CHAUTAUQUA SEASON.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 593, 17 December 1920, Page 2

CHAUTAUQUA SEASON.

JANUARY 14 TO 20.

SPLENDID PROGRAMME.

A meeting was held in Messrs. F. Perkins and Co's store on Tuesday night to discuss the matter of holding a Chautauqua season in Pukekohe early next year. Mr. F. Perkins was appointed chairman of the meeting, and also of the committee subsequently formed. Mr. Callow, a representative of the Chautauqua, explained the proposals for the season. It was agreed that each guarantor should be given £lO worth of tickets to sell. Miss Linda Perkins was appointed secretary. The secretary was instructed tc communicate with all the guarantors asking that each one send £5 as a deposit, which would afterwards be refunded when the complement of tic kets were sold and the door.money available. . Mr. Callow stated that season tickets, for families, would be available this year if desired.—Agreed to, or the motion of Messrs. H. Bockett anc E. Allan. Mr. R. L. Cannell was appointed tr take charge of the tickets, subject tr his approval, and Mr. F. Peikin? I treasurer.

The 'advertising propaganda was left in the hands of Messrs. Jas. Roulston and J. Patterson. The whole of the guarantors were elected as a ticket committee. A marquee was favoured as against a hall, the Borough Council to be apE reached and asked for permission to ave the hall site free. Messrs. H. Curd, V. S. Huberts, E. Smith were appointed as aij arrangements committee. Members pointed out that the reason why the marquee was not ablf to stand up against the weather last year was that, by some oversight the proper pegs were not ,fofrwarded. The amount of the advertising was fixed not to exceed £lO. ! In answer to a question by Mr. H E. Gundy, Mr. Callow explained that reason of the non-success in Austria was that, unfortunately, just as had launched their campaigr thenkthe influenza epideigic broke out, and the health authoijties put a ban on" Chautauqua and all other entertainments. Mr. CaNow gave a glowing account of tne flourishing tours 0 f Chautauqua in Car.\ada and the States, wherf Mr. Poole XJate M.P.. sJew Zealand) was doing fine, wojjf. As the organisation became "?S6re financial in New Zealand, so the class of musical fare and lecturing would improve year after year. The programme outlined, which will duly appear in the "Times," is oi truly superb variety and quality There are six changes of performers, each set carrying out two complete programmes, or twelve programmes in all. 'To anyone patronising each performance, the cost works out at the small sum of tenpence each.