AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1925, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

.— A USTK Al.l AN DAD V PIPERS. PRINCESS THEATRE TO-MORROW NIGHT, 'fbe skirl of the pipes and the twirl of the kilts has ever liven a call to run and take notice, but when the pipen and tile wearers of the kilts are ladies, then it may bo accepted that speed records will Ig- broken. The Australian Ladies' Pipe Hand, which will break upon Hokitika to-morrow evening lot one night only at the Princess Theatre, are engaged on at lour of the world, ami the reception given them throughout all the Stales in Australia am New Zealand warrants the ant ieipation of a triumphant march to the tune ot their own pipe-. Not. only are tlioy gifted pipers, hut in song, story, auc in dance they are pre-eminent. Ihe hand is led. Drum-Major William Darwin. K.R.G.S.. niagnitieient in the tar tan of the Royal Macduff. He i- Hie only man. Ihe hand is in the ( ameron tarlan. and "arrayed up to the hist ~f ihc clock in Highland sartorial appointment:..'' Their programme rs !• n|| la.-l"s -11 ighland reels, li-isli jig-, and sailors' Imrnpipe; songs, nnl imal and lomperaniental : recitai ions • topical M-oteh duels and ehoru-es. This combination oi nmsieal talent, original and enterprising -hotil-l not he missed, TTie "I It ago Daily Times" (Dunedin i -aid: "They daia-e and play well and easily sm led in amusing the ' the audience and keeping il well alive during Iho whole ~f (he evening. That the programme proved extremely popular with ' ,!l ' audience may readily he judged by tinfa. t that almost- every one ol the tv.ent v three ileitis wa< I edemnmh-1. and 111 Aim eases one reappearance was not deemed sidheient