RITA AND RADCLIFF.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2087, 21 November 1885, Page 2

RITA AND RADCLIFF.

Mad\mk P.m link Iti r\, prima donna, and Mt John R.idchff, thn world* RiiMtr-st flautist, tf.i\e iino of their unique perform uncei at Cambridge on Thund.iy evening, ami were rewarded with a rery good home. t Tin- entertainment w.is one of extra, ordinary merit, and it is no exaggeration to term it tho greatest inusiealtre.it e\rr otfeied in Cambridge. It is 0110 of thrne priti-rr linments which tlio W.nk.ito public •ire i.in-lv favoured with, .ilfordtnp.itro.it which all low*™ of tfood music niuat regret to iiii-m. Sutficifijt i* known of theso two artistes not to require any evtensivo noticn on our part. Tho progranimoof their ontrr tainment in of iv most \aried charai:t»r, and the ion Bering of tho various piucns, tho Hiiifrinir of Mrtd.xnirt Kita, and tin* playn B of Mi H.idcliff kocpn the audiiMiei' in tlr- very clement of onthiHinMin and adiniratiou thioti^'liout. Mr KadclifT in lim hwti ry of, and hin peifonnanct) on tin- tlnti>, taxi"* us hack tliou»aiuN of yc.irs and into alnm*t all the countries of the world whcthrr «.i\aK p or cnilntd. Hit collection of instruments i-> .1 m.ir\i'l in itwlf, and Jim ducoursc concerning them is a< full of intrnct as thf inusif h enti'rt.iinitiK- The Hndionro nri* trented to xolo* on every \niirty of flute, from thf one holed instrument of tin- tuv.w. t" the w.uk of art of the present d.iy. Madime Hita muk tho " A\c M.ma" with nmrvellous sweetlies* nnrl hrilli.mcv, accoinp.uiifd by Mr H.idcliff on the Hutu d'.imour, and elicited a moKt enore, to which sl>(> willingly responded. At intervals throughout the e\ ftiinjf < was thn reClpielltof (illltl! a nhower of flnr.il coinplunentN. " Lo ! Hero the (Jciitle Lnrk " v^«« nifwf hrilliantly m\duiwl, and M.id.unu Hit.i had once more to tespoiid t<i Hti encore. " Auld Kohnj (irAy" wmh rendered by Mr X idcliff with wonderful explosion, and hi« ntmh-rintfof thn In«h and Hcotch .lirs completely enr.ipture<l thfi Audience. The f?*'" I"-1 ''"-* 1 roKret waH that theso two f.nnoiw .irtistft could not repent then vuterhunmrnt bejoro \e.i\ - in« tho diftrict. Mad.unn Hit.) .md Mr Radclilf appeared at tho Tulilic II ill, Hamilton, la«.t niKht, before a f.nrly nnineroUK and lm^t piithuHMrttic audi<uico, wlin were completely chaimed with tlin quality of tho niuMcal feast provided. We havo not room for (in extended notneof tho cntei tainment, nor ik (iuch ri'(|Uirid. Mr and Mi» Radcliff ha\e securud a world-wido leput.ition, and do not need any addition.il pr.iiie on onr part. The Orphcuo <«li-o Club, M«~srs Tcrnpler, W.irnnr, <L S. Kdjfocmnbo nnd Tiewherlliir, (;a\o four of their well known gIiTH in h niiht accoptablr iiunnei, .md hud to Hiibmit to a most unmist.ikcaoit* rni'orn for their leudermi; of tint e\er popular qu.irt»tte "The Three (Jh.ifers." Alto (^ethei tin) entrit.iinrnent was most delightful, Hiid thi* fcencral verdict w^s that it is a pity we do not pit such tie.its oftenor.

\ftnrthe recent prc«iMit.itu>n in Dublin to Miul.imn M.uio Ko/c of .1 k»M br.io'lct by Major M.iefnri-tne ami twenty tlnec Indie* .iml Koiitl<'in<iii of tho Irish c.ipitnl, tho crowd outside wi-hrd to draw the pnm.i donn.iV c.uTi.i^!- to tlis luitol, and in tho strufftfli" homebody pmloincd a mltci cigivrittf c.i^p out of Colonel Hi-tirjr Afnplr xon'n hulo pocket. There in Homcthinj; liko .v prwo'dciit for thi<, at it ki-phh when tlio Diililm crowd wished to dr\f? tlio l.«t« Mrillo. Titien^ homo in trimnpli tho horsnt wort- iiouT returned, anil Linitenunt Col. J. lf.Maplinipn.iiiclTitu'ntli;ul'<uWqiicntly to nrran^n tho matter with tho prosaic livery Htuble kerjior. (ii)on Ri'soi i ilnss — M tlio i ommenremrnl of «»rrj nriv jrar hundn <l«s .md tliomaruls o| our >onn); men— ,tml ulil as \vi 11 - form rr?olntions for tJieir r f»r tl«» tciminq: jc.ir Many W'i'p them, wlnli 1 others lire ik them. l'o we wuh lo ifi\e a word i>! .ul\n r, in order to ims( nn )nur determination nf le.idinK <t better life in the future joii should ush Hop liitters. Ihe ju<licinii« me of Hop Hitters <tren(jthen«, rleinset, and pnrifie* the stomach, boweN, hlond, hvr, neriei. and kidnrj 1 :, and ii just whit you want to huild up and invigorate jounclf.— Gnendnni, U<s..l ,Dem. RraU,