"A NICEST IN AULD SCOTIA"

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 287, 3 December 1889, Page 8

"A NICEST IN AULD SCOTIA"

Those who ventured out'lasb evening afbor two days' storm to spend " twa oors wi' yon Bairnsfather folk" in the Foresters' Hall, Newton, were amply rewarded for leaving bheir firesides by the feasb of Scottish melody and humour wibh which they were provided. There was a very good attendance, and the audience were mosb enbhusiastic in their appreciation of the various numbers on tho programme. The concert was the second one given in Auckland by the Bairnsfabher famiiy of Scotch vocalists, and the little company amply bore out the good reputation which theyhavoalreadyearned in tho city asaccomplished and cultured vocalists and genuine delineators of Scottish melody, wib, and humour. Almosb every item was encored, and the audience were especially appreciative of Miss Ebba Bairnsfather's feeling renderingof theauld-Scotch songs, the songs which touched the hearb far more effectually than the most finished productions of any *' classical " music. The pretty Jaeobiie air " Bonnie Prince Charlie,"' sung by Miss Etta, quite took the house by storm. Mr Bairnsfather's inimitably-told yarns anent comic phases in Scottish wit and humour were amongst the best features of the entertainment, and quite a number of canny sons of the land 'o cakes seemed anxious for a "crack ".with him when bhe affair was over. Miss Maggie was mo3b successful in her pianoforbe selecbions and accompaniments, and she and her brother Johnnie in bhe ".Highland Fling" quibe danced themselves into the favour of everyone in the place, before "Auld Lang Syne" closed the show.

The Bairnsfathers should have a good house at the Devonport Hall, where they appear to-night.