New Plymouth

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 13, 1 April 1909, Page 494

New Plymouth

(From an Occasional Correspondent.) A very successful concert was held on St. Patrick's Night in the Brougham Street Hall, which was crowded. The programme, which was a varied one, gave entire satisfaction. . The following items were rendered: — Irish airs, duet by Messrs. Cornwall and M. Ewen on guitar and mandoline; 'Steer my barque to Erin's Isle,' Miss Ward (encored); 'The Irish emigrant,' Mr. F. Cornwall; banjo duet, Messrs. Cornwall and Scott; quartette, £ The dear little shamrock,' Messrs. Guy and Jennings and Misses Buckman (encored) ; ' The skipper of St. Ives,' Mr. Guy (encored) ; xylophone solo, Miss G. -'Calgher; Mr. J. Haslam sang two songs, receiving encores to both ;\ cornet solo, 'Fantasia of Irish airs,' Mr. J. H. Saunders. A special feature of the entertainment was the Shakespearean recitatioa from ' Henry VIII.' Wolsey's celebrated farewell soliloquy, by Mr. Farmer, of -Waitara, who gave a vivid impersonation of the famous churchman and statesman. Being recalled, the performer gave Wolsey's ' Charge to Cromwell ' in true dramatic style. The concluding item was an address by Mr. J. J. Sullivan, in which the speaker dwelt on the past glories of Erin, in a most interesting and eloquent manner, concluding his speech amidst much applause.