Concert at Greytown.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4751, 19 June 1894, Page 3

Concert at Greytown.

(By Our Own Correspondent),

Tuesday, The first of a series of sixpenny concerts in connection with St Luke's Ohui'ch was held last evening, the Bev A. V. Graco presiding. The weather was anything but favourable, but, notwithstanding this, tho object and excellent programme attracted a number which far exceeded tho anticipations of tho pro-motors. ■ The Hey Mr Grace opened the proceedings with a few well-timed remarks, and stated that the object was riot so much a financial as,, a social one.' ' ~.',,.■, : Tho. pgranune submitted included several items by ladies now to Gj'eyt'owh audiences, The'mhnner in which each item.wasrcndered was amply demonstrated by the fact that oyery performer was'foiled to ] respond to an encore, The following was the programme .•-.'. " overturo,yecti6n(Giovaiihi),Misses Wyettisong, "The Wheny,",.Mr Flux'j '66 rig, £ro Nobis," Miss O'Lpughlin'; ; sqnj>, ; ' "The- Qiiakerj" Mr pantj song," "Lassie,", Howson;' - Grace; song, !"The'lrisn .Emigrant,'.?'; Miss'

Mr J.X' HombloV; overture, Miss' E.: Knell j song, Miss^all; fifteen minutes with, the latest phonograph; sopg,.." Home Dearie,; iHome," Mrs Howson; song, "Homeward Bound," Mr Fk. fioydhouse, (with chorus)! It will be scon that this embraces an item' "Fifteen minutes with the latest phonograph." , This was i a machine "alleged to have been imported from' China, tho reproductions of which created intense amusement, The affair "terminated with 'the National Anthem, and, was,of the utmost credit to the gentlemen who werked; -up : the ; programme, viz., Messrs W. P. Eoydhouso and F, H. Wood. Another will bo held on Monday week, which I hope will bo equally successful.' ; " ' '"' '■