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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 16 July 1884, Page 2

The Masterton School Committee meet this evening, Tomorrow night Miss Dargon gives a recital in the Town Hall at Greytown, Mr G. Beet-ham meets the electors at Alfredton t-omorrow. Mr McCardle appears at Gladstone this evening, and Mr Buchanan apeaks to-nightat Parkvale, A man named Alfred Greaves was this morning fined five shillings for drankenncss by Mr W. Lowe3. J.P. Mr Thomas Gordon, Pharmaceutical Chemist of Willis - street, Wellington, publishes in our present issue a special announcement addressed to country residents.

Mr T. Wagg offers for sale the lease and goodwill of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton, a house which is well known to bare been doing a splendid business for years past, and which still enjoys its full share of public favor, The Post recently attacked Mr W. C. Buchanan, and that gentleman forwarded it a letter in reply. What does the Post do 1 It offers to insert the letter as an advertisement I Wellington people must blush for the meanness of their leading newspaper I After several years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Sod, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly Bound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of largo quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to mcofc this want, We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfilg, all tho requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with each w»toh. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque.-(Advil

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Mias Augusta L. Dargon cave a drawing room entertainment in tho Theatre Royal, Ataßterton, last evening, The (rout seats were crowded but the back seats were not so well Oiled, possibly drawingrooin entertainments are not attractive enough for the Maatei'ton " gods." The quiet ladylike and uuobtrusive manner in whioh Miss Dargon entered the stage and opened her programme, impresses the spectators at once in her favor. One almost wonders how so stately and composed a lady, with beautiful black hair, worn in the neatest and simplest fashion, can portray vivid and dramatic scenes The spell, however, is broken when the artiste enters upon her work, In her first seleotion her full powers are not apparent, It ia a scene from Sheridan's clever " School for Scandal," and she shows simply as an accomplished actress and elocutionist in the brilliant dialogue of her part; but in the next piece the higher dramatlo powers of the ' star' tragedienne are displayed, "Beautiful Snow' ia one of the most pathetic recitals in the English language, and the impassioned rendering of it by Miss Dargon took the audience by storm and evoked loud and long applause. Miss Dargon, like all true artistes, evidently loves Shakespeare, and in the divorce scene from Henry VIII, alio proved her capacity forsaking the highest range in histrionic art, and for reproducing a perfect example of the work of the great master without marring the text. In closing the first part of her performance, she thrilled the audience byt he forceand spirit with which she recited Tennyson's famous charge of the Light Brigade, In the second part Miss Dargon appeared in a magnificent impersonation in which she portrayed the part of "Deborah" from the play of "Leah the Forsaken." Her soliloquy in this role, was something wonderful, and revealing her as a' Btar' actress of rare powers. The effect on the audience which was not a very demonstrative or sympathetic assemblagewas simply electrical. A lively comedy scene succeeded, changing from grave to gay, and evoked considerable laughter and applause. Edgar Allen Poe's masterpiece, "The Raven," was then recited, and Miss Dargon did full justice to the beautiful and melodious words of this grand poem. Her rendering of the refrain ' Never more,' will not soon be forgotten by those who heard it. Mis 3 Dargon's sympathies with American literature are evidently very strong, foi' her next selection, " Barbara Freilchie" was from the States, and was received with great favor. The last piece on the list, Thomas Hood's " Lost Heir," we have heard a hundred times, but as reproduced by Miss Dargon it was entirely new to us. Miss Dargon assumes a delightful Irish brogue (we understand that she was bom in Dublin), and she kept the audience in a ripple of laughtor right through the piece by clever genuine acting, in which their waa not a toucli of extravaganza. To-night there will be an entire changeof programme, and if there is not an exceptionally large audience we shall be much surprised, If we have ever had a' star' actress in Mastorton it is Miss Dargon. Sho is evidently accustomed to Bway larger audiences than we can offer her, and would be at her best before a more numerous and sympathetic auditory, It is a decided privilege for an inland town like Maaterton to have a visit from such an accomplished artiste, aud we trust residents here will avail thom» selves to-night of their last opportunity, The Mastorton String Band played at intervals throughout tho evening, and contributed their share to the success of the entertainment. Tenders are inyited by the Telegraph Department for the supply of 3000 telegraph poles and 1000 pole butts, delivered in Wellington. We understand a party will shortly be organised for the purpose of thoroughly prospecting the quartz reefs in this neighborhood. Foley '& Berkley's original entertain ment entitled' Ohio' will be presented at the Theatre Royal, Masterton, to-morrow evening, The Company which is a strong one, has recently been playing to large houses in Christohurch, and will open in Wellington after its visit to the Wairarapa, In our next issue the casta of characters and a description of the play will be given, From all that we have hoard we may expect a thoroughly good entertainment from the 'Company. The stage appointments and dresses used in the play are said to be magnificent. A meeting waa held last night in the old town hall, Carterton, in connection with the Wesleyan Sunday School, with a service of song entitled " Jessica's First Prayer." Miss C. Challis presided at the organ, the choir being under the leader* ship' of Mr Weston. The proceedings commenced by singing the well-known hymn "Ail people that on earth do dwell," After the Rey. Mr Young of Greytown had uttered a short but earnest prayer, hfl introduced to tho audience Mr Godbear, of Wellington, who read in a most pathetic and touching manner, the simple story of" Jessica's First Prayer," During frequent interludes the choir sang a selection of sacred songs appropriate to the various stages of the story, The whole was listened to by a large and attentive audience, who seemed fully to appreciate the treat before them. Much praise is due to Mr Weston for the manner in which he has trained the choir, and to the choir for the way in which they sang under his leadership, We Bincerely trust this will not be the last occasion on which we shall be able to hear them.