Mr. R.W. CARY'S BENEFIT

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1128, 18 July 1882, Page 2

Mr. R.W. CARY'S BENEFIT

The Tojpi Hall Was crowded Inst evening' with an appreciative audience, who . were attracted by the double bill offered by the Mastodon amateurs;' as a,benefit to Mr Gary, who had often assisted, them in their entertairimeilts hy lending them properties, &c. The • first; part of; th£ 'programme' "consisted .(£■ nigger. minstrel business. Mi' Cary acted as interlocutor, atid r Messrs Wrigley and Coker- Tambu and Bones.' Though."some"of thejokea were new and all the 'spugs.:Were!,pld) ;: tHifi part of the •. entertainment" went rhthor flat. The accompaniments by the or .lies ti ; a were utterly devoid of spirit and very often did more harm thari" good.; Mi Gary aang." "Will you meet me Darli i?,' and " Queen of the Night," the .1 ttei being encored. Mr Wrigley gave " I'lx follow who looks like''Mo," Mr C-.'koi "My Band begins to Play,'" Mr Olii soi " : See that My grave's kept Green," ant Mr Hall " Silver Moonlight." Phi Maaterton.. String band constituted the orchestra, and thoir playing of the ■ v'er tures and in the interludes was a tre tUt listen to. After an unusiialtyjong d- lay which severely tried the patience th< liouso, the curtains' rang, up. to the burlesque of "Fra Diayolo "/,'lii th i Mi Cary. made a very good" Fra,V his dresi and air being perfect. Mr Wrigley ,aa f very broken down, looking Lorenzo, bu] the complete conception; he ''lias k thii character, caused him to thoroughly j ' east tho audience. Mr F. G'Goiinor ax-his Sergt. .looked very dashing in hi« 'jgaj uniform, and did what he had to do in s first class manner. Of course Mr Cokei waß perfect na; the innkeeper, and- Misi Beaufort (who'was Buffering from if cold' made a charming Zerlina. Loril 'nnc Lady Allcash (Mr Taperell and Mis; Maitland) were made up iu ex< illehl styled especially the latter, whose laxei curls v and splendid " figure"' f. icfioc tliehouse, The famous,,fleppo.'.jii-S;,hii ohhm Giacomo wer.p'Vepi'resented I v Mi Clayson and Mr ,Geo. Ward. Thef irmei waVi'little too effusive, and did nofgivi the' force to his acting whichthe charaotei demands. Giacomo' did his" littld'well The other characters were fairly, filled Mr Cary sang in this part " Keep 1 you powder dry " in a very good style, re'eeiv ing hearty plaudits. The play, as a whole dragged to an inexcusable extent, an'd.dii not terminate till past 11. Before thi audience separated Mr Cary thanked then and the amateurs for their kind asMsknce and stated that however 'g'ooda'totfpaoy h brought from Sydney (for wsSi: plaop.h washout to start) he would oring ikt the Wairarapa on his return.