CAMBRIDGE BAND CONCERT.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1234, 27 May 1880, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE BAND CONCERT.

The concert given at Cambridge on Monday evening in aid of the funds of the Cambridge Reed Band was fairly successful. There was a large and appreciative audience. The programme opened with an excellent overture by the band, under the able leadership of Mr Mackintosh, and was followed by Mr Moor's " Let me like a Soldier Fall," which was received with well deserved applause. Mrs Mackintosh eang the "Mountebank" in her usual finished style. Mr Whitehouse's "Twinkling Star" was neatly

rendered. Mm Miller .sinj " Thy voice is near" with much feeling, and Mr Pellow contributed a very pleasing vocal selection. Mis Madigan's " Dreamland" was carefully rendered, and well received. Mi' Hector sang " The bold Mililia Man" with good effect and received a unanimous enrore, to which he responded. The first part of the programme wa«r*fcrought to a close by a pian >forte solo by Mr Beele. Then followed the Christy Minstrel portion, of the entertainment, which included songs by Messrs. Stuart Moor, Andrews, Pellew, Camp, Lamb, Jaggs, and Whitehouse, interspersed with the usual jokes and witicisms incidental, to such performances. The third part of the programme was devoted to the Cambridge Diamamatic Society, the members of which produced the comedy "The Mystery of Science." The characters Avere taken Messrs. Keesing, Stuart, Chappel, and Ashwell. The piece went off very successfully, the various parts being very efficiently filled. Mr Keesing as the mesmeriser, was exceedinglygood, aud gave further evidence of his undoubted dramatic talent. Mr Stuart, as the old man, was exceedingly funny, and Rucoedt d in keeping the audience .wri-ed from iirst to last. Messrs. Ashwell and Chappel, in their several paits, al&o contributed to the success of the piece. "We understand that the entertainment will result in largely augmenting the Band's f unsd.