CONCERT AT BARRY'S BAY.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2060, 9 June 1896, Page 3

CONCERT AT BARRY'S BAY.

•Tlie abov.i conceit in aid of the feboor>T*7;-« fund was held in the local echool- ,| r ~, on Friday evening... There wa. nn<j •excellent Atlpudftnce, the house being ~ crowded to the dotun. The CTiKiira*.ii* Mr-Hpnderßon, wpeke briefly in expllining, the object of 'the gathering. »i d ihen. called upon Mi*aet* oi Wff y and Stew«rt 10. open -tin* concert with fl piannfertp duet *th ia being Very well rendered. M'ewWood ' ham Bang ' __oveVGolde_.Dret>m,' seetirir.. tn encore. Mr A. Wilson followed with • Jack. Reward.'' after which Mr -Knight gnve a' vpry Rmn&iog-rending. deFcrip'.iye of the iroubleß-of rnilwny ticket rfficiaM. Mrs McEiiy was in good voice, and succeeded in plenring the audienc with her •pong. Mr Bruce then -sang 'Homewnrd !BonnH.« followed by Mies Ethel Wilson,* ' Won't you buy my pretty Flowers."' Mr 'E. Coop f«irly" brought down ihe hont-e with his comic Fonge. Mr Be»rd then sung 'very nicely, followed by Muh' linn ley's fcunoforte eolo, offer which Mr J. Chat"ffi.ltl clOPeo* ( lie Ore. pnrt ofthe programme with a recitiition well -rendered. Mine Stewart commenced the second paTt ( 'wiih a very pretty pianofnrie solo, after ( >Whi_li "Mr Granger Hticceeded in cnufing

••roars-of I.uglXer whh hi. funny rnrit.- ** 'tone. 'The minute'gun at sen"''by' Mrs flrtd'Mipe Mr r Kiy wan very-well executed. <and Mies 'Hartley 'pleaded her hearers •wt.h •--Happy Birds.' A violin eolo by Mr Hendercon preceded Mr E. Coop's ''-Teaching Me'Fadden to Waltz, which on "being encored was leppondnd to with 'The good 'U/iine Wine,* Mihs Wilson then favoured the company wild « very .preit-y pong, 'followed by Mr Beard. Miss 'Wuodhnrn gave 'I'll take you 'licine again ' and Mr Wilson closed the programme will) a well rendered eong. *■Qui reporter did not Fuceeed in getting * the names of all the conga, recitation*, etc, henep the frequent ouiiepion*. At •the close of the concert, Mr R. Stewart

tliaukefl the for._!ieir nltend'ioce, -* find iliepiTfurmcrs for the trouble tbey <had '.-'ken in providing the evening's Bmij.cment, The nccomronimentß were ■pluyed by tbe Misses Knight, _?t°.w>irt, Oiwuy, ond H«rt'ey, and Messrs Coop nnd Howell, tbe piano being kind'y lent by Miss Bel!» A dancD followed, which wns kept up whh great epirit till nearly a.m.