Band Concert.

Woodville Examiner, Volume VIII, Issue 808, 28 November 1891, Page 2

Band Concert.

There was a Rood attendance at the concert in aid of the Woodville Band in Bickerton’s Hall last evening. The Band themselves, under Mr Lawrence, opened the concert and the second part by two well played overtures. Mr Pike followed with “The Tar’s Farewell,” and later sang “Queen of the Earth.” Mr Dowling, who has a very fine stage presence, was encored for both his songs, the first being an amusing Scottish ditty and that in the second part “Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.” Mr George Hall sang two' comic songs, and was encored for each. Mrs Chadwick sang “ The Song that Beached my Heart ” very tastefully and feelingly, and had to respond to an encore. She was to have sung in the second part, but did not feel equal to it. Miss Crawford also was unable to appear, owing to the prevailing epidemic; and the Connor Bros, tailed to put in an appearance. The feature of the performance was undoubtedly the magnificent tableau of “ The Flower Garden " arranged by Mr and Mrs Walter Biokerton. The stage had been built up with ferns, nikau, and bush foliage until it looked like a conservator; or the garden of the nymphs in “ Parsifal.” Grouped in the greenery were the nymphs themselves, representing various flowers, and the effect was beautiful and had there been good limelight would have been much more so. Unfortunately it was found impossible to bring the magnesium light to bear on the whole scene, but even partially lighted it was a very fine stage picture and had to be re-ezpbsed in reponse to vociferous applause. •The young ladies concerned in the tableau were the Misses Nicholls, Speedy, A. Galloway, Biokerton (2), Barkwith (2), Loveday (8), Moore, Cole, Meek, apd Back. Mr Biokerton received much assistance from Messrs A. Lawrence, Ohurton, and Meek. The repetition of the Bluebeard tableaux was also a marked success, the heads being represented by the Misses Nicholls, Speedy, L. Barkwith, G. Loveday, Cole, and Meek, while Miss A. Barkwith was Fatima, Mrs W. Bickerton her sister, Mr Biokerton Bluebeard, and Mr Rosen!erg the brother Mr A. Thompson, who is evidently an excellent ventriloquist, gave a display of his art—with a brisker dialogue he would do much better. The performance concluded with a comic sketch by Messrs A. Thompson and Geo. Hall, Accompaniments were played during the Vevening by Miss Moore, Mrs Biokerton, and Mr Chnrton.