TE AWAMUTU. Cavalry Band Concert.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1261, 29 July 1880, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU. Cavalry Band Concert.

A vocal and instrumental concert in aid of the Band fund took place in the Public Hall, on Tuesday evening. The Hall was very prettily and appropriately decorated I with evergreens, banners, aud militny devices, and at 8 oo'lock there had assembled a very ,iumeious audience, including many visitors trorn Hamilton and elsewhere. The members of the Cavalry appeared in uniform, and lent quite a martial appearance to the affair. The chair was occupied by Captain Rutherf . >rd. The programme opened with a couple of overtures by the Band, ' played in capital style. The pianoforte duet, " Les Dairies de Seville," was played with finish and grace by two visitors from Hamilton, and Miss N. Waimviight played a brilliant and effective solo on the same instrument. Of the local efforts Miss Ash was loudly encored for the touching ballad ' ' Do they think of me at home," and a similar compliment was paid Miss Allen for hei fine rendering of "I cannot mi ml my wheel mother ;" to Miss Finch for the charming song, sung with much sweetness and pathos, "Little Nell;" to Mr Hunter for the base solo ' ' Charge of the Light Brigade ;' ; and to Mr Gresham for a very spirited rendering of the old song, "Bonnie Dundee," to Avhichhe responded by singing to the came air two stanzas of a local fc>ong, having reference to the Band, which were received with marked demonstrations of applause. Mrs Gresham sang with taste and feeling- ! " Waiting," for which she narrowly escaped an encore ; and Mr Johnson was fairly successful in " The Death of Nelson." Mr S. E. G. Smith recited "Barbara," and Mr Gresham contributed one of Artemus "Ward's droll chapters, the subject being " Woman's Rights." The National Anthem brought the concert to a clo.se. It must not be omitted that Miss Mandeno, with her usual kindness, played several of the accompaniments, and in this way added to the

general success. The hall was then cleared for dancing 1 , excellent music being provided under the direction of Bandmaster Sibley." Thi^purtion of the entertainment w.-is kept, up A\itli uuiibntcd vigor till far into the morning, TJefrcfehmcnts wore provided by the committee. The finnnrial result of the conceit rnu4 bo considered satisfactory, as something like £10 or £12 will be added to the band fund.