REV. PAPAKURA.

Otaki Mail, 8 May 1922, Page 2

REV. PAPAKURA.

i | Mr Louis Alsace will present for oaa 1 night only a! the Otaki theatre. Thursday. May llili. the Rev. Papakura and his supporting company of stars from the principal theatres of the world. 1 The Rev. Mr Papakura has just relumed from an extensive tour of America, ' where he appeared in all the large ' cities, being received by the press and \ public rvith tie- greatest enthusiasm, and proclaimed an artist of -wonderful r.biiiiv. The rich tores of his remarkr | ; ,lde voice melt the hearts of .-.11 listI eners and his charming personality ! gives un addeil pleasure to-his performance, for the critics of Ncn Vork to J -.vrite with cestucy about hi- singing 3 speaks volumes. Mr Louis Alsace i? /',,,,„„,,;,. ;,, securing him to tour throughout New Zealand. MadatnC Kena Te An. an outstanding vocalist with the company, is ,-l brilliant Maori • loratura soprano. She was born at i.'olnc Bay. Southland, and was trained :„ the Haikarere College Napier. After an extensive course of vocal culture -he entered tie- concert field. Oaring the war Madame Te An temporarily retire,) from the platform and took tip I-erviccs ungrudgingly for patriotic purposes, and so will be remembered ' .':: ith pleasure by the theatre-goers of 1 I Wellington, where she was stationed. She possesses a rich beautiful soprano j voice, of unusual sweetness. Mr Alsace has surrounded these two brilliant ari ti-'.- witli -i sterling company of musi- ] r-al comedy and dramatic stars inelud- ' I ing William Bailey, the famous Eng- ; lish impersonator and exponent of draimatic crt. F'aul Rozella and Joan E'Crrvyd. musical comedy and -ketch sr- , lists from Rickards' Tivoii Theatres, 1 Australia. Miss Priscilla Greene, a : beautiful and vivacious comedienne. | who charms her audience with delight-1 ■' fui songs given with an entrancing j touch of quaint comedy; Miss Mari j ' ('oleni. who was a pupil of Mark Ham- J j bourg. possessing unusual ability, the j i extraordinary power of Iter sensitive! I tinker- overcoming all difficulties of ; technique with astonishing ease. Mr ; i Louis Alsace with his violin and AJ- I saeephonc will be heard in a glorious ; instrumental seena. The present com- i panv is claimed to be positively the | Greatest aggregation of stars that has ■ " ever toured the Dominion.