BENEFIT CONCERT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 118, 8 June 1901, Page 2

BENEFIT CONCERT.

A SPLENDID SUCCESS. Not for years las a loc.il cenc rt atfcrac'od s:?ch a crowded audi" life in Ne.v Plymot fch ;S h t which w?s [.res 'ut at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night, when the benefit tend reel by the Town Band i o the widow of one of its late members, Mr. W. H S urmey, tock place. In f-pi ecf the somewhat unfavourable w ather the Theuro was packed by 8 o'clo k, and j ,;v. n stmdi?g ro:m was at up emiutn. j The openicg items was an i xceliw: t re deting by the Town B nd if the selection "Amorita" (Czibullta), in vhinh every instrument Was heard to .erfeior, ard the i'em wasre.eived with marked enthnsi sm by the nudi- ■ n,:c. Mr, W. Perry sang in his wellkaown sty'e the song " Tlicu art passi gle"ce," which w.s much apprcscia*i d. Mrs. Wa son (contra'to) an ! Mi b Oollis (soprano) wore very successful in the duel, " IVII fur I lovo hers their voit es blending v. ry s *x>c t'y, and they had (o bow acknowledgements for the matked applause which gre ted th.-ir efforts. Miss Fo k s's s pi'&LO v ice was heai d to great advantage in ths song " Children's Home " (Coiven), and the finger was reco : v,ed with vv. limerited favour. Mr. Fir 1 yton, who made his first apptar.it;ce b forthe local publi', has a fine bis voice find eacg with good effect "The Gluliator," snd for an imperative eccore jave '• Asthere." Mrs Wiig'ey, of Hawera, who is poss. ss d of a very 6Wf et i oprano vi ic was most successful in her rendering of " Angela Guide Tbes-," and had to resfo .d to nn undeniable enora, when she gave "If aIL the Stus Were Mine." The first part c'o : el with thn ren'ering of " Gexs if Stephea Foster" (7/teo. Tobaid), introducing the fivouii e o'd p'antati n aits, thq item being grafted with kr g nnd he rty applau e, The s cond porfion opened with a uum'i r by Mis< Ge.irge, ''Why Must we say Good-bye," an item which was vpry pi a iDgiy givin, well de<eiving the encore r ceic d. Mr. Percy Le, of Anckland, who is possess 1 of a fit , :>.»s vo ce, scued a grea'. shccpks with 1 "A Gliulfing Toast," ami, I einj ro- • lie' 1 , »■¥! " Vani'y," having evrn : toappeif and tow his acknoA'Ictlgmsu's. Miss Humphtirs, a Napier ! ltdy, in her jlajing o f the %io'iu solo '■ ll' inance; t Bolero "(/ angla) showed si fi . i uia t.iy of lior i stiutneiit i.nd iec ivei w; l!-< arned applause for htr off r . M' . Trebilco's fine bass gain: d f r hi in an imprative en oro f r bin .itn.ing 'f "Till D atb," ard le r spo *ed with " My Life for T ; e-." Miss Lee, a Wellington lady, quite took the h< use by s'orm a ith htr ifc' m For all eternity," and as a recall piece shosang " Tit for-tat," and even then hf-d to appear and ivprat the last The programme eonclud'.d with tin selection " Gr.ind Duch;ss" by the New Plymou'h Oro' estral Society. Thn fallowing the nfusic-l i contributors : Orchestra Piano, Mrs. A. L. Ooolre : Vi lins, Messrs. A. h. Cookr. A. O'Leary, R, G. Cottier ; Villa, F. W. Richmond; Cello, A, ; McDiarrm.d ; Double B iss, J. Sturmey; Flute, H. Tunbri fgi; Clarionets, S ot'i r, F. Newell; Cot nets, J, Birch, !T. W. Cottier ; Tio nbone, C. 0. Ward,

To the ladies committer—Meidimes Paul and Watson and Misses Humphries und Teed, great praite is due, as to tbeir eflorts is due in a 1 rge measure the hand-rme success rcbieve'.

The tii kefcs taken a 1; the d or represented a value i f £53, in addition to which it is i e'ievtil « number of tickets purchased were not us d. Several donations will also l.elp to swe'l th=i receipt', fiom wh'ch s>mo small ex • t ei.ses wi 1 ha\ et> b > deduct -d. Th* piano used was kindly lent by th-= Dresden Piano Oomptny.