “ History of tbs World,” bat for some reason failed to reply to the enthusiastic demand for an encore. Mary Ano Moßeth, another pupij, recited “ The Spider and the Fly" very,successfully. The earnest “Oh, no no I ” of the ephemera to the spider’s invitation made one think the little performer almost felt herself in the .rasp of that wily insect. A pleasant item followed in the shape of a song by the school children, “ Come to the Hills, Away I "’ Mr Burn gave the amusing reading, “ Curing a Cold we should by no means advise anyone to follow out the course of treatment prescribed by Mark Twain, the writer. Two pf the school chi'dren, Kate and Fanny Johnson, sang.“ The Empty Cradle” in unison ; and after a humorous recitation by , Frank .Donford, another pupil, the first part was brought to a close by a trio—piano, violin, and . bones—by “Three Distinguished Foreigners,” according to the programme. These gentlemen being masked (heir nationality did not transpire. We , especially admired the bones playing, which was a really artistic bit of woik. The performersw-rre vociferously encored. After the interval Miss Al ce Meredith played for no overture Lange’s ‘‘.Blumeulipfl.’’-, The, piece was well executed and fairly well received, Mr Johnson sang “ Our Jack’s ,Come ; Home To-day ’’ .correctly; and pleasingy, though, perhaps, a trifle brusquely. The singer was unaccompanied,, which we ’thought a pity, as even the best solo singer gains if well supported by an instrument, Hannah Jones and Euphemia Duncan recited “ The Boy , Crusader ” fairly well. Miss Eva Meredith then sang what was to our mind the song ef the evening, “ Waiting.” This lady possesses a clear and sufficiently strong soprano voice, which wag shown to advantage in this rather difficult piece of vocalisation. The singer was ably accompanied by Miss Alice Meredith, The school children again delighted the audience with a glee, “ The Rosy Morn,” which was even more successful than tboir first item, and showed that they had received careful training. Several voices sounded particularly sweet. ■ Buth Graham gave “The Horse and the .Oysters,” a recitation, with excellent effect, taking the palm from her school fellows. Miss Alice Meredith and Mr Burn sung the old but ever beautiful “ Wind and the Harp” in a way that pleased the audience. Mrs Johnson followed with “The Skipper and hie Boy,” in which her sweet voice was heard to advantage. Agnes Russell, a pupil, gave “Somebody’s Darling” well, but the pathos of tbe> piece prevented much • applause. Miss Shaw again favored the audience with the “Cento Waltz.” Ada and Clara Pawson followed with a humorous song, “ Pussy’s Toa-pariy,” the former also contributing to the amusement of the evening a humorous recitation, “ The Well of St. Keyne,’ 'Jessie Moßeth recited “The Absent-minded Boy," and Willie Walker “Bachelor’s Hall,” a picture of discomfort enough to drive anyone to matrimony, i Mr Cochrane sang “ The Charming Young Widow,” which reminded us of the elder. Weller’s camion to bis son —“Samivel beware of Yidders." iThia brought the programme to ihe “Grand Finale,” by our masked friends. As before, these artists had «o to a recall, A vote of, thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings; but to our surprise none was given to the performers, several of whom travelled a considerable distance, and at some personal risk, to be faithful to their promises; or to Mr George Meredith, who kindly lent Ids-piano for the occasion. Without doubt this was purely the result of an oversight, A quiet and enjoyable dance followed, and was kept up, till about three o’clock next morning.