MASTERTON STRING BAND ENTERTAINMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1177, 13 September 1882, Page 2

MASTERTON STRING BAND ENTERTAINMENT.

The entertainment gives by the Maaterton String Band (agisted by leading amateurs) in aid of the school cadets, in the Town Hall last evening was a decided success, The hall was crowded, the chairs and gallery t.eing " 'particularly full. " The Volunteer Brass Band kindly turned out and played several tune 3 before the performance commenced, The programme was divided into three parts, the first consisting of minst'elsy, with the usual jokes, <frc. Though this part had only the ordinary number of items in it, it was near ten o'clock before completed, the "gags" being spnn out far too much. The first item was an overture," To the Caliph of Bagdad," by-the Band, ;, which was very ably ,rendered fnlMed by "Tambo and Bones opening," MrT. Wrigleythen sang "Will you ever think of mo" very nicelv. Mr Hall being very successful with "Oh Ju'ia," receiving a good round of applause. " Tell me Darling that you Love me, by Mr J. Bentley,was tastefully given, though the singer did not seem to be quite in his usual voice, Mr Rappsang "Out on the Tile" in his well known humorous style, receiving hearty applause, as also did Cecil Riy'erton in " True as the Stars that are Shining.": My .Hall •followed with "That WickedSusi-an" and then came the song of the evening," Close the Shutters, : Willie's Dead," by Mr J. Thompson, which was rendered with great : sweetness, taste, and precision, the olarionette accompaniment being .very pretty. This was vociferously encored and tlie last verse had to be repeated, The first part concluded with " The American National Guard," Mr Rapp, and caused great amusement. The overture "L'Maua in Algeria," by the Band, was rendered in its usual masterly style, arid applauded, but the quartette (violin, 2nd violin, 'cello, and bass) was scarcely a success, the piece appearing to dragand having too much'sameness about it, Mr Rapp's stump speech was struck off the programme owing to the lateness of the hour, and, preparations were made for the event of the evening, . " The Maypole Dance." The curtain ,-was rung up - amid ■ great applause, and the appearance of the little dancers simply • broughtdown : the,house'. The girls,were tastefully dressed in different colors and the cadet uniforms of the boys with : the. bright ribbons of the Maypole,.presented a most gay appearance, and the way the little ones went through the dance was wonderful, reflecting the. utmost credit on the one J wbo / taught .them. The little ones went through the whole dance without the slightest hitch, and when in th'o' concluding movement they went .through it arm-in-arm tho applause wais tremendous and the! last figure had to be repeated. The dancers were Masters Henry Bennett,GeOrge and Fred Niohol,. Albert Hoar, and Misses-Emily Nichol, Alice' and Constance, Corbett, and Lilian Russell. Master Fred Niohol and Miss Constance Corbett, two little five year olds, received great notice, and seeing that onofalse move,would have upset the whole affair, they deserve the greatest praise!for the pains they have, taken to; make them-selves-proficient. ITie enjoyed by all present. Tlie'third part wis commenced by the Masterton'-, String Baud maroh. which was fully appreciated* Mlowed by the comediette of.*'A Wife's first Lesson," by the amateurs,' 1 Mr A. Thompson, who was to have taken the part of Lord : Rivers, was-unable to do so through indisposition, and his place was kindly taken Mr : H, Taperell, who; though paly, reoaiyino ; notice the night previous, aoted'hls pait yerv ; Mr T, -H. Wrigle'y, as Colonel i was a deoided sncoess. Ceoilßiverton as ; Xjadyl Elizabeth Freelove simply im- ; mense, the get-up being ; to.perfeotipo. ' jMiss j did : what little they had to do well, ud a ; jvas brouehi' to a olose abont 11 o'clock.