Correspondence.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3023, 8 October 1888, Page 2

Correspondence.

To Tag Epitor,

Shi,-tAu a visitor from the Old Country to your littlo town, I attended the opera; " Pinafore," produced by your Philharmonio Society onfriday night last, aud was much , prised that in a place $$ tb*'' such splendid talent was pvofiw' 1 0 I ha\e,seeij. tlio opera j>Jsr • ,u ' e ' both professionals and W' J e< l by soine of tl\o part&efl > v ; and especially qj th' , : night——wei[o jitm):', ,J ® ero an( l heroine seen. ' the .best I have ever t\YQ wiiV' ' ual to "'edit these i but J ■ , 0101:0 P™ so tlian the rest, r say. that Masterton should be. proud; arid, justly proud, tta she Philharmonio: Society that will spend its. time in working up tor the pleasure of others, and put on the stage a difficult opera in ?ucn a perfeofrkanner,. I-woiild like, C' 010 I vit- .thia admirablo little,

to see" Pinafore" played again as I was l under, the. impression that ■ ■■■.■■■ the chief.aotors were professionals,., liiit.when I found out that they were ' - all only nraateurs, and this waa their. : , second attempt:, I' was greatly .surprised. The Society shouklnow put , > into practice' other masterpiece, " Pirates of Pen : . , zance," I am sure that if they.can play " Pinafore!! so creditably, they can give the" Piralea" to perfection. . v If you would insert this for the beno-'.. fit of this very deserving Society, yqu.. . would indeed oblige. ; , I am, &c.,' ■ g" - An Englishman.