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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1611, 16 February 1884, Page 2

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concert/ at evening-was : not/at' attended, and itfdoes • riot-speakwellvfor the, people of Greytown that a poor house should, greet Mr McLaren when it is: taken,, into consideration' -tlfe' ■• great' number of times that ho has,, at great. inconve.nience. and- expense, given hia • services to f thelgast tbj|thq|e s;h'om;,he has assisy., tedcoula have done was to put in an appearance on ; rthis-,occasion, The, sparseness of'the attendance 'did not take away from the quality, of the programme,' j which'Vwas'un excellent" brie. The first item on the programmo. was a/aithfuljy executed overture by Mrs The former ;ladyV de&rVes praise for her careful accompaniments to the songs during the evening;;,, she also sang "Dream Eaces" ! anthe' first'' part/ ana "Never More" inthe second, with taste and feoling' l wiiich was appreciated by the audience. McFarlarie sang "John Bull"' ; iri;in'iß l usual ;caveful manner/and in the second part, "The Waterman." Miss-Jenny';Sutherland got'an enthusiast encdrelfoi* the song. " The Queen's'Leftei- '■' arid Responded with that favorite," Little fdbtsteps";' tliat a larger place than tluj hall': jv,qulji: 'suit lifer .voice : better,' it being such a powerful one, having the efieot ; ol0 r ppressifig • witlnts intensity tho'secohd'part, she sang" I KnbwanEye,"-|br ( ':which'she also'received an encore'/ A very prettily played'pianoforte-; duet was given by Miss Annie;''Bennett, aged 9 years, and Miss Mary Shannon, aged 7 years/ A'<s6ng and j chorus by Mrs: Shannon, and-'Messi's-Toogdod, McFarlano, and McLaren was .'followed by a song by Miss Tocker,)lje, name ,pf .which we could not ''catch/ but; it was well delivered, The song of the evening was that, by • Mr. Black; " The Canadian Sleigh Song.",, He; ps in good voice, arid did; this excellent song full justice, arid.had Ho respond.to a' most pronounced encore.. He gave in the second : part "Zola.in the Twilight," and was loudlf applauded-; 'Mr' B; P. Clayson, anew coming star,had,to''..re-appear in answer to a questionable request from the "gods." His song was named " Oerulia." ■ Mi* Tpogood was applauded for the song " England, Europe's glory" and also sang in the second' part" Old Messmates." MrH. Udy gave satisfaction in his. song ''All that glitters is riot gold.".'" Mr' as ;■ usual brought ( dWn>'the the comic sohg*"'Can you lend my mother ,a;saucepanf The' second, part was opened 'by, an/excellently played obligate- on the piano afld violin by Mrs ShannonandMrLundqyist'b'eingaselectipn from,La Somnambula.'Mr, Barton wiis' most' SuccessfuT in'" The' Silver Cup." Mr McLaren-then appeared in his new; by'giving selections 'on? what 'he 1 calls his "bellows ,'cordian." He has it small nigger called Jumbo whom he directs to bring in the fust part of the instrument and being ■in fact a.common bellows;' The next part is a common penny whistle, with .some three orfourfeet of India rubber pipe attached,'this is connected with the bellowß which is worked by Jumbo and "therefrom issues sounds of most ravishing' sweetness. '-■• Mr McLaren then gave tho.audiencei "The House that Jack built" illustrated, but we have a strong suspicion that Jumbo, was- the -artist, arid;will some day receive the honor of affixing' to his name R.A., or more 'likely still A.S.S. Mr McLaren also gave in this part two songs one entitled "We all have pur funny littlo,ways,"and the' Other "Tho Bill of Farej" arid, in response to an encore fo; the .latter gave an entirely ■new .production called "■ Rough r on : Rats,' ,Y ''which-' we/have' 'a 'faint 're'memtoance^f/having hoard of some time.notlong'ago. ■.,