Benefit Concert to Mr A Reischek.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 78, 27 March 1886, Page 7

Benefit Concert to Mr A Reischek.

Tv recognition of tho valuable labours of Mr A Keischok, naturalist, and in order to pro- .' him with funds to enable him to pursue fefe inquiries into the habits of New Zealand boss the leading musical talent of the city Lbasn maved to get up a grand benefit ton Wednesday evening next. Tho C° will take place in the Choral Hall, ««rt be under the patronage of His llllency the Governor, His Worship 2?Savor and Councillors, and a num. T „f leading citizens. The programme, 1* i in two parts, will be found to bo t attractive. A full orchestra is to perf™ under the loadership of Herr Louis S"£m£ while Mr G. Clutsam will preTS rt the pianoforte, and the following Hate are to give their servicon, viz.:--Jta Judson, Mis.es Culpan and Rimmer, < «Knox Edwards, and Hanna. Quite t from "the object of the concert, all iCrs of good music will be sure to patro""f< I'int/ to tlio merits of the bencjkiaire, hnuld think that Mr A. Roischek's ff'BJVjL works and their value are 'Satly know- Ho lias sacrifed snffiC v years, his labour, and meney Tniake a complete research on Nov.- Zea- . j fAima. and almost at the completion of Stork be would bo compelled to abandon „ far want of funds. Wo heai; »„hat a drawi; k in hi-" circumstances was caused Skmneh tho death of his i;reat friend and onorter, Dr. Hochstaotfcer, late C.overnor f the Impc'B' M'jseum at Vionna. tfrEeischek has be^o over a year in town ideavonrlng to r£>',se funds for the purpo?o *? completing h;is great work, upon which f i. a . B pent a'unost nine years. The recent „ r t union Wis a financial failure, aa the exnnees Wire very heavy, and out of SOO Meta nearly 350 remained unsold. Mever)Lw'allthe 9 valuable and expensive prizes have been distributed among subscribers. Among the special attvactioi.-a of tho eonJ* will be a song com Posed by Mr R C ischek somo two yeara ago when alone in tho wild natural fastnesses of Now Zea--s°.j : n pursuit of bis favourite studies. It Ifll bo «ung by Mr Edwards Another tatore will be tho debut of Miss Alice Steer, a young lady of Helensville, who is said to have a powerful contralto voico of •duality and flexibility seldom to bo found, iJiclis on unusual couipaes. Altogether, the concert should command tho sympathy M d support of a large section of th-j community-