WESLEYAN SOIREE AT cAMBRIDGE.
Thr annual tea nipcting and concert in connoction with S. Paul's Wesleyan Church, Cambridge, was held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. Tea was upon the tables at 6.30 p.m., at which time the hall was comfortably filled, and after the first corners had had tea, their places were eagerly filled by the later nrrivals. The following is a list of the Indies who presided tit the tables and their assistants: —Mrs Bull, assisted by Miss Bull; Mrs W. B. Morgan, assisted by the Misses Russell; Mrs Nixon, assisted by the Misses Nixon ; Mrs John Martin ; Mra Richard Reynolds, assisted by Miss Brown; Mrs Walker (double table), assisted by the Misses Wnlker ; Mrs Gane, assisted by the Misses Gane. After the gvod thinga had had full justico done to them, the tables were cleared away and Iha seats were arranged for the concert, which commenced about 8 p.m. The Rev. Mr Rishworth presided, and in his opening remarks said that the previous evening he had attended a most orderly meeting at Tβ Awamntu, and ho trusted the CambriJgo audience would behave equally well. The following programme was thon gone through : —Pianoforte duet, '"March awe Flambeaux," the Missee Clark; song, "The Mountebank," Mrs H, Reynolds; song, " Under the shadow of St. Paul's," Miss Davies; duet, " List to the Convent Bells," Mr and Mrs C. Hunter; pianoforte solo, " The Blue Bells," Mr Belby; song, "To-day," Miss Caley; address, Rev. Rishworth; recitation, "The Gambler's wife," Miss Rhoda Walker ; pianoforte solo, " William Tell," Miss Florence Clark ; song, "Lights of London Town," Mr C. Hunter; song " Gathering Shells," Miss Southgate; pianoforte solo, "SonnainbnU," Miss Maud Nixon ; duet, "I know a Bank," Mr O. Garland and Miss Davies; piano-forte, The Sleigh Race," Misses Nixon. The song given by Miss Southgate, and tho duet by Mr Garland and Miss Davies were encored and in each case repeated. Tho latter endeavoured to avoid the repetition by bowing their acknowledgements, but the audience would not be denied. An unfortunate contre-temps occurred during one of the songs by a page of the copy from which the accompanist was playing being in the wrong place, with this exception m-flrything passed off satisfactorily. Miss TTalker's recitation was well given, and we were surprised it was not re-demanded. Miss Maud Nixon's pianoforte solo was far and away the most difficult that we have heard an amateur attempt in Cambridge. It was well rendered and if the instrument had been a good one the audience would have appreciated it, but on the hall piano it is impossible to give anything like expression. The usual votes of thanks were giren to the performers and the donors of the tea and tho National Anthem closed the proceedings.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2450, 24 March 1888, Page 3
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456WESLEYAN SOIREE AT cAMBRIDGE. Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2450, 24 March 1888, Page 3
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