CHAUTAUQUA.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1921, Page 1

CHAUTAUQUA.

The lonians who supply the musical programme-on the second day of Chautauqua are a party comprising three New Zealand girls and Mr Geoffrey Cowley an Australian baritone who studied for several years at the R.A.M. London. His duet numbers with Miss Knight, soprano, of Auckland include. ‘‘lt was a Lover and his Lass,” “Avo Maria”, and those old favourites “Ye Banks and Braes” and “Annie Laurie”. Among Miss Knight’s numbers are “Joy of the Morning and Alfred Hill’s “Wainta Poj”. For this solo in Napier Miss Knight received double encores and was the recipient of handsome floral

tributes. Miss Dorothy Baker violinists, is a brilliant pupil of Henri Verbruggen, in whose Orchestra in Australia she played first violin and soloist. Her most charming number is “Dragonflies”,— dainty descriptive composition which she renders with exquisite

rtistry. Miss Baker also supplies ob-

ligatos to several of the vocal numbers and Miss Enid Heywood of Hamilton proves a sympathetic and capable ■accompanist. Captain Imrio, the lecturer on the second day is a forceful and brilliant speaker and his humour is fresh and scintillating. Possessing remarkable personality, be grips bis audience from his first sentence, and sustains this interest strongly to bis last word. His afternoon lecture, entitled stirring chapters in recent history is clearly and interestingly illustrated by a series of maps. In the evening Capt. Tmrie speaks on “Political Problems feeing John Bull and Uncle Sam.” and Ills discourse is a terse and masterful presentation' of some of the problems that face the Anglo-,Sapon people of to-day, socially morally and politically. Afternoon sessions commence at three o clock, evening programme at eight.