SPORTS AND CONCERT AT LAWRENCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 13, 28 March 1901, Page 29

SPORTS AND CONCERT AT LAWRENCE.

St. Patrick's Day was celebrated at Lawrence by a sports gathering and concert on Monday. The weather was fine, and notwithstanding counter attractions the attendance at the sports was satisfactory. The various events were well contested, and tha officials are to be complimented on the success of the gathering as a whole.

The concert in the evenintr (^ays the Tuapeka Times') attracted a large assemblage, the building being picked. The programme, which contented of 1U iteiE.4J\>llowed by a comedy entitled 'An Irish engagement,' was opened by a pi inofone selection by Miss Woods, which was played with her customary ekill. The next item was a song by Mr. J. McLean, rendered with fine effect and warmly applauded. Mrs. King, who was cordially received, was given an enthusiastic encore for her capital rendering of 'Paddy,' and in response gave a patriotic song which met with much favor from the audieuce. Mr. J. J. Woods, an old-time favorite with Lawrence playgoers, met with a hearty reception, and for his rendering (in character) of the jockey song, ' I ride to win.' received a prolonged encore, to which, however, he declined to accede. Mr. T. J. Anthony's comic song, into which he infused much genuine humor, occasioned a good deal of hearty laughter aad, as a matter of courfe, he had to respond to an encore. Mr. A. Campbell, who met with a nattering reception, gave a very nice rendering of ' The dear little shamrock,' for which he was warmly applauded, and in the recitation, ' Ordered to the front,' a martial piece having its origin in the South African war, Mr. L. Pastorelli acquitted himself very creditably. Mr. J. J. Woods was very happy in the song and dance, ' The big sunflower,' and was again loudly applauded, and Mrs. King sang with appropriate feeling ' Rory darling,' for which she was deservedly applauded. The first part of the programme concluded with the duet or, to speak more accurately, the dialogue ' The two Micks in town,' by Messrs. E. Kehoe and J. Dee, in which there was a considerable flavor of humor. Mr. Anthony, as Tim Rafferty, was the central figure of the comedy, and showed himself to be the possessor of a considerable fund of humor as well as a very capable impersonator of character, »nd he succeeded in keeping the audience in the best of humor. Mr. Pastorelli, as ' Mr. Bulfinch,' made a very good representative of the irritable old gentleman of a type but rarely seen to-day, whilst Mr. Dee fitted well into the minor part of ' Mr. McCarthy '; Miss S. Smith actfd the part of 'Julia Bulfinch, very capably; Miss W. Heffernan as ' Norah ' answered all the demands made on her, and Mr. J. M'Lean filled the bill as 'Captain Foxglove.' Every thiug ran very smoothly during the evening, and tbe audience appeared to be well pleased with the entertainment provided for the -n. Mish Woods played the accompaniments, and, needless to say, pleased both performers and audience.