CONCERT AT HUKANUI.

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

CONCERT AT HUKANUI.

Tnr cntert«inm»nt held in the Hukanui Hall, on Thursday evening, wan vory enjoyable, and though the hull wan ronifoitibly tilled, a great tiinny people who would have, couifl from Huntly and T.iupm wren- stopped by tho r.iin which continued front threes o'clock until too I.ito to «t.irt. Snmc disappointment was (pit th.it Mim Kllicott was un.i\oidably Ab*en*, but mi other Cambridge lady, Mrs Chambers, quite won tho audienco by her graceful and finished rendering of "A Siimnusi Shower" nnd had to nubimt to an oncoro when hI»o «i»HR "Carrier .lolin." Mii« M^ud Korhli.iw alt*o H.nif? \ cry prettily " Won't you llnv my Pretty I-'lohith" and held :i b.iskot of ch.inmnic flowt-r^, from which nho entn*iitpd tho Riidiuiicu to buy. Mm Mi'lllll^'H (tlinjj "JoJ.XIH Llfo" M-.18 W<'ll ri'ndfrrd. The chonn of mixed ToicH in "rt.nling" and " Our Jack's Como Homo To 4ay added mndi to tho effect of both hoiij»i«, .and for the latter Mr Chri-ti.m^ received a rnoMl fiiiph itio encore. In "The M.mhnr King' 1 Mr K. Forrest had ii Kon^f whicli exactly muted him, and Immdk diOHKed in character looked eu>ry inch .1 " Maiher " and w.m compelled to ning ,i HPrond time. "A Woman of Mind" by Mr Koote \v»w w<-H rendered and reori\ed. lVrhfl|>s the br*t p^rt of the niiHic.il pel form.vice was the \iolin plnyinß of Mr T. H. White, who had come, at (, r »«at in convenience to gi\e hi^ assistance. Mi« U.ittley and Mr-. ]{e>nolds played tho .'iccompaniinonts. In the nerond part, \\ hich consisted of the faice " Poisoned,' tho chief intciest wai centred in Mr« Prtf,'Citt, who appealed foi " poMtnely the last time." Tins character Mr C. Roberts acted really to the life, and Mr T. Connolly in.ulo a most i-sccllfiit and impudent "Tom " " Mix inn" was \eiy Rood, especially in tlie part where he was sure he was poisoned and just e\tnrin£, and then found out that It win only cold water he had taken. At tho conclusion of tho entertain inent the chairman of tho hall committee thanked those who had «o kindly come so far to .iHKirtt. Dancing was kept up until four o'clock. Tho i>roceedH .iro til.— (Own CorrcHp<»ndcnt.)