MASTERTON STRING BAND ENTERTAINMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1164, 29 August 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON STRING BAND ENTERTAINMENT.

( The Town Ha'l was crowded last evening 1 to.witness the first entertainment under the 1 auspices of the String i.:and, The gallery 1 was full, but waaihaimosfcYorderly seen for some time. ThougV ttie'eutertaiuers and !- source, I they had to sufferladmcWhatl from crying '. JjJ)ies. the number of children jn arms prer leirrbeing somethiaglfemarkabh. The , programme wis commenced 'punctually at ' j 8 overture to 1 by I the band, which, it is , say, was rendered with great precisiqn and f, - skill, the musioiaqs. heiug Messrs Lundqvis| I -iret violin (leader, (i Bentley sebond violin, Herr Kaiseuberg pi mist. T. Ti&ey bari- " tont, J, Bentley cornet, H Pearson violin-. 1 cello, J. H. ('orbett ba3s. Tile opening •1 chorus " sjwii , the/Rivorr', was\then well 1' give 1 !! % 'and a few jokes 1 ,by,thccqriier meii (Messrs Olayson, • *Rapp, and T. Thompson) a.ud Mr' Jo'hnatqn ; Mr T. H. vVrigley), the latter: siflg ' Give [i me, a Grip of toijv Hand," but did not seem ■ j to' : beinhisjiusual voice. "Tile 1 Grecian send rt was 'lhen humorously ;giyen by Mr '. Eapp, and "Mollie's Reply." Jjy Mr i', . Bentley, who sang wi|h||asli'o' and expression, ■ the pigs ?,". J.- createdia great W of merriujent, audCe,o'i| , ; Rjv'ettqny, rendering of' ".Sweet Chiming 1 i Bells" as Jotjdly applauded; the .qliorqs y(jß ' also very we.ll give.n. ihq songl^S. • .cpinic.dit'ty.by Mr Cla'ysou, '.' !OlMFred, tell n 1 ttieinftq itoj), Jri'al fluoore, t audjenQe Qqmpeiled[ a repajition. A' jf 'pathetic bajlad, 'i Sunshine," by Mr . Thompson was well sung and! eneqred, au 5 extra verse being given in response. The v V American National Guard" b,y T. ', .Thompson, assisted.by cQrner m,en ; . f r s ] ucces,sful : close, Afwr the interval the qand referee) '" a selegtior) Irqin Piirftimfin-exqellent style, r c [being heartily i then gave, .che\reci^tivejjl,laif-!' 1 aif- ! ' PiN .- grim.of]bvc^' p and ( gainsdan enthuslastig fj tbough| efforts were somewhat 1 ' malted through" the crying of a chili among 1 the audience. He responded to the encore If "jvith acsajlor's ditty, which was also loudly ['■ applauded' Mr.I 1 , fla-iio.. ,^i/ ; 1 skilful I baritone cob, audw.is filowjd by ,\fr Hall with ton'oijiipfthioh f a clever ' local song- aiitrbdiieiiigifliaAWoKhip the Mayor, Ors, Oaselberg, Gapper, iSc, and r the late goat case. This caused much ft ya;mttßem'enl;l''and wis Heartily clapped. An I instrumental trio, from Lujia di Lamiwr- ■ ' fmor, fife's^lLundbviS.t,' ijat . .senberg and" thoroughly ap; ) preoiakd by the audience, as was also Mr J, fi :iTh6mp3on',3i song, A'-L never, cap forget," j. iwhiph'camsnext. ;Apiano duets.by Misses ■i jCorbettiatfd.Qallowav,! very nicely played, ■v,.followedjiand'irecei'ved.loudiiUpplause; Mr js :G!ayson then«conclttdSd;th"e;sesoad' part with 1 " Sammy Stammers,", Theiongiwas encored, t and averaerepeated.i.iA rather,;iiidifTerent '' farce-the: .barber a )■ very good all round entertainment. It was 1 .announced that' another would )! t iWdrtly be given with an entire change of r |, prograrame.n;;l