Talents Queen Again Popular

Chronicle (Levin), 14 January 1949, Page 2

Talents Queen Again Popular

The second of a series of nights being conducted in a quest for amateur talents was held at the Civic Theatre on Wednesday, when a variety of items was presented for the approval of the fair number present. Each artist was given a generous measure of applause, the audience evidently being quite satisfied with the standard of entertainment presented. - The opening performer was Miss Roberts, Wellington, who sang very sweetly a popular number,, "The Dicky Bird's Song." The announcement that this number was not to be voted on caused • minor disappointment, as Miss Roberts had won much favour with her presentation. A local entrant followed in the person of "Bobby" Hakaraia, who sang "Home Little Maori Home." This artist was very well received and had to respond to persistent demands for an encore, and "Trees" was his second number, also very ably rendered and roundly applauded. A visitor from Christchurch, Miss Dawn BalRmtyne, followed with a fairy dance. This item also won immediate anproval and the artiste had to give an encore number, Which was even more popular thaii her first presentation. Mr. Wi Nicholls pleased with a bracket of numbers, "Somewhere a Voice is Calling" and "When the Rainbow Comes." He was followed by the Murray Duo, a boy and a girl who literallv brought the house down with their riuet, "Old Shep." Like Oliver Twist, the audience again asked for more. A midget classical dancer, Miss Roberts. of Wellington, was the next to appear, and even if she did "forget her ljrnes" halfway through, ■her action in going off and returning to start all over again won approval, and she. danced in ■ a very capable manner. The Murray Brothers, with two string instruments, who had accompanied their sisters the previous week, were the next to appear, their numbers also proving popular. The concluding item was a vocal solo by Dennis Jones, who sang unaccompanied "Tll Walk Beside You." The accompanist for the other performers was Miss Weno Tahiwi. • Two bouquets donated by Mrs. M. McG-illigan were presented to the two young ladies who danced. Mr. H. Jackson, the compere, thanked the artists and the audience for the very fine manner in which they had received them, and made an appeal for further entries for succeeding nights, pointing out that entries are still being received. Following the counting of votes, the organiser, Mr. W. Nicholls advised that the winners of the second series were as follows: — A class, B. Hakaraia, Otaki; B. class, Miss D. Ballantyne, Christchurch; C class, the Murray Duo, Levin.