Greytown Winter Entertainments.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1848, 23 June 1886, Page 2

Greytown Winter Entertainments.

The fourth of thr abcve eerie* vm held et the Town Hall on Mondar night and every eeat wae packed Messrs Porritt and Sheet, (he fe*»Uem#a who catered for this evening, may be congratulated upon the programme provided, and for having ceoured the largest attendance so far. The gallery had to ba thnwn open, but it would be better if this were kept closed in future and extra rests provided dowoUeirs# for it gives an opportunity for lads, and bigoaee. too, to talk and shout aud do the “yah-koo ” busmets. The exercises of the evening were commenced with a well played duet by Mrs and Miss Knell, which wee warmly received. Mr Skeet read. “ Certain Adventure* of Mr and Mr* Crummy/* Him Ethel Jones song, “ Someday/' was excellently rendered aad the house showed its hearty appreciation of the effort by a prolonged and rapture us eoeore. A part song, “ Star of the Evening/' by Miss Heigh, Miss Bva Nation, Mr W.C. Nation and Mr H. 'Hawke was warmly applauded. Misses M. tnd L. OaUsghsr lowed with a pretty duet. Thai charming song, a< A Vision," by Miss Fanny Jonee was beautifully given, aad the audience testified their appreciation by a vociferous encore. Mr Johnston's recitation. The Death of Marmion," was given with good rlocutory power. The part song, * 4 Sweet and Low/’ went very well, Mrs Cuff, Miss Bowler, Mr Gray and Mr Cuff taking part, and Miss Gray accompanying upon the instrument. This piece was marret by the crying of a baby in the body of the hall. Mr Coleman Phillips’ reading tickled the reader himself and the audience fairly roared with laughter at times. Miss £. Wyatt sang " Janet’s Choice," and her rendering of it drew a good round of applanse. The duet, sang in Italian, by Miss B. and F. Jonea, was the piece de resistance of the evening. Both these ladies, who hail from Otago, won the warm plandits of the entire audience by their aatistie and delightful rendering of an Italian duet, and the encore was pronounced and prolonged. Mist Hettie Bollard made her debut in the song “ Oh, Loving Heart Trust On," and though her .voice was rather low, she rendered the song very sweetly. Mrt Hecney played the accompaniment. Mr A. Gray wae warmly applauded for his song, ** 1 Never Can Forget/* .and the whole programme was brought to a con elusion by a local song, printed elsewhere, by Mr W. Nation, entitled “ That Sweet Kimberley, which was much relished and applauded. Dr Bey and Mr F H. Woed are the gentlemen entrusted with the preparations for next Monday's concert, and there are several “ entries ** already upon the programme.