Concert at Tararu.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3612, 24 July 1880, Page 2

Concert at Tararu.

A most enjoyable concert and dance took place last evening in the Tararu School. The spacious building was well filled and the programme carried out to the satisfaction of nil present. Mr Patrick IS olau occupied the chair. The concti' l; commenced with an overture on the piano by Mr Xi. W. Parsons. Mr Gray then gave a recitation, " The, death of Little Nell," from " The Old Curiosity Shop" by Charles Dickens, which was favourably received. Mr Charles Hudson sang " Jack's Yarn," in a style which to our thinking was far above the average attaiued by amateur vocalists. The touching episode was sung in a most effective manner, and we must congratulate the performer on the success of his efforts. Mrs May sang "Give me freedom ever." " Hearts and homes " by the .Misses Fleetwood was correctly rendered. Mr Harrison, with the bashfulness peculiar to men of his nervous temperament, acquainted his audience with the fact that he was most shy. He referred in terms of high eulogy to his long-stani.-ing friend Mr Gray, who, as a captivatpr of the fair sex, had no equal. He said that by some mistake he had been announced to recite " Mrs Brown's misadventures at Margate," but it would be very bad tasie on his part to take the words out of theTnonth of so able a speaker ] as Mr Phillips. Mr Harrison then recited the humorous poem, "The Little Vulgar Boy." The remainder of the programme 'was as follows:—Song, "Speak to me," Miss Hamlin;" Nancy Lee," Mr Chilcott (encored); Duett, " Flow on," Mrs May and Miss Chilcott; Comic song, " Captain de Wellington Boots," Mr Gray (encored); "Do they think of me at home," Miss Fleetwood. This concluded the first part of the programme. The second part commenced with a song, " John Wellington Wells," by MrL. W. Parsons (encored); "The Mulligan Guards," Mr Gray; "Little sister's gone to sleep." Miss Chilcott. The whole concluded with the laughable farce, "An Unwarrantable Intrusion," in which the characters were represented by Messrs Gray and Chilcott. Dancing was then commenced, and kept up until an early hour. Mr Christenson's band supplied the dance music.