WEST END ROWING CLUB CONCERT.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 217, 14 September 1888, Page 3

WEST END ROWING CLUB CONCERT.

Last evening in the ronsonby Hall thf annual entertainment iv connection with f ■ the West End Rowing Club took placo. The entertainment consisted of a concert . and dramatic entertainment, and was , _ througnout most successful; ' There was a good attendance, and the various items on the programme were well appreciatedl by\;>y,,::. the audiencel, encore? being frequently do-: manded aud responded to. The <\,>»rorc wa* opened by a 1 song, "The Children's feme" (Cowen), by Mr T. M. Jackson (iiute obligate Dy Mr Inne.i). Mr Jackson was in excellent voice, and his fin© . tenor was lizard to fall effect in (Wens well-kntvn air. An Orpheus quarsette was nc/fc given iv good style by Messrs W. Martin, A. .* L Edwarda, G. C. ■■ Hamerbon and. T. Charter, followed by' Miss Knight in a song,'-' Thy Voice.'1 This young lady, who is1 invari- ;, ably happy in her .sdeetiou of songH to ■ suit 'her well-modulalcd voice and fcffp.": exhibit it's powers of compass, reiidered uer.'Vi-. selection in a manner which was most pleasiug both as regards' enunciation and vocal- • is'ation. A recitation, «:Shan>u3 O'Brien," was well given, by Mr A. Forrest, who wt«s followed by ill' J. Kimx iv a eong " The Yeoman's Wedding ' (IJomiatowski). Mr Knox pined high kudon for hjs excellent rpnderiug ot the eopg, and was succeeded by Mr A. 1. EdSvards, who favoured the audience with a soaa, • "Old and New" {Bonheur Tboo), which wa« well received. This concluded the firat part of the entertainment. The gect>nd part, of the programme was a comedy, "Written in Sand," by members ot th& Auckland Dramatic Club, in which tho cast was as follows :—Frank Soaton, Mr A. Forrest; Fairfax Kendell, Mr A. F. Montague; Tom PottP, Mr J. -Coorjer; Kate Shirley, Mias G. Esdaile: Hister j Winifred,.,:MUs C. Robertson. Mr i. Forrest acted as stage mar.ager, and the manner in wtiich the comedy was staged elicited coiisi/ierable applause.

.- 1 The idea of Fowlda selling waterproof coata for 2'As £)d, the original price of which wa* G"*, is almost absurd.—(Advb.) The polo niatch which took place in the Parnell Rink last ni^ht, between a team from St. George's Hall, Newton,'and a Far-^; nell team, resulted in a-win for the latter by 5 goals to nil. " A one-mile race for the championship of Ijfewmarket will take place to-morrow evening ab tho Newmarket Skatiog Kink. Eiveeutrieshavo been received.