CAMBRIDGE WEST.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3155, 13 September 1892, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE WEST.

SCHOOL CONCERT. Thk concert in aid of the Cambridge West school funds camo off un Friday evening last, in the school building, and the room was not only filled hut many had to content themselves with an outside view of the proceedings. Next year the committee will have to run a double show—one in either school-room—if they intend scooping all the shillings, or else they must charge at the gate of the grounds instead of at the door of the schoolroom. The programme was a very lengthy one, and on that accouut the chairman (Mr lid. Allen) very wisely refrained from making an introductory address. The following is a list of the items: —Piano duet, "The Gipsy Quadrilles," Misses M. and C. Hicks; quartette, " Farewell to the Forest," Misses Southgate and Hyatt, Messrs Hyatt and Perkins ; comic song, "Rootooty Tute, She Plavs the Flute," Mr Wilkinson; sone, "Pierrot" Miss W. Walker; reading, Mr Wm. Tucker; piano solo, "Sleigh BellH," Miss Anderson; trio, " Canadian Boat Song," Messrs J. Fisher, W. Wallace anil H. R. Hyatt; song, "Love's Golden Dream," Miss Southgate; song, "The Romany Lass." Mr C. Hunter; song, "Barney O'Hea," Miss Priestly; irntru mental trio, piano Miss Burn-Murdoch, violin Miss Chambers, flute |Mr Born-Mur-doch ; song, "The Captive Greek Girl," Miss Roberts ; comic trio, "Nice Young Gentlemen," Messrs Fisher, Wallace and Hyatt (encored) song "Come Back to Erin," Mrs Madigan ; song, " A Soldier and a Man," Mr B. Garland ; duet, "The Larboard Watch," Messrs and Perkins; zither solo, Miss Hooper (encored); comic song, "The Masher Up to Date," Mr Wilkinson (encired); comic medley, Mr W. 0. Hunter (vociferously encored); glee, "Dame Durden," choir of the Pukekura Mutual Improvement Society. The National Anthem was sung after the usual votes of thanks had been passed, and the piano was then carried into the adjoining schoolroom and dancing was commenced. As a whole the entertainment was a first-class one, and most of the items were well rendered ; there were, however, one or two exceptions, notably the instrumental trio, which was a failure, and not through any fault of the performers, but because the pitch of the piano wasao low that the flute could not be tuned down to it. and to suddenly lower a violin nearly a tone is sure to put it out of gear for a time. Then, again, Mr Tucker's reading was a, failure, simply because of its inordinate length. Five minutes is about as much as an audience can pat up with, and even then it must be something spicy ; but Mr Tucker exceeded a quarter of an hour, so he must excuse the audience becoming somewhat restless. As is usual, the comic element found most favour. Mr W. C. Hunter (who represents Messrs A. Clark and Sons, of Auckland), fairly brought down the house with his comic medley, and in response to a most vociferous encore, he gave " What a Fonny Young Man You Are." His facial expression is extremely good, and he kept the audience in roars of laughter. He may consider himself booked for an entertainment whenever he visits Cambridge. Dancing was indulged in till about 12.30 a.m., when everyone journeyed home, having spent an enjoyable evening. We trust the school funds have received a substantial addition by this entertainment.