Irish National Concert.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1923, Page 2

Irish National Concert.

Despite a wet. bleak night, Princess Theatre held a good audience on Saturday night for the Irish corn-oil organised to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. There was a well varied programme, and all the items were received hearl- ! ily by the audience. There were- many encores, and the brightness of the entertainment left little to be desired. ! The first portion of the programme rendered included the following:— Chorus, “The Tunes We Cove to Hear ; on Paddy’s Day,” St .Mary’s sellout children ; Flag Song, ‘‘Green, White, and Gold,” boys; Piano Duet, “Irish : Airs.” Misses ICorridge, C.T.G.C.. and Toker, A.T.C.C. : Character Song, i “March 17th,” school girls: Violins, , “National Airs,” P. and K. Goodfellow, Stopforth, P. Crowe, C. Thorpe, C. Houston; (log Dance. Miss Alva McIntosh; Solo, “Come Rack to Krill,” l Miss K. Foster: Solo, “Hills of Done- ■ gal,” Mr Currie: Flute Solo. “Minstrel Roy,” Mr Gibbons : Solo, “Coolan Dim” Miss Jones; Solo, "Dear Little Shamrock.” Mr Kortegast. 1 The second half of the programme ■ was as follows:—Selection, “Hibernia” McLean’s Orchestra; Solo, ‘‘Kerry Dance,” Miss Gillooly : Irish -Jig. Miss and Master Gibbons; Recitation, “Shamus O’Brien,” Mr Coulson; Solo, ; “Sentenced to Death,” Mr Roberts; Piano Duet, “Irish Diamonds,” Misses Daly and Devanev; Solo, “Where the River Shannon Flows,” Mr T. Stopforth: Quintet, “What an Irishman Means by Machree.” Misses Jones,

Foster, Gillooly, Fane and Devanev; Vocal Duet, “Mother Machree,” Misses Jones and Gillooly. Miss Daly was the principal accompanist, discharging the exacting duties very artistically. Other accompanists during the evening wercMisses Kerridgc and J. Mclntosh, while Messrs C. Gibbons and J. Stopforth supplied obligato accompaniments to some of the vocal performances. Betore the singing of the National An- : them, -Mr W. Jeffries on behalf oHlie 1 good Sisters of St Columbkille’s convent returned thanks to the scholars and ex-scholars who had assisted with the entertainment, and to the otherladies and gentlemen who had helped. Thanks were accorded, also, to the audience for their liberal patronage and the practical help afforded