Second Edition

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1915, Page 3

Second Edition

Otaki Patriotic Concert ♦ A MUBIOAL TU.EAT. The audience that kvtt the Century Hall lust night about 10.30 were n much tlie same haiue ol mind a«s a man who has bought a sovereign for ten aliiJliugs; for the money spent tiiev had jiwst hail one of the bust feaste ol music given in il/ovin tor some time. Tiio OCkki Patriotic Concert bet out to give something auovc the ordinary in the way of concerts anil succeeded. Tho pfograiu ishotved in every item tho oare of selection, and the performance of eaoil was received ivitli enthusiasm and persistent demands tor encores. In the- humorous items at the piano Mr Ernest :Liiks, of Wellington, paid the penalty ol' giving perlonnances that took favour with thoee- present, and before they let him oif nif> two items batPgrown to nine. Another favourite item with the audience was Mrs H-. D'AfJi's singing of Waiata i-*oi'' accompanied by a poi dance l>y the Otaki Maori'girls in native eostnuie. It ivas tt fine perforniance and it had to be fepeafed twice. All the other performances were not behind these items, and the fact that the performers were not asked lor _&o many encores as JVI •; fi. D'Atli and i\lr Ernest •LuJse is accounted for probably by the fact that the audience telt is could proha&ly that the andiunce r elt it uon! \ not go without sleep. The followinr; was fn"e lu-11 program : — r!ie Nation , 'l .. Autbeiu and the "3tjiiseil]aise M by th" Concert party; song. "The , Bugler.'' i!r Frank Tenii; .song "Thi'vigli Sunny Spain," Mis R. B T Mh (eiieore Wlv ©osai-y"): poi dance, Otaki Ma- >-. maitte in native dress (encored); song. "Xl»<? Waking of Spring. ,, Miss Te . u Te|Wi>reTl); liuinour at tlie piano, Mr JBnltst Luis; recitation, "Tlk> Great "Appeal," Iffiss Bryda O , lUmrkc (oncore<l); song "Tho A"bseut-niind<.»d lieggar,,, Mrs R. B'Ath. in response lo the appeal "Pay, pay, pay." the Bum of £1 18s was collected. Part 2.— Quartette (humorous) by Otalti quarfotto party; song. "Down m tho l'orest," Hiss Kifsby (encored) ; piaiiofort? soTo, Chopin's ".Military March," Mrs H. O. Jones (encorecT): song "Waiata foi" (with a poi dance accompaniment), Mrs R. D'Ath (encored); humour at the piano, Mr Ernest Lulas (onCored); song. Miss TcvAu (encored). Near the close of the concert the Mayor (Mr B. R. Gardener), on behalf of ihe people of Levin, thanked the concert party for the splendid concert they gave them. During the interval Mr W. Simpson eold a bauy'e bonnet and jacket and for for the two articles £3 <s wae received. Thie eum,' together with the £1 18s at ijje singing of "Tlie Absent-minded Beggar," and 14s fid from sale of vere«s, making a total of £7 Is apart from the amount taken at flip door, so that i the concert also was successful from a financial point of view.