Concert at Lawrence.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 13, 27 March 1902, Page 4

Concert at Lawrence.

NOT^VITHPTA^DINU the uninviting rature of the weather oat-of doors on St. Patrick's night the concert in the Town Hall (says th Tvajwlia Times') was well attended, though not, of course, by th oveiiiowing audience that might with thelullestasburai.ee hay been calculated on had the weather been more favorable. Th entertainment opened witn the overture ' Humors of Donnybrook, by the Lawrence Oichitira, a number of bright and lively airs that were very cleverly flayed and deservedly appJauded by the audience. Miss Moloney, or Duntdirj, who was cordially received, mado her first appearance before a Lawrence audience in the song ' A dream of Paradite,' for whkh she was enthusiastically encored, Mr. M'Clymont re> eiving a pimilar honor for his vocal item. Miss Morrifcon'snir.^ing ot 'Come bark tn Erin' was very effective, as was also her rendering of her oncorv it' j m, ' Dear hearts.' Mr. Corrigan considerably enhanced l.is reputation by his singing of 'The valley by the Bta,' fur which he wan re. ailed. Mr. Howie followed with an Irish jig which had tube repeated. Mr. C. King's smg ' The anci or's weighed ' \\ as warmly encored, and trie cumio duet, ' Money matters,' by Miss Monibon and Mr. D. Mitchell, was much enjoyed. Miss

Moloney contented herself by bowing her acknowledgments to the demand for an encore to her very sympathetic rendering of • The wearing of the green.' Miss Morrison's singing of ' Avoureen ' wvs much appreciated which was evidenced in the very warm encore tsti*m received which was formally acknowledged, and Mr. Corrigan for his capital rendering of the song ' Asleep in the Deep ' waß enthusiastically applauded, a similar favor having been extended to Mr. King for his singing of ' The lads in navy blue,' which brought the first part of the entertainment to a close. The second part was opened with an overture by the orchestra, after which came the farce, ' Popping the question,' which exoited a good deal of laughter, all the players acquitting themselves very creditably. The characters were sustained by Misses Eva Hart, Alice Kelleher, Morrison, and Colgan, and Messrs Applegarth and D. Mitchell. Taken altogether the concert was an undoubted success, and everything ran smoothly to the close, at which the orchestra played ' God save the King.' During an interval in the entertainment, the Very Rev. Mgr. O'Leary thanked the audience for their attendance, also the ladies and gentlemen who had assisted in the performance, incidentally remarking that there were few towns in New Zealand which could boast of such high-class musical talent as Lawrence — a compliment that was received with the approving applause of the audience— and specially thanked the Rev. Canon Richards, a member of the Lawrence Orchestra, for his assistance, asking on behalf of that rev. gentleman an expression of thanks from the audience, a request that was promptly and enthusiastically responded to.