Greytown Winter Entertainments.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2081, 15 June 1887, Page 2

Greytown Winter Entertainments.

Another of these most enjoyable gatherings took place at the Town Hall on Monday night, and by the attendance, which was upon this occasion good, it is self-evident that these concerts ate getting more and more popular at each event. Messrs Black and Webster were the promoters of Monday night’s entertainment, and they may take a proud retrospective thought of the success of their undoubted ability as organisers of a real night's musical and elocutionary entertainment. The Greytown Orchestral Society which is just becoming one of the most valued of institutions in Greytown, performed very prettily the overture “ Heimliohe Biebe.” Thie was received with great approbation by the large audience. Mr E. A. Campbell, who is always a pleasing adjunct to all kinds of entertainments, having the amusement of the public in view, very nicely rendered a pretty song " Star of the night,” and was required to re-appear. Miss Jessie Cameron, a veiy young lady with a pretty voice sang excellently •• Tit-for-'i'at.” “ Locbiel'e Warning ” by Mrs T. L. Wakelin was received with much effect. Mrs Cuff then favoured the company with “ Kathleen Mavonreen " sang in splendid voice and with much sweetness. A pianoforte solo “ Pas quinade Qottschalk ” was performed by Mrs T. L. Wakeliu, whose manipulation of the keys of the instrument was pronounced remarkably clever ; ehe was called back and tendered an equally fine selection. ” The Hawthorn in tbe Glade,” a trio composed of some of the best musical talent in tbe district, viz., Mrs Cuff, Mr Black (base), and Mr Gamble (tenor), was listened to with with rapturous attention. Then Miss Alice Hebley appeared, a little lady gifted with a most fertile and retentive memory, and she recited well and ably “ The Old Soldier ; ” upon being encored she gave ” Better than Gold ” equally as successful. Mr Cuff saug “ The Bay of Biscay,” and Messrs Webster and Campbell gave tbe dialogue Brutus and Cassius,” and they had botli apparently well studied tbair parts and looked " Every luoh Romans,” allthough bad Shakespeare been among the audience he might have preferred that Brutus should have introduced less lot tbe accent of a city on the Liffey, but Romans cannot always come from Rome and the piece was ably sustained and well received by tbe honse. Miss Nellie Cameron sang “ The Reign of the Roaee," and she received the aome good reception as bet eieter, which was| thoroughly merited. Mr Black’s ” Gallants of England,” with bis encore song, was a fitting termination to tbe vocal part of the programme and an instrumental trio by Mrs Knell, Miss Bowler and Tate concluded the evening’s entertainment, which was indeed a great success. It is understood that one of the leading residents in Greytown has taken in baud to endeavor to induce tbe ladies of tbe district to take in hand the formation of a committee to carry oat the second half of the winter night’s series, so probably on Monday week each a programme will be preaented aa was never before submitted, as it is well known that ii the ladies once resolve to do a thing, no abstraction can be placed in the way of tbeir ultimate unqualified success, and such an addition will be made to the Fire Engine fnnd as will assure the advent of a new engine in Greytown long befoie next winter, A most pleasing ceremony took place outing an interval in the entertainment, aod that was the presentation to Mr Charles Amos of a certificate of merit on account of the valuable special services be has since his membership rendered to the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade. Mr \V. C. Cuff made the presentation by request of tue Captain of tne Brigade, and in a few well chosen words explained to the recipient tbe reason he bad won such a token of esteem from the Fire Brigade body, at the same time observing that the Fire Brigade deserved a full recognition of their services’ from the public, as the members devotion to their duties was purely a matter of bard work and danger and not a matter of pastime or reorea. tion as some may think. Mr Amos suitably responded.