BRITISH & INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & INTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION.

The Ross picnic party attended the Exhibition yesterday, helping to swell the attendance which was very fair. The usual attractions of the Exhibitions were in motion. The Cowan troupe at night gave its farewell performance, and had a cordial send off. Thanks were expressed to .Miss Cowan and her Company for their generous help, as also to Mrs Houston for assisting with the pianoforte accompaniments.

The programme submitted by the Cowan troupe was one of the best of the season. Miss Cowan gave two very fine elocutionary items, including “Napoleon’s Tomb.” Miss Ritchie gave, a good interpretation of Juliet, front “Romeo and .Juliet.” creating the right ntmosplire. and making the character stand out. The other members of the Company were as popularly received as ever. Dainty Kathleen Head was particularly bright in her number, and little Joan Hughes was quite at home in her character work. All the members of this bright and talented Company received the heartiest of appreciation. Miss Cowan deserves all praise and merit for the very finished work done hv hm 1 pupils. The Company returned to Christchurch to-day.

The cookery classes wore well attended all through the week. Next week will be the final week of demonstration with gas cooking appliances. The following is the programme lor

the coining week Monday. 3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.—Special demonstrations of cooking with Sanitarium Health Foods. Don’t miss this;

Tuesday. 7.30 p.m.—Sweet-making, new and different kinds of sweets, sea foam, mar/.i)Kiu and toffee. AAVlncsday, 3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.— Yeast bread, nut bread, sponge sandwich, waffles. Thursday. 7.30 p.m. Cheese straws, fruit short-cake, waffles, coffee, cake and icing. Friday. 7.30 p.m. Cornish pasties, sultana cake, tvallles. Miss Todhunter returns to Christchurch on Saturday next, and in the interim will be pleased to answer all enquiries regarding any mallets pettaining to gas cooking.

The following is the programme to be rendered by the Greymouth Municipal Baud at tlic Exhibition to-night at 8 o’clock Hymn "Sandon,” A. Owen; Contest March “Sons oi tbs AA’ild,” AA'. Dimmer; AA'altz “Queen ol Rubies,” A. Bourne; Contest Selection, own choice, “Gems of AA agner,” AYagner ; One Step, “Bagging Through the live,” C. Herduff; Cornet Solo, '1 Hear You Calling Me.” C. Marshall; Fantasia, “.Jubilation.” "AA . Dimmer; Grand Selection, the test, ".Alignon,” A. Thomas; Descriptive Fantasia, “A Hunting Trip,” H. Halo-

way; March, “Huapahara,” A. Lithgow; God Save the King. The Conductor is Mr .A. MeMaster and the Secretary of the band Mr H. Adams. The band returns to Greymouth tonight by the 10.5 train.

The Blackball. Ngabere and Paparoa district miners’ and schools’ picnic will, take place on Saturday next in connection with the Brunner district picnic.

AA'iiting of Miss MacDonald’s dance lccital now being given in the principal picture theatre in Christchurch, one of the newspapers reports: “A veiy popular feature of the programme yas tile dancing of Miss Bessie Macdonald’s pupils. The opening number was a song. "Pin Going", by Miss Iris Edmunds, a.ssiJed by a ballet. A number ol attractive '.'lances followed, among them being “Springtime.” danced by a tiny tot Sheila Chapman, “Classioue'’ hv Miss Ella Prcnter, assisted by a ballet comprising Misses Arline I’on er. Irene fdone, Ada Rawsoil. Carino Pride, Enid Lawson and Hilda Taylor. “JazzareSla,” “An Bai’’. bv Margaret 'Tal’ace. Au acrobatic specialty by Misses, Sell? M’Millan anil Doreen Olliver was 3 ve-ry good item, which earned the approval of the audience.” This talented troupe of delightful dancing pupils will appear at the Orpheus Theatre in connection with the Exhibition on Monday night and four following evenings. The costuming is said to lie beautiful. The stage will be enlarged for a more spectacular presentation than would be otherwise possible.

Next week will be the closing week o; the Exhibition. Public interest- is sure to he stimulated to a marked degree. On Monday there will lie a large picnic excursion from Greymouth, and on Tuesday and Wednesday, the A. and Show will be in progress. Every evening there will he dancing do luxe in the Orpheus Theatre. On Afonday and Wednesday nights, the Exhibition Orchestra, which rendered so pleasing a programme last Thursday, will give two new programmes of selected music. Friday night will witness the grand ball for which preparations are now being put in hand, and the application for tickets indicates a. large attendance. On .Saturday next, the occasion of Hie Bi nnnei-Blaekhall combined picnic, the Exhibition will be brought to a close with a special ceremonial at 10 o’clock in the evening. The following week the Exhibition will he dismantled, and the exhibits returned lo the various destinations.

A party of farmers from Bangiora are due to arrive here on .Monday night for the purpose of attending the Exhibition and A. and I*. Show. This will lie the second large party from the district attracted by the Exhibition now in progress.

The aeroplane here in connection with the Exhibition continues to ’ bias popular as ever. Daily flying parties circle over the town. All passengers agree that the aerial experience, is quite delightful.