ST. PATRICK'S CONCERT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10589, 21 March 1912, Page 5

ST. PATRICK'S CONCERT

EN THE TOWN HALL.

The Masterton Town Hall was weU filled last evening, it being the occasion of the annual concert in honour of St. Patrick's Day, and like previous concerts of the kind held in Masterton, it was a. great success, and lovers of music, song and dance must have come away from the hall highly ■satisfied with the programme which was gone through during the evenn'g. It is difficult to single out any item for special mention, the entertainment being on the whole of sucJi undoubted merit, and reflecting the greatest credit ""upon the organisation of the- Very Rev. Dean McKenna, who spared no pains to procure the 'best talent available in Wellington and the Wairarapa. The audience, who are the better judges, amply testified to the general excellence of the programme, of which almost every item was encored, and in several eases the performers had to return-several times. The programme opened with taibleau and national dances by Messrs Rod. Mcßiae, T. Pickett and R. Williams, who represented respectively Ireland, Scotland and England, and their dancing was that of experts, and received well merited applause. Miss M. Farrell was heard to great advantage in her Irish songs, "her-rendering of "Avourneen" being .especially expressive. , The humourous part of thie programme "was' splendidly, upheld by-Messrs ; Dave Kenny and; A: .yf._ Newton, of Wellington, whose, •duets"arid solos were equal to anythitigv.yet. heard' in Master-ton, and the audience seemed as if it could not hear enough of Mr Kenny's humorous monologues and songs. It says much for Mr Kenny that lie responded time after time to the clamourous cries for his re-appearance. He is undoubtedly one of the most popular musical artists who visit Masterton. Misses N. Toohall and' B. Segrief (both of Wellington), were very popular with the audience. The former, who is possessed of a powerful soprano voice, gave an artistic rendering of "Believe Me". and had to reply to an encore, while j Miss Segrief's singing of "Terence's Farewell" and "Eory O'Morc" was! particularly realistic, and die also had j to respond" to encores. Mr W. Iggul- j den gave a true ±rish rendering of ( the old and popular song, "O'Donne-JI; Aboo," and being recalled sang ."Plm-Tj ladelphia," One of the features' of the i entertainment was the Highland danc-i j ing of the Misses Pauling and Mast- ' ers Pauling, who danced the Highland Fling in real Highland stylo, their efforts being greeted with loud applause, which did not cease until the, dance was repeated. The dancing of the Irish Jag by Miss-'E. Hanley waJ5 also very realistic. M.is.s N. Hogg's ! elocutionary powers were displayed to I advantage in the recitation, "The Story of a Faithful Son," which was splendidly interpreted, and received unstinted applause. A humorous sketch entitled "After Dinner Speeches," by Mr A. W. Newton, kept the. house in roars c£ laughter, and he was recalled repeatedly, each time coming on with some sketch or song just- a-s funny a-s the previous one. At the conclusion of the programme, the Rev. Dean McKenna thanked the audience for their attendance, and the performers who assisted in providing an excellent programme, which he was glad to know had been highly appreciated, and he said thatthe applause which greeted the various performers that evening was sufficient to make up for all the trouble of arranging a concert. He specially wished to thank.the Masterton Pipe Band for the assistance they rendered, which considerably helped to make the entertainment a success. Accompaniments were played by 'Miss Phyllis Hanify and Miv Dave Kenny. The piano used during the evening was kindly lent by Messrs McLeod and Young. The programme wn i as follows : Tableau and National dances, Messrs R. Meßae, f. Pickett and R. Williams; song, "Come Rack to Erin," Miss M. Farrell; humorous monologue, "Under the Circumstance's," Mr Dave Kenny; song, "Terence's Farewell," Miss R. Segirief, L.A.B. ; flute solo, "Moosroschen," Mr J. Candy; humorous sketch, "After Dinner Speeches," Mr A. W. Newton ; dance, Irish Jig, Miss E. Fanley; song, "Believe Me," Miss N. Toohill; duet, "Don't let it go any further." Messrs D. Kenny and A. W. • Newton ; nianoforte selection, "March Militaire," Miss Phyllis Hanify, L.T.C.L., and L.A.8.; song, "O'Donnell Aboo" Mir W. Iggulden; humorous sketch, "Bottles," Mr A. W. Newton; song, "Rory O'More," Miss R. Segrief, L.A.8.; recitation, "The Story of a Faithful Soul," Miss N. Hogg;'dance, "Highland Fling," Masters Pauling (2), Misses Pauling (2); duet, "Chestnuts." Messrs D. Kenny and A. W. Newton; song, "Avourneen," Miss M. Farpll; hum- | orous monologue. "Has it ever occur- | red to you," Mr Dave Kenny.