BURNS CLUB.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14660, 21 October 1909, Page 4

BURNS CLUB.

111? eiitniHiasiii of Burns Club nieml-eis rides superior to rain showeis and nimtdv Mreei.s. Con>:ec|uently there was a. lull Items' last uveniiijj, lv hen tho ffisrh cotif,"' 1 t01,,: 1 Ph".;; m ihe Ail Gallerv Hall Jlie prcsHU-nt. (Mr ,\. H.iin) o.vup.ttl the t '."r- •""1 in nio cum« of a. |~w introtlwiory remarks said the piourainme arrangoir lor tiie, «v«mng li.kl been « ot up l>v tiie choir. Homo time it had b.'en siigjffjLed that the choir sliouhl Iw done away ivitlt, on the xeore ot cxi, n-e but. lortunately, bettvr coun,el prevai.ed Ho n-markc-'.l that doltish mii»s appeals! to ineir iiatuivs better than auy otli. rs, and as all sauger-' were improved by ir.'.inni[T. lie a|.[ie.ile;l 10 those simrnn; ability tj join ttie choir, as °'v iethai. Lady ais a capital tveaus of training its tuenaievs to sing their national tongs as they .should be ;uii?. 'Hi.tmiimer in which Ihe Hums Club" catered tor it.i inomb'.T.s was, iu his opinion, unique, in prof of «hieh he stated, that the dub was getting nioro popular cvci-y day ami its membership was sieadily |lhc proiframiiie opened with a spirited 1)11 'hi" ha_t;pipei by ripe-iuajiir AlVallum, and Ibis was followed In a pari-.-oiiy, "0 Aannie, wil- Miou jfaiijr wi nm: the. solo being swig in linu stylis by llr J. il. Alexander, with a (.■burns by the cliuii. Tiie lady vad.'sts were .Miss James ("We'd bctUr bk!e a wee ), ,\li;s \. u'".raser fYe UniUs and brae- ). .Mi.* L. Clarkv.in ("I'm ower youi-.y to marry"), Miss Croft t" ltoUitay J ray ' 1, .Mi,, l- raser (" ily ain folk "). aii'.l .Mrs Jani.s Ij ju (" Angus .\laeUenakl ). -Miss t'oner-tei -avc a spirited recitation ('•Voting Loehiuva-r"). and Jl;sse- I.'and ./. Ltnion dana'tl a double lling in good style.- iMrs ytntr and Mi-.s (,'ktrk.Hin sang- a duet, "0 uert ilion in th.' cauld blast : which pioied a Viry enjev able il-.'in. Mr 'Percy James scored -i ;tii'tC6) with the " \Vaiding ot Shou M'Leun, iithj Mr l.tylor was similarly successful with his song " The little !icro," : and another entitled ""Afier that my tiuto is all my own. Mr 'I'. Niven :ang Jtvuiio -Maclntyre, ' and a cwrnet .luet, l>y iMiSsrs liaueimp and Kobiiuoa, ent'tlfxl " Excclsior," iil-oved a very welconio item. Mr I>. Maciiamara |sang "The bandolero" with much acceptance. Master llorlase gave a humorous recitation, "Things Inside," which provoked much merriment; and a couple of recitations, "The Mugic Kail Pod" and "The Enchanted Shir!,'' by Mr J. A. llowdcn, were highly diverting. The programme was brought lo a close by the cuoir giving the pa.rt-iong " Kiilarney." wliieli gave iiianitest pleasure to till present. All the performers of the evening were highly sucMisful with their rt-occtive Items, which mack, the enteriainnietit a sua-ess, encorcs being sparingly p..rmitt'.<l by the chairman owing to" iiie ieiigt.i.y programme. The concert was. a; usual, under the muiical directorship'of Mr A. M. Bain, and Mis E. Wriglu proved a. very successful accompanist.