ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2360, 28 November 1908, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MRS. BUCKERIDGE’S CONCERT

There was a fair attendance at- His MiiestVs Theatre last evening vlien Mrs. E. B. Buckeridge, who has recently returned to New Zealand after a course of study in England, gave i most enjoyable concert. Airs, r-uckcridge’s pleasing contralto voice .hows marked improvement in qual;tv since her last appearance on the concert platform -in Gisborne. Her lower notes were rich and strong, while the intonation and expression showed that the artiste has undergone careful training for concert workHer opening number was Masclieroni 3 •• -\ve Maria.” to which Messrs E. N. Sidobuitom and M. Cutlibcrt played an obligato on the organ and the vioin respectively. Five bracketed songs comprised Mi’s- Buckeridge s next number. These were Ellen Wright’s ‘‘A .Song of Waiting” and: “Spring Again,” Landon Ronald-.s “] liiuf a Dove.” Heron-Maxwell's “What is Life?” and R. Sandersons Wessex love song, “My Dear Zoul. These were all well sung. Airs- Buckeiiduc's richer notes being heard to especial advantage in “My Dear Zoul.” and an encore was demaudeo. The ’ady’s -best number was entitled 1 “Sonus at the piano.” These included the pretty little nursery ..song ■•Grow little mushroom, grow,” “I -hall never.” and “I love a little Chinee.” Alr s . Buckeridge played her own accompaniments. and the audience was delighted with the songs and the charm with which they were rung. The singer yas heartily encored, and also received >a number of floral-’tributes. Liddle’s song, “'How Lovely are Thy Dwellings,”’ a composition of entirely different character. was so given as to earn another, encore, in response to which Airs. Buckeridge sang the plaintive solol from “Maritaiia," “Alas those Chimes.” Three songs bracketed, “The Little Silver Ring,’.’ “My Love Laves Me.” and “Love is Meant to Make us Glad.” were also well sung. Mr. E. N. Sidebottom played a mazurka and a waltz by Chopin- on the pianoforte. Both numbers were o placed as to earn Mr. Sidebottom a recall. Mr. R. N. McKay played as a violin solo Poole’s “Tarantelle,” and as an encore Schumann’s “'Dreaming.'-’ the fine expression and sympathetic execution of which called forth a- second recall. Miss Freda- Davis and Mr. iSidebottom played the accompaniments. Air. W . Johnson Brown: earned an encore for his recital of Tennyson’s “The Revenge.” In the second half of the pragramme he gave the humorous mock sermon “Old Mother Hubbard.”