CARTERTON WINTER EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 8 June 1882, Page 2

CARTERTON WINTER EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.

. The first of the Carterton winter evening entertainments took place at the Institute on Wednesday. More unfortunate weather there could not have been, as_ the night was pitchy dark, and the rain falling. The consequence was that the hall was barely half-filled, the audience hardly numbering 100 individuals. Mr Dollar opened with "The Friar of orders gray," and wound up the meeting with " The British Lion." This gentleman was in capital voice, and the lnst-named procured an encore, In "Trust her not" Messrs Snodgrass and Wilson's voices blended well together, and Mrs 3ooth sang " Kattie's Letter" in the quiet simple manner eminently adapted to this class of ballad. The comic readings by the Rev, W. T.. Western and Mr Wilson, the former giving" My Chinee Cook," and the latter " (J. P, Beck's experience as an editor," were well dered and provocative of mirth, and Mr Wilson in response to an encore sang "Phillip the Falconer," and "Bily Mrs- Palmer, besides acting as principal accompanyist throughout the evening, gave two pianoforte solos, the first, " Maggie," dashing and sparkling, the second, one of Mendiessohn's songs without words. This was played in the talented manner Mrs Palmer can always command-sweet and delicate, the full beauty of tho selection being brought into prominence- and at the conclusion received such a hearty encore that the pianists could not but respond to it, The only.solo of the evening given by Mr Snodgrass was Parmer's setting of " Come into the garden Maud." Mrs Rutherford and a young lady sang "The Lily and the Rose," and in the place of the triowhioh was in the programme but could not be sung owing to the absence of Mr Bunny, " Tell me where do fairies dwell," their rendition of which oaught the ear of the public, and they responded to the recall by repeating the song. At the conclusion of the entertainment Mr Snodgrass said these entertainments were in aid of the library fund, and would be held every alternate Wednesday. They had yielded a fund of £3O last year, and he hoped to get as muoh, if not more, this year, as there was still a debt of £SO on the building. He apologised for the nonattendance of Mr Bunny, owing to the river being up, and hoped that next meeting the weather would be more favorable and they would have afull'room.