CONCERT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2479, 21 March 1893, Page 3

CONCERT.

The Geraldine St. Patrick's Day Sports Association had little cause to complain with regard to the support their concert and dance received on the evening after the sports. The Volunteer Hall was well filled and the audience this year was in every way more appreciative and less boisterous than last year. At the opening of the concert Mr B. R. Macdonald, the president, appeared on the platform and s thanked the public for their support. tie could not understand why they should have wet w eather at two successive meetings, but this would not dishearten them—they would still keep on and hope that their third gathering would be very successful. He apologised for the absence of several of the performers at the concert, whose places had been filled by others. The programme was opened with an overture by an orchestra consisting of Miss Fish (piano), Messrs T. Sherratt and Robson (violins), Mr Crowe (clarionet), and Mr H. Baughen (tenor horn) ; Miss Lovegrove followed with the song " Bravo Punchinello," and was succeeded by Mr E. Jones who sang, in rattling style, " I Love but Thee," and being loudly encored sang a Cockney comic "Mrs'Enry'Awks is a first-class Name." Members of the Timaru Banjo Club came next with a pretty banjo trio ; and Miss Stevenson sang very nicely " We'd better bide a wee " ; Miss Lovegrove's next song gained her an encore, and Mr J. Ryan was loudly recalled for a sailor's hornpipe. Mr J. Higgins made the audience roar with laughter in the Irish comic song, in character, " How Lafferty Won the Mile." This brought out an encore, and was responded to with " Get Your Hair Cut." Mr E. Jones concluded the first half of the programme with "The Gallant Salamander." The second part of the programme was left entirely in the hands of the Timaru Banjo Club, which was made up of Mr G. Wallace (bones), Mr H. Lovey (interlocutor), Mr R. Ryan (tambo), and several other members of the burnt cork fraternity. Their programme took the form of the usual minstrel entertainment with jokes, conundrums, songs, and "get-ats." Mr J. Davidson came first with a pianoforte overture, the band contributed " Pass March," Bones sang " Annie Maria Jones," and the band played a " Medley of American Airs." Mr Raymond was successful with " The Ltoses at the Door," and Tambo was at home in a step dance. Mr J. Robertson fingered a banjo solo, " Home, Sweet Home," in a skilful manner, and with good taste, and Bones sang " You tell Dinah that" with good effect. The polka " Skipping-rope Dance," by the band, concluded the performance. In the first half of the programme Miss Fish played the accompaniments. After the coucert a dance was held, at which there was a very satisfactory attendance, which helped in a great measure to keep the association from much financial loss this year. Taking everything together the association expect to clear all expenses and have a square balance-sheet, or, if any, only a slight deficit.