Riversdale

New Zealand Tablet, 20 December 1906, Page 33

Ri ver sd ale

A concert for the'-. purpose of- assisting ;in , liquidat- . ing ." the. -debt on the Catholic presbytery was i held " in the, -d) rill Hall/ Riveisdale,.- on November 19- (says the ' Mat&ura Ensign ')..-" There was a very" large attendance,- ami Mr. John Maiier presided. The programme opened with a pianoforte ,-- march | -On the road to Moscow,' by Masters Thomas ami Arthur Smith, accompanied '-by. Miss Dunne with sleigh, -bells.- Miss • Brown was heardy^o advantage in ' Whisper and I shall-" -hear-.' Mr; Richards gave- a ■ finished rendering -of 'Believe me, if- all those endearing -young charms,' Later - in the programme Mr.. -Richards sang' ' .Alice, where "art thou.' Miss -Dunne followed with 'Tit lor Tat,' while Mr.. J. ITrHßeed (Gore) gave a _ vigorous rendering of ' -The ' forge,-' ainb further on ' The cows- are in /. .the corn.' Mr/ A. Gee-gave a "pianoforte selection in' fine style, and -Mr Williams (WaikaiaJ treated theaudi-' ' cnco_ to a -boon song.. .After a _ short -interval ' -Mfcssn - Carmody (piano) and Mr. Carmody (violin), of Gore, opened the second part of the programme with a splendidly -played selection.- Mr. Meadows (Waikaia) showed " us bow to keep'".' our equilibrium on "a wire, and theii l£s dexterity in getting clear from a bag. The cur- 7 tain then rose on the comedy ' Tweedleton's -Tail ' Coat,' by the following _iadies* aiid gentlemen': . Misses Brown and PattLson," and- Messrs.- Patt*lson, P.~ Murray, F. 'Baylis,- and A. Gee. Mr. A. ,Gee played all the' accompaniments. Nearly all the items were encored. , Special mention should ,be made, of the' song "Believe' me, I love you, 1 by Miss Brown. • .:' The Rev. Father Keenan thanked all those" ■ who -' had in. any " "way contributed, to the evening's pleasure, especially those from • a distance, and members of other > denominations, saying it gave him great pleasure ' to see all working harmoniously in a good' cause. It is understood that about £25 will be the result of the evening's proceedings. A word of congratulation is due,to<the committee of management— Miss Dunne (secretary)— for the smooth" way in which everything passed off.