MASTERTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4481, 27 July 1893, Page 2

MASTERTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Grand, Concert

: A concert is aid of the faada of tbe Masterton Pres&yterian Chnrcli was held in the Htll laat sreoing, and proved a thorough stwcess. Tbfl HaU waß filled »ritb an | eDthtl&iastic audignce, and every itsm |oa ilia programme met wiUi weil- ! merited applaask The promoters of | the concert are certainly to be congratQkted on providing one of the ! tho|t enjoyable j we had the pleasure of listening jo for a considerable times The majority ] of" the itemß w«t« greatly m advance of tiaual asaateur aonwrte, and tha pew Uleat brought forward Will always be weicomad by the lover of high-class rasisiej io Mssterton. The overture." Dod Giovanni," played by the Hisses Feist Bunting, opened tbe programme, and wu followed by ihe trio "Ye Bliepberda tell me," by; Mesara Nicholls, and Simma. The«e ge&tieuea sang the old favorite perfesily, received jbe hearty applaoae ol the asdiende. Kin May Cameron rendered " Tbe Last Muster , "jwith filing efiest, Iwr beautiful sopraao voioe being heard to diMiuot in response to aa imperative encore, tbe lady had (o repeat the Issi verse. The dueis

*• Tho Larboard Watch "by Messrs .Douglas «nd Siaima, and " I Would that my Love," .|by Mm Wood and Miss Lowes, were excellently sung, Mr • Nictolla' rich ionor voice suited " The M&esago of the fiiag " admirably.. A nknofore solo "La Harpe Eolinne ' faultlessly played by Miss Payt-.n, concluded tiie first portion of the! programme. Mies Lowes opened the second half with & pianoforte solo, and a pretty quartette "Ah Old Bossar ;e " by Mrs Woos aad Miss Lowes ad . Messrs, Simag and ; Douglas fc lowed. -'The se»ioeomic song," I'k off to Phitadalphi. " by Dc Douglas created sdiutinet impression; and " I fttr rrtEoe,'" giyea as an encore, laat with'i like recaptioe/ 'jThs gem of i&be evening, towe*Br s tr#Sr the diMst by Mis# Ijowej iad; Mr entitled " Maying/' the voices blending Woefully, and tke aadieDCe not being satisfied until tWelwt porlico «jaa' rajjseftted. ' An old favorite in iha gprsou of 2£r Lowes then-gave ). the company "Measure your Wants .by yoarMsa&s," wd j<aspeeded wiSlx Warrior Sold" in capital style. Hm May Camaron ®«mg -' Tfie Boany Hilla 'a -Bantlimfj" in a msaner which thoroughly pleased everyone) and bad to return with ft Ctomia'_tliro' theßya." Mr Si asms

| w»b equally applanggd for .his briglsfc [ *ad powerful read sipa of " 'She i Twjopar," and for aw sccors aoog, "1 jaek tot Ihee," itmroly mszped Mdr called on agiia. Mr Simms is a comparative atrr -ger to tbe Mssfcarfccm publio, bat wi bcpa liis qiieadid *oo«r Ability will" viab« welaoud in future concerts. ia baa «£na voice of great .oa?®r sM exsellsas range, *M siaga ais aeaikswi iritis feehag, »»d ik« «m» viuoit 4noM <***(•! training. TJja be a graas esq!ai«ui®& to iSss WMical dreUs o£ lUiritt. XV 11,I 1 , CaiMcoo jpUjad &, that vrafruMM, " Ws&s»g d u>» Grsati," eottototiiag a sacsfc ssjsta&k A IkmSm Wwa lda% Imk Sgr HtMs BluetTuS J«wt» Iw-Uw > ®a«fea ( "*as tcmdai si bf Mtei JgijM, tmm, *>* CUfcwo*, v*> ■*se3isae-^ ±jfc.i v£fi?S aatuJg - ,~ * «*M* |»«nw * *vtt B- J%4535r