CLYDE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2151, 16 May 1895, Page 22

CLYDE.

May 13 —The Town Hall was crowded on Friday evening last, when members of the Clyde Glee and Diamatic Club went through nn attractive programme, the first part of which consisted of vocal selection*, which were tastefully rendered by the v.uious ainneis. Mr George Jellrey whs cspctvaYlv tuccc^sful in his ringing of the balbd ' Two lutU girl< in blue," for which he was uproariously encored, aud to which he resp nded by a tnUful rendition of "Too youug to know." Miss Isi\>yvn'» singing of "The (•Jftronne" was much approt i.ilcd. a« was also Mrs Shaw's " W.itchinK the cuiliers" and Miss. JM-uny's "In old M diid." Mr Mac'ieorge was appa ently not in hib u-tual voice; nevcitheless he sang '' Simon the cellarer" fairly well. Encores were grace fully res-pmded to by the v<cihsts. The second part of the t rogramme was the fun of the evming, the ecmedy "The Ladies' Club" having quite hit the thsten of the audience. The acting of the piincipais wa^ exceptionally bnlli*nt throughout the play, and in mai;y in-t.mce. surpassed the anticipiticns of some who hud nude up th ir minds to withstand the fatigue of Eittins; out au evening'" p-ifurmance of the v ual kind given by amateur-, and from which bimple blunders appear to be itueparabla. Members of the local club are to be congratulated upon their succ.s-,ful ])roduction of the comedy, and it is t.> be hoped that they will not bile their lights under the proveibiul bu-hel Our neighbours in ttie various g..Ljfields tuwuships eau appreciate pltys of tbirt kind, and we havu many dest'iving ends to which surplus funds might be applied. As Mn Fitsmjth, Mrs Gilkits,n is incompai-Able a3 an amateur, her acting being greatly appreciated by the audien^p. and this 'ady wa» the recipient of several pietty floral tributes throughout the play. Him IL-lloway made a capital Flanneur, and Major Mortar was ably maintained by Sir J. E. Stevens; while M\S3 JlaoG«orge made an efficient Mrs Moitar. As Fricttudeau, Mrs Murray made much of a difficult part, and Miss Percy was a capable Susan the other paits were all admit ably sustained, and it is the opinion of those who witnes-ed the play that it \v;w far and aw»y the bdt of anything in the theatrical ii 1c1 c produced in Clyde for many year* p,i*t. I may add that Miss Thompson anted as accompaniste on the piano duriug the entire evening Bunny. -In my lasjt week's notes I made reference to the rabbits eating the poisoned grain with avidity. This information wan supplied me by one whose word I never have had occasion to doubt It now turns out, however, that bunny is turuinc; up his nose at the usual buuply of provisions fwuiid him by tbe g.iod-natnrcd squatter. Mr Laidlaw, of Earnscleugh sta'iop. has tried poiboi ed nats as the usual winter pois but 'he iabbit- refuafl to eat it so far. It is probable that tho r e-nt poisoning by " Kill Clo.-er" has so far th ntied out the pest as to allow of graso f-priuging up as feed for t!je survivors. Mr Laidlaw thinks thai Hub is fo, and from p-rsonal knowledge I can attest to tho grassy anpsar.»uce of certain portions of the mi where usually at this li)ii" of yoar not a vestice of grass is Lo be seen, l'hosphoiibed pollard will be used insteal of oats until the severe frost 3 tet in.