Entertainment at Carterton.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1846, 18 June 1886, Page 2

Entertainment at Carterton.

The variety entertainment last night at the Lyceum, Carterton, was attended by a very large audience, and the committee were vet> successful iu securing such an amount of good talent. The occasion was a benefit to the widow and family of the late Mr B Sewell, who lost his life recently throngh a log accident at Messrs Booth’s sawmill. Prior t> the commencement, the Masterton Brass Baud performed some excellent selections outside the building. The Masterton String Band opened the proceedings with a splendid overture, and Messrs G. Bentley (cornet) Kaisenberg (piano), Luudqvist (first violin). Bentley and Croot (second violins), and Lang, sipien (doable bass), were the musicians. It will be conceded that the best musical talent in the Wairarapa were the oompouent parts of the band. After the audience had listened with a certain amount of rapture to the strains of this baud, Mr Wickersoo, who was in fine voice, sang, " Let me like a Soldier Fall,” and upon being encored, sang, “ Then You'll Remember Me.” Mr Coker, from Masterton, recited very effectively a very comical piece called, “ The Little Vulgar Boy." The little Masters Downard, the juvenile musical wonders of the district, rendered most ably a comic duet called, " The Apple of my Eye.” This fairly brought down the bouse, and they were compelled to reappear. Mr Mowbray then sang “ Good Company,” and was much applauded ; after which Mods Langsipien played a sweet and novel solo on a zither, a quitenucommon instrument in the colonies. Mr Dollar followed with one et bis grand songs entitled, “ When Jack Comes Home Again," and Mr Debar, as usual, was most vociferously encored. Mr Wiokerson next sang " Carristima.” and Mr Coker wound up the first part of the entertainment with a part of the old song called “ The Charming Young Widow.” After the interval the string band treated the company to another finely executed selection. Then the Greytown Amateur Dramatic Club made its debut on tbe Carterton stage, and if the convulsive and continual laughter of the audience can be any criterion, the amateurs were an undoubted success ; iu leed, without any attempt at fulsome or undue flattery, the Greytown Amateurs played their parts last night with both talent aud ability,which might even be envied by some so called professions' t. The club has made good progress of late. The piece chosen was Kum-uns from Rome, and the oasts were eminently suitable, Messrs G. Phillips and Campbell as the Grecian statues were immense. Mr J, Barnard as the old gentleman was iu his proper sphere, so also were Messrs F. Maxton and F. Muir as the duplicate ” chips " Miss K Phillips as the young lady of the occasion, discharged her duties with much tact and care, and the company upon the conclusion of the entertainraeut were complimented by the committee, and by many of the audience, upon their proficiency af»d miith-provoklng taleut. It was a great hit for the Greytown Amateur Club, and if they are as successful with the uew piece they are now stuyding f.;r a future Greytowu entertainment, they will have every reason to be proud of their exertions. The committee for the Sewell benefit expect to hand over a handsome sum to the poor widow.^After the entertainment many couples remained and a most enjoyable dance was indulged in.