CHURCH OF ENGLAND BAZAAR AND CONCERT.

Western Star, Issue 278, 4 January 1879, Page 5

CHURCH OF ENGLAND BAZAAR AND CONCERT.

On Saturday last the bazaar in aid of the Church of B -gland funds was contin uccl, with satisfactory resul s. On Monday evening the balance of goods remaining on hand were disposed of by auction, Mr P. Grant, our local “knight of the hammer/’ presiding with more than his accustomed success. Everything was cleared out—“ lock, stock, and bar- , r I.” The promoters are sa isfied, we understand, wiih the results of the bazaar and concerts; an I, indeed, well they may, considering that close upon <£2oo his een raised thereby. For this tesult the following ladies and gentlemen may be singled out as having specially exert d themselves alth High many others a e entitled to the thanks of the Committee : Mesdames A-*h, Moijekc m, Hauler, and Crock.ft, and ,/Messrs Asn, Crockett, L. W. Pi tched, and Hunter. On Tues ay evening the final concert was held Owing to the indispo-itio tof one of the lady ticc tnpanyisfc's, the programme was not fully carried out, one or two gems having hid to he dispensed with. The pianistes were Mrs Crockett, Misses L. Howell, Newton, and MTvor—an array of alent which- c mid be equalled in few small townships. The f >liowing programme was satisfacto - iiy disposed of : —Glee, “ The Foresters’ Hymn,” Misses Vaughan, Mrs Crockett, Messrs Dickinson and Hunter ; song, “Yes'erday,” Mrs B rod rick ; duet, “Gipsy Countess,” Mi-s Vaughan and Mr Hunter; song, “Give me hut those early flowers,” Miss L. - Howell; violin duet, Messrs Dickinson and Hunter; song, “ The Slave’s Dream,” Miss S. Vaughan ;. song, “The Shamrock,” Mrs Money; song, ‘lt was a dream,” Miss MTvor; violin snip, “Silver threads among the gold,” Miss Howell; song, “The Mui’mur of the Shell,” Miss Vaughan; song, “The Golden Shore/’ Miss MTvor. This terminated the first part of the entertainmnt, but be ore thee curtain fell the Rev. Mr Ash presented to Mr Hunter a handsomely bound volume of Shakespeare’s Works, as a slight acknowledgment of that gentleman’s services in connection with getting up concerts for the Church. Mr Hunter briefly returned thanks, and attributed the success of the entertainments to the ladies and gentlemen w.io had so ably curried out the different programmes. Af-er a short interval the curtain rose to the laughable farce of “A. Thumping Legacy,” the several characters in which were sustained with spirit and effect. This is more to th-> credit of the gentlemen who took part in the piece, when it is considered th it it was only selected on the previous Saturday. Probably such an achievement could not have been attained had not the gentleman who took the part of Jeremiah Otninus (Mr Myers) performed the part on a previous occasion. That gentleman kept th- audience in a constant state of laughter. Re was: ably assisted by the following gentlemen : Messrs Webber (Phillippo (-Jeronimo), J. Bridge (Leoui), Brodric.k (Brigadier), A. Webber (Bambozetti) ; also .Mrs Myers as Rosetta. This piece concluded the performance.