ST. MATTHEWS' CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2062, 7 August 1885, Page 2

ST. MATTHEWS' CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.

i 9 The second of the season's entertainments was given before a full House, in the schoolroom adjoining St. Matthews' Church last night, the attractiveness of the programme having probably proved sufficient to induce both ladies and gentlemen to become for the time indifferent to the sloppy condition of the streets, .and the steadily falling rain. Owing to the abence of three of the gentlemen whose names appeared on the programme, quite a number of alterations had to be made, but the entertainment did not suffer in the least by this, The audience seemed in a most enthusiastic humour, for there were very few items on the programme that were not encored when- the programme had j been fairly got into. The Misses'Boddington and Payton opened with a piano duet, which was in every respect 'excellently, rendered, the time being especially noticeable! Mr Wickerson took the place of anabsentee, giving "The Warrior bold,' in his usual effective manner.' 'Miss Watson's pretty song "Mignonette," was somewhat marred 'by nervousness. Mr J, G, Hogg was new to a Masterton audience, but with a good song (My Sweetheart,-when a Boy), rendered with a good, mellow, tenor voice, he soon made himself at home,'.and earned a welldeserved encore. A very pleasant Burprise awaited the audience in the trio " Ye Shepherds, tell me," capitally sung by Messrs J. G. Hogg. A. R, Bunny and Oolman, in place.of a glee by the Orpheus Club. Messrs Tierney and Recce played a cornet duet for which they were loudly applauded. Mr Oolman had a beautiful song, tho name of which did not appear on the programme, for which he earned a most flattering -encore. Mrs Jackson sang '•Punchinello," and was also encored. Miss Anderson and Miss Bowler each rendered a piano solo, the execution of the last named lady being exceptionally brilliant. "Dreamland," assungbyMrsHogg, fairly earned the encore which it received. Miss Deakin, though not at all in good voice, won the best encore of the evening with the manner in which she sang " Carissima," and the compliment Was very fairly ea'rnt. In response she gave the equally pretty song "I seek for thee in every flower," at the conclusion of which the audience seemed inclined to encore a sejond time. Miss Payne's " Across the Far Blue Hills, Marie," seemed scarcely adapted to the vocalist's voice, for, while the lower notes were excellent, the higher ones were scarcely adapted to do her justice. The song is verry pretty and pathetic, and was well received. Miss Beard's rendition of a selection from " Martha" was loudly encored, and duly responded to. MrGant received an oncore for " Consider the Lilies," and responded with " The Village Blacksmith," which narrowly escaped a second encore. Mr Foley sang a song to the air of " The Jolly Dogs," ■vyith which he fairly -brought down the house. He responded wjth "I want to go home to my Ma." Tlje programme Concluded with ! 'God Saye the Queen."