CONCERT.

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 2, Issue 195, 5 September 1896, Page 2

CONCERT.

As was anticipated, the musical enaertainment given in the hall on Wednesday night list was a great success in every respact. The committee had worked hard to that end and have reason to be pleased with the result of their efforts. The first item on the programme was to have been a pianoforte solo by Miss Trcskow, but as it was announced "owing to wet weather, or hurricanes, or something," that young lady did not put in an aopearauce. This was somewhat disippointing : as a number of tickets had been sold upon the strength of Miss Tres- ; kow's promise to play and sinsr. I However, if the young la ly is satisfied, well and good, but the Samoan public is a sensitive one and resfnts —with, perhaps, undue heat—errors of this kind. To return to the programme. Miss Gurr came to the rescue and most ably compensated for the absence of Miss Tres- ! kow. Mr. J. Davis, who was iii excellent voice, followed with the song, "Our Jack's Come Home j To-day," and in response to a vociferous demand for an encore sang " White Wings." The next song, "Anchored" by Mr. J. Johnson was one of the best pieces of the evening and loudly applauded. j This young gentleman's singing has greatly improved and would be still better if he did not hide his face with his music-sheet. Mr. \V. Davids then rendered the violin solo " II Trovafore," which was universally conceded to be the success of the evening. It is—as a matter of course—but seldom that we in Samoa are privileged to listen to s-.ich exquisite music, and the treat afforded us by Mr.. Davies was fully appreciated, and he had to respond to an encore. Mr. Gurr followed with "The Sleeping Camp," a song new to Samoa, which was well-re-ceived. To compensate for Miss Tresknw's absence Mrs. W. Davies sang "Whisper, and I s' - all hear," and was most successful in her rendering of it. A pleasing feature of the programme, and one novel to ' Simon, was the dancing by th= Misses Moors and Deck r of a cachura. The you !g lad'es wire loudly applauded for the ; r efforts, aid an encore was demanded. The first part of the entertainment concluded with one of Fcott-Gatty's r>inntition songs, which was given by Miss and Mr. Gurr, Mr. J. Johnson and Mr. J. Davis. The overtnre to the second part was plnved by Miss Gurr, after which Mr. Davis sang "Au Revo:r," and in response to the invitnhle encore, " I'll take vou homf a-air-, Kathleen." Mrs. W Davies next favored the audience with Denza's beautiful song " Call me Back," with much tnste ard expression, and in response to on encore sang " Love's Old Sweet Song " very nicely. Mr. J. Johnson with '' Remember me no more,'' was next on the list, and pleased his hearers. Then Mr. Davies gave another cf his excellent violin solos, \vhich wrs loudly applauded and for which an encore was demanded and kindly accorded. Mr. Gurr concluded the entertainment with Home, Boys, Home." Miss Gurr played the accompaniments through, o'ujt. The thanks of the audience are'due to all, but more especially to Mr. and Mrs. W. Davies for the valuable assistance given by them, and the ungrudging manner in which it was given.