ENTERTAINMENTS.

Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1913, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

NEWBURY-SPADA concert. At tho concert arraneod for hj,. tu t K ur v ■ bell Wr w:t!:out th 0 sli,V T : harshness. His otx>ui.,• >. r .i Mapuan ("Martha," Fiotowi was ; an(?"j '-veVod 1 t'' ai ° an(l doh'cacj Ohsv r swoetu «* and **> wer VM i 7k >Ix -aoolauso followed : ; r n h r I> V renin which was W' ;-i ! ° n - ' nj ° Doat h Of Nel*wi (liral]in) w.-is a vorv fine item being treated with rare ease and prel wsion. a.nd iho vocalist was ;vn : ii loudhav< l!?".' ' i othi ?K bUr «OUW ,i-au a. i ward <!> an his ran.r.M of j Alice, \> here Ar.. !';-ou " the number charmingly r ! /.Jft and tuneful solo from • Jho (...ndoNoni,'' "Tflco a I'a r of Sparkling Lyes, met with the high approval or the audf'-tico who jireeti-d Mr •Newbury with iou:ul s of ai>;>hu;se. Maaamo opada waa received w.th rreat >y her fine soprano voice' !«•- ing heard to groat advantage in lu-r r.-ndoniis °f "Angels Evor and -■air ( Theodora," Handel), for which flto was loudly anpiauded. Km was cquaHy successful in her seta:',] iiem, vVaiata Poi" (Alfred Hill). &n d h«d t o acifnow.odge an ovation. M, NVvbnry J .amii i i.Kkmo Sp.ui;i showed brilliancy 1 !?u rendoring ol the duet fwra the j Mianr<>iv. soone in "II Trovatore" j (Verdi) and laW in the duet from tho i ®® m c °P° r ®. ''Home to Our Mountains," j both of whic'tf were well received. Miss V iok»c J" rasor. a clever sketch artiste, gave the audienc-e extreme pleasure b.v I clover turns. Her rendering of lr» f OB ("Sunshine Girl," | lumbens) was delightful, and her hearers clemandtti her reappearance, when she gavo "Hoaixi of Lickings" in a distinctly clover manner. Later on Mhs Irasej- gave hor hearers much pleasure with hor neat itomg "Agatha Grepn" (Lr-wo.) and "Hullo, Tu-tul" (Gatty>. , lhe accomplished Dunedin violinist, Miss l>ora Enwry, gavo a charming interpretation of "Mazurka"' (Weiniawski) and Roverio" (Vieuxtomps), which »»«! hor well-earned applause. Mr C. F. SooJMl was well received lor bis recitation, "Lasoa," which was given m his usual masterly .style. Miss M. I /oT I .'? 8 P' ano f° r te f*>!o, "Romance " i (Sibelius) was a verv fine item and the finished stylo in whiVh it was given I gained for tho performer much ap[plaufle. The overtures to both parts of the programme woro contributed by tho Mataura Brass Band, which, under I j'i l< Li >r rr<) 'l. acquitted itself most crea.tnoly, the numbers being "Boocacn'rr' U PP®) wid tho vnlse brilliants Love" (Paul Lcicke). Miss M. Bmory was chief aeoompaniste, and Mr Newbnrv and Al.adame Spadii a»o assisted with the rwoimpaniments. At a suitable inton-al tho Mayor (Mr John Ixjwdon) tliankfd tim audience ior thoir presence, ai:d called for cln«>v.< lor th<> v^rformers, which were luf'i:'r given.