CONCERT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5732, 27 November 1896, Page 4

CONCERT.

There was a very good house at the concert given in the Theatre Koyal last evening in aid of the improvement fund of the Midland Canterbury Cricket Club. The Australian team were present, and the Elite Brass Band played outside the theatre before the concert. Miss L. Thompson sang Vincent Wallace's "Sweet and Low" with due expression, and also contributed " Love's Own Sweet Song." by Molloy. Misß Alice Corrick sang with good effect Cowen'a "It was a Dream," and for an encore gave the pretty Spanish air " Carinencita." She also contributed Scougia's "Al Ballo." Miss Gertie Phillips, who has a good voice and gives promise of being an excellent vocalist, chose the rather florid numbers "Poor Wandering One/ from the Pirates of Penzancz, and " Oh, How Delightful," which were rather ambitious flights for so young a singer. Mr C. Eead gave acceptably, Ganz's "I Seek for Thee in Every Flower" and Stephen Adams's " The Garonne." Mr Hugh Eeeves, who was in excellent voice, did full justice to Calcott's lovely song, " Fancy Waft Me." Mr H. Fawcett contributed a coster song, and a comic item for which he was encored, but was scarcely equal to the pathetic number with which he responded. Mr D. Ryan received encores for both his recitations. Mrs Edgar and Miss Corrick made efficient accompanists. At the conclusion of the concert programme the comedietta, My Lady Help, was very well performed, the characters being sustained by Mrs and Mr Simms and Mr L. W. Appleby. People are getting more enlightened every day. The old-fashioned style of physicking one's self up with salts, nauseous pills, castor oil, &c, is a thing of the past. Up-to-date folks take up-to-date preparations, such as Wntl's Fig Laxative, the Fruit Aperient. It cleanses t?'e system of all impurities, and renews tne vitality of the constitution. Sold everywhere for Is 6d and 2s 6d.— [Apvt.] The world's oyster fisheries produce annually over 4,000,000 oysters, one^ half being consumed within throe days after they are taken: ' Ceetaihlt tlie best medicine known isSande and Son's Kucal) pti Extract. Test ita emiuently .powerful effects In coughs, eold3, mtlueuzn. — the relief is instantaneous. In *e. ious cases, aud accidents of ell kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldiEifß, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy— no swelling, no inflammation. Like surprising eliects {•r >ducßd in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflamin..lion of. the lungs, swellings, io. ; liarrhcei, (UsentbV, diseases of the kidneys and urinary cr-nvn I.1 '. In w;o at hospitals and modiwil olinirs all '■ ! over thfi prlolio; patronised by his MnjeSty tha • King of Italy,- crowned with medal and diplomalat-: International 'iJsliibition, Amsterdam. • Trua,' in J this approved artiolo, %vA reject ail others.