Matawhero School Library Fund.
The entertainment held on beha’f of the above fund at Matawhero taat Friday evening was a decided tattooes’, people from all parts of the o mntry being present at it, After the proceedings had opened with an instrumental duet by Misses Kate Johnstone and Inez Richardson, which met with well-merited applause, Mr Bright ascended the stage and explained that a library had been lately attached to the school, A previous concert had b*en held, but the fund§ were not sufficient to defray all the coßfj which had exceeded the do mm it tee’s expectations, It was Mcsirad to open the library free of debt, and the result of ‘he entertainment would be to throw open to the children an excellent supply of useful und eiteriaining literature, AU the items passed oft * well, and ip nearly every case enertreg were vociferously demanded. Th 6 favorite of tha evening wag undoubtedly Beatrice Bareli, ft little chit of seven, who was not at all dismayed at the largo attendance. She sang * Coming through the rye ’ with all the self-assurauqe possible, and in response to a recall gave *H» ! h»! The wooing o’ it,’ with a perfect command of the Scottish accent. She did not appear at all fatigued, Beatrice had also a voice in two glees given by Mr Birrell and four of his family, which gave general satisfaction, while Mr Birrell himself also contributed ‘The Death of Neson.’ Mrs Sunderland and Mr Dalyrmpta were to the fore as usual when a good pause is concerned, and were well received for their ‘ Listen to my tale of woe ’ and ‘Only once more ’ 'respectively. Miss Jane Stephenson was rather shy in her song, ‘The mil er and the maid,’ which somewhat marred its effect. Little Miss Bright and H, Parker created a great deal of amusement by their happy rendering of a duet from ‘Patience.’ Master Willie Caldwell acquitted hijnse’f creditably in & recitation, ‘The Heathen Chinees.' H. Parker sang f Pulling hard a gains’ the s'ream,’ and Edc Richardson ‘John Peel,’ the effect Li each case being heightened by the chorus being taken up by o'her boys. An action song was given by the ‘ Infants,’ the performers keeping excellent time. Th? overture to the second part was played by Mi-s McFarlane (piano) and Mr McFarlane (vio'in), while MesdameS Wrjgjit. arid Sunderland played the accompaniments. The concert was fo'lowed by a comedietta, in which B. Arthur, Mrs Wright, Inez Richard, son, Kate Johnstone, Mias Wright, and W. Caldwell took the respective parts. The makes up of the perform ftra were ver y g°°d» while all acquitted themselves well in the feting. The entertainment concluded with a feat ip unbinding himself, by Eric Richardson, he being successful in getting loose, notwithstanding that he was carefully bound by one of the audience, A dance followed U|6 conclusion of the entertainment.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 545, 16 December 1890, Page 2
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477Matawhero School Library Fund. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 545, 16 December 1890, Page 2
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