CONCERT AT TE AWAMUTU.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 1, 18 April 1911, Page 3

CONCERT AT TE AWAMUTU.

The second concert to provide funds for the new piano as purchased for the Te Awamutu Town Hall some few months ago, was held in the Town Hall, Te Awamutu, on Easter Monday night. The attendance was very good, about 350 being present, which shows the amount of interest taken in matters of this nature. The arranging of this concert was in the hands of Mrs Wm. Taylor and Mr A. G. Warburton, who, together with members of the Town Board who assisted in every possible manner, are to be congratulated on the satisfactory nature of the concert. From a financial standpoint the entertainment is equally successful, and it is anticipated that, some £ls"will be placed to the credit of the piano account. The programme was opened by an orchestral selection " Heavenward" played by a very efficient orchestra under the able baton of Mr E. Moeller.

The programme which followed comprised :—Quartette, "Come where my love lies dreaming," Messrs J. Marshall, E. Moeller, L. O'Malley, and A. G. Warburton " The Bandelero," Mr (of Hamilton ); song, 'out on the Rocks,'Mrs Woollass; character sketch, "The sermoni' Mr Geo. Warren (of Cambridge); violin solo, "Tarrantella Hering," Mr E. Moeller ; song, " A Bowl of Roses," Miss Lambert (of Hamilton) ; song, "The Deathless Army," Mr O'Malley (of Auckland) ; pianoforte duet, "The Pearl of the Sea," Misses Bryant; song, " Yip-i-addy-i-ay " Mr Geo. Warren ; violin solo, "Berceuse " (Goddard), Mrs Charlton ; song, "Eyes that used to gaze in mine," Miss Lambert; song, "The Toilers," Mr L. O'Malley ; song, "So fair a flower," Mr Swarbrick; recitation, Mr Geo. Warren. The accompanists for the evening were Misses Ranstead, Lambert, and Rickit, all of whom performed their respective duties to the best possible advantage.

The programme as rendered was highly appreciated, encores being repeatedly Called for. It is hard to make exceptions but we cannot but remark on the success of Mr Warren's item, "Yip-i-addy-i----ay," which called for repeated applause. At the conclusion of the programme supper was served, and in this section too we cannot but remark that no trouble had been spared for the success of the evening. Dancing was then commenced and kept up until the early hours of morning, when the party dispersed, after spending what will long be remembered as a very pleasant evening.