ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2312, 3 October 1908, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENTS.

MANGAPAPA SCHOOL CONCERT.

The Mangapapa School concert was held last night in the schoolroom. Mr. Malcolm McLeod, chairman of the school committee, presided-, .and there was a very large attendance of the public, over 300 persons being present.

Ail excellent programme of vocal and instrumental items and recitations was gone through, and the school seliildren sang a. chorus entitled “Ti e Japanese Fan.” Songs were contributed by Miss Fauborfe, and Messrs Mitchell, W. J. Barlow, and P. Adair, and recitations by Miss Essie Scot t, Messrs A. F. Kennedy and P. A. Eadie and Master Reg. Clarke.Miss Hilda Clayt-on- played a- pianoforte solo, and Misses A. and H. Cochrane a duet. Mrs A. F. -Kennedy, and Misses Ormond, May Matliieson, and Cussen played the accompaniments in a tasteful manner. At the conclusion of the performance. a vote of than'k-s was proposed by Mr. W. H. Smith to the ladies and l gentlemen who had so kindly asiisted to make the concert a success, and was passed with enthusiasm. The piano used was an upright b rand, kindly lent for the occasion by Mi. Clfr-isp. THE BURNS-SQUIRES FIGHT. Referring to this phenomenally successful living picture attraction which conies to Gisborne for a season of three nights commencing on 7t-li inst-., the “Auckland Star” oil Tuesday last said: —“The Opera House was filled to over-flowing last night' when Messrs MacMalion and Carroll presented for the first time a marvellous series of animated pictures illustrating the great fight between Tommy Burns and Bill Squire® for the pugilistic championship of the world, in addition to ia highly interesting set of ■films showing the various incidents and competitions at the Franco-Brit-ish Exhibition. Long before the advertised time of starting a great crowd gathered round the entrance, and a rush for seats followed as soon as the doors were open. At 7.30 p.m. the authorities stepped in -and refused to allow the sale of any more tickets: and consequently a very large number had reluctantly to be denied admission. The enthusiasm of the -audience throughout the entertainment was intense, especially so during the Burns-Squires pictures, when many of the audience completely forgot that they were not actually witnessing the great fight, -and cries of “Get right at him, Bill!” “Now’s your chance!” “Well done, Tommy!” and so forth were frequent. The groat- climax when Squires, who had risen after twice going down to the ground, received the knock-out blow, was greeted with a furore of -applause. The programme began with scenes in the iStadium at the Franco-Biritsh Exhibition : The parade before H.R.H. Princess of Wales, the start at Windsor for the great Marathon race, incidents on route and the finish. Another very fine series depicted His Majesty the King performing the opening of tlie Stadium, and was thoroughly -appreciated. • The entertainment is one that no lover of athletics can afford to miss. The pictures throughout wero wonderfully clear, and t-lie absence of flickering—so great a feature of lnodern cinematography—is a pleasing feature of the production. All the pictures of the athletic sports, as also that of tlio great battle for supremacy between Squires and Burns, were out-of-door photographs, and COIIS9quentlv much superior t 0 animated pictures of fights which have hitherto iieen shown in Auckland. The arrival of tramcars crowded in every part with, dozens of people standing on the footsteps and hanging on wherever they could get foot or handhold, at the scene of the battle; the policemen controlling the traffic; the immense crowds waiting to gain admission ; oibs and -motor-cars dashing about, here -and there -all lent a singular touch of realism to the entertainment.