ANNUAL CONCERT AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1515, 21 March 1882, Page 2

ANNUAL CONCERT AT CAMBRIDGE.

The annual concert in commemoration of the patron saint of Ireland was held in the Public Hall on Friday evening last. The hall, which was crowded, was very becomingly decorated with evergreens and bunting. A few of the ladies and gentlemen whose names were on the programme were unavoidably prevented from keeping to their promises. How.ever, their places were' supplied by others, ami the length and quality of the programme did not suffer to any great extent. The whole arrangements were carried out by Miss M. Doran, and to this lady ia due much of the success, of the. evening's entertainment, which was certainly considerable. Mr J. H. John* son was 'called at very short notice to undertake the office of accompanist, and the manner in which he acquitted himself under the circumstances was very creditable. The contributions of Misses Owen and Seuffert were exceptionally good, the former lady possessing one of the best voices we have heard in the Waikato. Both young ladies met with the generous reception to which they were entitled. The contributions of Mrs Hickson and another lady amateur also did not fail to elicit their usual well-merited reward. The songs of Messrs Moore and Moreton were accorded their usual meed of approval, and the other lady and gentleman amateurs were also well received. In the matter of comic songs, Mr Watson was successful in disturbing the gravity of the audience, but his songs would have been more acceptable with an accompaniment. Mr J. P. Campbell occupied the chair, and Mr H. W. Moore acted as conductor, in the absence of Mr Bell. Mrs Chitty and Mr J. H. Johnson played the accompaniments. The following is the programme :— Overture (piano), Miss Scrutton ; song, "The Dear Little Shamrock," Mrs Madigan (encored) ; song, "In the Twilight," Mr H. W. Moore (encored); song, "Four Jolly Smiths," Mr Moreton (encored) ; duet, "Night is Down the Valley Stealing," Messrs Waltho and Drummond ; song, " Should he Upbraid," Miss Owen (encored) ; song, " In Happy, Moments," Mr Edgecumbe ; song, "We Parted by the Biver," Mrs Hickson, with " Who's that Tapping at the Garden Gate," for an encore ; song, " I'm, the Broth of a Boy," Mr Watson (encored). Interval. Overture (piano), "Irish Airs," Mr J. H. Johnson ; reading, Mr J. P. Campbell ; song, ",Out'in the Cold World," Mrs Madigan; song, "Down Among the Dead/Men," Mr Moreton j song, "Love On,"« Mrs Brennan; duet, "Juanita," Miss Seuffert and Mrs,. Hickson ; song, "Paddy Works on the Railway," Mr Watson (encored). National Anthem. A very enjoyable dance, for which Messrs Stuart and Johnson provided the music, followed the concert, and was carried on into the small hours of the morning.

An exchange says': — " The Bicycle is a great thing to put flesh on man's legs." It is also a great thing to take flesh off a man's nose and other portions of man's face. A monkey witnesses shortly to r appear in a murder trial in an Indian' court at Sattara, A travelling showman, whose living depended on five monkeys -and a goat, was recently murdered neaiyk»village, his troupe being killed exception of one monkey, whichJ|jH||J£ a tree and watched the < assaMnHJary his master and companions. When all was quiet, the monkey ran off to the^ * f patel" of the nearest village' and made him understand by screephes and signs that something was wrong.-- -The " patel" followed the morikey/%HicK led him to the place where hisjmaater, was buried, and the murder 'was duly" discovered, The mb : nkey is f nowkept*for'-tHe fiind&.Ufication of the asM^Bin»,_'»^lah- which i Irecalls ttie time! honou^d -history )bf ithe dog of Montargisi c lA^I A^ „. ,h?i I>r