F.B. DEMONSTRATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3646, 23 October 1890, Page 2

F.B. DEMONSTRATION.

'. A second deuionstrniion i n connection with thoMasterton Fin i Brigades was held last night, which,! iurncdout to be, a thorough success;; fAt ■ 7,30': p.mtheKuripuni Fire Brij jade rang out its first alarm, which was heard in the most remote parts of the town. A procession of the Munici pal, Kuripuni, and Volunteer Fire- Brigades was then formed, which,'. 1 leaded by Pearson's Brass Band, marched through Queenstreet, The n .umberless blazing torches, the colored 1 j ights, and the martial strains of I ;;he band, produced a most imposing i.jftect, and aroused the whole town ;to a very high pitch of enthusiasm, I It is needless to say'! that tho Theatre Royal was crowd ed for the concert, which was an 'o uUnd-out success, ' The programme • j?as carried through without a hitch, and evo'ry item was loudly applauded „ A littlo want of courtesy was, \ however, displayed by some of the. ."small fry" in the audience, jvho' l; beoamo so appreciative that they ro bbod themselvos of their next d iy's dinner, and throw, on to the platform a number of Oarrota. k good hearty round of ii) jplausoisall very well, but tho pn isolation of such humble boquets as those referred to is not appro ciated by tha, respectable portion of an audionco nor,by the porformers. . It i 8 to bo tho " Gods" will take tl io hint, overture was playod by Messrs r x \ m Innes, Eton and VJ 'lnchest er in capital style, which w a s follov /e d by a The,y all lore Jack, Mrßray wa3 j . tt good toico, and was loudly a ppl traded. "ToinorrawvilUeFridiy," 'wasrendored mal fino style. Jfr « & Miller's B on ( r" My Old Kentucky Home," with banjo accompaniment, wasapprecial ;edby,alland loudly encored. The a iudience was fairly taken by storm by Mr Heard, a comparative stranger to the district, who met with tho sai ne fato as Mr Miller, and was- r. ecalled after rendering ajory pretty •' song, Miss Powell, whose recitative ability is so well known in Mastert. on, "recited with dramatio force and in a very pleasing manner, ''Ma rmion and Douglas," for which she v ras loudly applauded. The piece de resistance of the evening was undou ibtedly the song by Mr F # Moi ire, "'Tha Monarch'of the Wojd,"'.. 1 tr Moore's thrilling bass voice and caj u'tal rango was : heard to; advantage,; and his rendition of his favourite' piece was vociferously encored. The first part of tho programme was conoli ided with an amusing character song byMrE H Eton, A musical interlud' lehaving been performed by the string hand, Mr R 0 Coleman, Mosterton'i ifavorito tenor, rendered with'deep fee ling and good expression the song which all Britishers delight to hear, ' "Tho Death of Nelson." Mr, Co leman'a clever vocalisation fairly brought down the house. The recital lion of "The Fireman," by Mr J. Mui Ir, was very appropriate and was quite. naturally applauded. Mr H,; Reese's song (with violin obligate) wa, T also exceptionally good,'; The -re-t ippear* ance on tho public platform c if Mr: W, Sellar was the signal for a - round of hearty applause, and: hiV'fa miliar old song "Tho Vagabond' 1 V rpught back to many recollections of; ■ dayß gonoby,when Mr Sellar ut sd to. enchant his audiences,with his oloyer vocalisra. Mr Sellar has still 'l lis old form, and it is to be hoped that tho \ encouragement he received last ' evening will induce him to make his, voice • moro frequently heard in public':, ;The duet "All's Well,"by Messrs Jtalph and Bentley, would havo pn )bably been one of the best items or. i tho programme had it not been that ; the yoico of the latter gentlemansut' Idenly gave out.liHowe'ycr, ! 'the : audience was very good natured and app! lauded the singer-all tho more for his i .misfortune. Little "Bobby" Ewi ngton, with his'"Old Old Swing," ; kept the large audience fairly spell-' bound, and when he retired from the stage the encore was so vociferous th". at ho was compelled' to repeat thi a firstverse. Mr A, Biissell then ess .ayed a. song with banjo accompanimei it,'thoonly fault with which was.tha rthere' .was;rather,an Joverdose'Vof, accom'l' I'panjment.i. The> programme ,:*,wa& : bronglit to tf'clbae with "God Save' ; tho Queen:j'and everybody'le ft fop, their homes : delighted '.with, ■• thw ■ overling's, entertainment,' Tho. sccom* paniments wero. played' V: fiwfccjiws style'•.' by j. Messrs Keis'enberg 'and Innes,