"THE SMART SET."

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1813, 28 July 1913, Page 8

"THE SMART SET."

"The Smart Set" introduced themselves on Saturday'evening, and for over a couple of hours kept a crowded Concert Chamoer listening and laughing. Brightness ripples almost right throughout the entertainment; there are not many serious items, but these are-even better intheir way than the lighter numbers. A skipping, rollicking concerted item followed the rise of the curtain, after which Mr. Walter George set the house tittering by asking "a few . riddles." The "Slave Song" was sweetly rendered by Miss Mona Thomas. "Come, Sing to Me," Miss Emily Kroll's first number, earned for her' a great encore, to which she responded with "The-Rosary," a delightful thing which suited her fine contralto voico beautifully. Another excellent soloist with tho company is Mr. Ernest Parkes, an artist well-known to Wellington, music-hall patrons. Mr. Parkes's splendid baritone was heard in "Oberon in Fairyland," and. for his rendering of it he was.twice recalled. . The chief fun-maker of tho company is Miss Georgie Martin,'whoso adaptability to boy parts is extraordinary. Her.mischievous expression, her chirpy, winning manner, her deeply expressive voice,,'her neat footwork, all go to make her an inimitable little comedian. As a coon she was excellent in her various numbers. She plays the coon with the retention of all that is .'humorous, diverting, and without any of that portion of the coon repertoire which so many of us sincerely wish 'had never been stolen for "Brother Sambo." Again she appeared as a little girl singing a "Gollywog" song, - and with Mr., Walter George and another member of' the company attired as Teddy Bear, and Gollywog was most entertaining. She' showed her versatility by scoring ■ well-,; •too, in other roles. One of the best ventriloquinl turns dono in Wellington 'isthat of Mr. Edward Elliott. Usually, ventriloquists are boresome —Mr. Elliott is highly entertaining. Tho pianist of the - company, Mr. Edgar Hulland, was' .recalled .for his rendition of tho'"Tann-i haiiser March?' This very pleasant; evening was brought to a close with a; sceno from.'sunny Japan. The scene, the way,, was merely, a peg. on'which to; hang a number of pretty vocal items.