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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 598, 30 August 1913, Page 5

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH [ CONCERT. I A SUCECSSFUL FUNCTION. The concert held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last in aid of 1 the Congregational Church drew a 1 crowded house, and the audience was well rewarded. The company which consisted of Miss Zoe Bartley and party, included, in addition to Miss Bartley and Miss Fare!!, such wellknown an accomplished performers as Messrs Montague, Borradale, and Sutherland The programme covered a wide range, character sketches, recitations, and humorous monologues, claiming equal prominence with musical items. The concluding one-act comedy, "A Busy Day," was thoroughly appreciated, all the characters being admirably sustained. Mr Borradale and Miss Bartley, as Mr and Mrs Gadabout and Miss Farrell as Bridget receiving well deserved applause for their efforts. The church funds will be substantially augmented as a result of the entertainment, and the public are indebted to the promoters for a high-class performance. Following is the programme:— Song and Chorus. — 'My Dusky Rose." ■ —Company. I Song.—"The Wind on the Heath." — Mr H. C. Borradale. Dramatic Sketch. Selected. Mr Montague. Duet, in character. —■ "Come Under My Big Umbrella." Mr Borralale and Miss Bartley. Recitation. "Bannerman Rode the Grey."—Mr H. C. Borradale. Song. Sutherland. Humorous Monologue.—"No."—Miss Bartley. Humorous Character Dialogue from Charles Dickens. —"Dick SwivelJer and the Marchioness." —Mr Montague and Miss Bartley. Song.—"Waiata Poi." Mr Frank j Sutherland. Humorous Sketch. Selected. Mr ! Montague. Song.—"The Enchanted Forest."— Miss Bartley. EMPRESS PICTURES. The star picture for to-night is a drama entitled '"From Country to Town." Tom, a country youth, wins a scholarship and goes to London. He naets Lady Eleanor who is attracted by him. He forgets his sweetheart, May, of early days. His parents visit him and bring upon him the scorn of bi3 associates. Lady Eleanor, too, slights him, and he realises the true worth of his country friends. To them he returns when he has established himself as a solicitor, and May becmeg his wife. The supporting films are of first-class merit. "THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON." The influence of the church has often been considered in ks relation to the stage, and to-day this influence is being utilised by dramatists to point to a moral. C. Watson Mill, author of "The Night Side of London," to be produced by George Marlow's new dramatic combination for the first time in Te Kuiti, at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, September 10th next, works on !;this theme with such an effect that the drama has proved a success wherever played "The Night Side of London," among other things trenches on the white slave traffic in England. The Anglican Bishop of London and Manchester, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, and the Chief Rabbi in England, have given the subject their earnest attention, and their work was greatly aided by the drama. It is full of sensational incidents, cleverly evolved and admirably interwoven, with clean wholesome comedy. The story deals with the fight of a girl, who has to make her way in London alone. The many temptations and obstacles in her path are realistically depicted. "The Night Side of London" will be handsomely stated, for the Mariow management are sending the complete production as seen by Sydney and Melbourne audiences. A'liong many scenes are a gorgeously decorated interior of the Night Club in London, crowded with visitors and gorgeous costumes and servants in rich liveries. The box plan wlil be opened at McColl's on Monday, September Bth.