ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 39, 28 January 1898, Page 4

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

An interesting- and varied concert programme was recently aiven at the Princess Theatre, Westport. In spite of the rival attraction of a professional company at the Victoria Theatre, there was a decidedly satisfactory attendance. The first numbers on each part of the programme were quartette's from " Sonnainbula" and

■• Lncre/ia Borgia" for piano, two violins and 'cello, playid in fine style by Misses Pain and Messrs. A. F. Robertshaw and A. P. O'Leary. I lie other items on the programme were solos by Mr. I'ain ('• The It nnany lass "), Miss Kiely (who sang "Daddy"). Mr. Jackson (•• Wondland serenade," with 'cello obbligato by Mr. Robertshaw), Mrs VV. Wright (•• A day dream,'" with obbligato by Miss Kerr), Mr. Ribertshaw ("Tlie Kind's Own "), Mrs. Willis (•• The harp in the ur " aid •■'ihe old folks," with chorus), Mrs. Sontgen ("Annie Laurie,'" . Iso " Inflammatus."' with chorus behind the scenes). This brought the first patt of the programme to a close. The soloists in the sec >n'l p irt were Miss Sontgen (•• Waiting '"). Mi-s Ferguson ( ' Vashti "), Miss ll.ile (" In happy moments"), and Mr. Cougbl.m ( ' The dear liUle shamrock"), Mr. Rosenberg (•• Sunshine above"). Thiee duets were finely sung — one by Miss Ferguson and Mrs. Wright (" A niu r ht m Venice'"); another by Mrs. Willis and Mr. Robertshaw ("01 fairy wand") ; the third by Messrs Coughlan and Llobert>haw old la\ourite, " Larboard watch"). Mr. O'XeiH's l>and i. id valuable service outside the hall. The lin.its of our space forbid a detailed criticism of the various items. Suffice it to say that both the solos and the harmonised music were throughout well above the average level, and that the concert was an artibtic sue -ess nd thoroughly enjoyable. At its close the Very ltev. Father Walshe returned thanks both to the audience and the performers.