BURRS STATUE FUND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6365, 27 April 1882, Page 2

BURRS STATUE FUND.

A second Scotch concert was given in tho Garrison Hall last evening in aid of the Burns statue fund, and was a great success, the' audience which attended completely cramming

the capacious building. Fully 1300 paopie must have been present, and the proceeds will each something like £120. The items comprising the entertainment from beginning to end were Scotch, and a genuine treat must have been afforded to those amongst the audience who hailed from the " Land o' Cakes,1 for the programme was gono through in a creditable manner. Several glees were" sung by a numerous chorus with very good effect, but the four parts did not at all times appear so well balanced as they might have been, the tenors beiug rather strong. The ladies who contributed vocal sok>3 are to be complimented on the manner in which they acquitted themselves. Miss Campbell was warmly applauded for her rendering of " \Vae's me for Prince Charlie" and " Uastlea i' the air," and Mrs Ansley sang " O Nannie, wilt thou gang wi' me " and " Tha flowers of the forest" with ex-

pressiveness and good judgment. For tho latter she was encored, and in response she treated the audience to " Robin Adair." Mrs Murphy, though apparently suffering from a severe cold, created a . decidedly favourable impression by.her first song, "The Battle of Stirling," and she afterwards obtained an enthusiastic encore for li Auld Robin Gray," when she substituted a very taking air. The efforts of Messrs W. Praser, R. i''rancis, and T. Stewart met with due appreciation, and Mr Denovan in his comic song 3 and recitations was inimitable and exceedingly amusing. MrT. Bracken, M.H.R., recited "The Fate of Macgregor," and the only faultwhieh couldbe found with the piece was perhaps its length. Mr G. N. Schaght contributed a violin. solo, but nothing like a fair estimate of his abilities as a violinist could be obtained, through his instrument being very much out of tune. He, however, showed himself to be at any rate a good executant, and we shall look forward with interest to his next appearance as a soloist. Mr A. J. Towsey, who-accoriipanied during the evening, played a piano "solo on Scotch airs, which was listened to with a very great deal of pleasure, for the selection was a good one, and it was admirably performed. Mr Stewart, it may be mentioned, conducted the glees which were sung. Before " Auld Lang Syne" was sung, at tlie end of the entertainment, Mr R. Stout appeared on the platform, and after thanking those present for their patronage, proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had assisted at the entertainment. Mr T. Fergus,: M.H.R., in seconding the proposition, notified that the performers had kindly consented to give a third concert on the 23rd of May next.