FULLER'S ENTERTAINERS. THE MUSICAL JOHNSTONS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 82, 4 October 1904, Page 5

FULLER'S ENTERTAINERS. THE MUSICAL JOHNSTONS.

The Johnston trio provide one of tho most unique, attractive, and altogether admiraole musical entertainments seen in Wellington for some time. The performers, a iady and two gentlemen, stand each in front of a table, on which ia laid the peculiar xylophone, a prosaic looking instrument from which one would hardly expect the deep, liqcid notes that it emits in such profusion. But when the Johnstones get to wor^, everything becomes electric and melodious — one can scarcely follow the flying nands of thf performers, and the music that they draw from the xylophone is rich ana full. The audience in His Majesty'f Theatre last evening insisted on a doublo encore, and would have liked more. Tha first selection was airs from "A Runaway Girl," notably that of "Soldiers in the Park." J'American Patrol," which includes scraps of "Yankeo Doodle," and "The Red, White, and Blue,' was a lively bit of playing. j.uo overture to "William Tell" and selections from "Prince of Pils^sn" were excellently played, and thoso who enjoy operatic music rendered in the best xylophone-language should hear the "Musical Johnstons.. ' Mr. Frank Harwood repeated his success of Saturday night. The piogramme will be repeatea this evening.