CONCERT AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2720, 17 December 1889, Page 2

CONCERT AT CAMBRIDGE.

A coxoKit'L' \v;is civen ill the Public Hall, at Cambridge, on Thursday evening, to raise luiuJs for school purposes. The hull was crowded, a great portion of the audience being children ; and we presume it is partly to that fact that we have, we regret, to say that it was the most talkative audience we have even witnessed at any public performance. Of course, where there is a concourse of children, there is pretty certain to be a none, but in this instance the youngsters were not the only culprits, for many of mature years were almost as bad, and talked away with as much freedom as it they were in the middle of a forty acre paddock, and their nearest neighbour outside it. With all this noise going 011, can it be wondered at that the performers were nervous? We think not, and indeed we wonder that some of them did not break down altogether. The concert was followed by a dance, and doubtless many came for that part of the evening's entertainment, who do not, perhaps, care for singing ; but they should allow others to listen without being annoyed by their chatter. The character songs wero woll mounted and reflected credit vpnn the performers, several of them being encored. The words of the local song, rendered by four black crows, could not be heard, and the hits wero therefore lost. The following is the programme -.—Piano duet, " Qui Vive," Misses Moore and Williams ; duet, "The Lily and the Rose." Mrs Garland and Miss Priestly ; "White Wings," Miss M Maxwell : comic song, "Up to Dick," Mr Ft. Wilson; song, "Pierot," Miss W. Walker; character song, "The Watchman and the Child " (two scones) ; recitation, " Bingen 011 the Rhine," Miss J. McNeish ; character song, "The Broken Pitcher " ; piano and comet duet', '' Stephanie Gavotte," Messrs McDermntt and Drnry; tno. "Canadian Boat Song," Mrs and Miss Chambers and Mr Wilson ; song, " Love's Request," Mis Maxwell; song, " The Captive Greek Girl," Miss Piiestly ; song, "The Good Rhine Wine," Mr H. Wilson; song, "Say Not Farewell." Mrs Maxwell; and the local song by the Black Crows was tho final. We do not think it fair to criticise the various performances, as we do not consider the audience ga-e the perfurmers a fair hearing. The next time there is a school concert and dance, we fancy the t done will all have to be import,:d, as the Cambridge performers must be getting tired of trying to amuse those who are not good listeners. A great number stayed to the dance which was kept up till 1 a.m.