ENTERTAINMENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 276, 27 June 1888, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT.

Tin: fir-t of t ho two f-eries of tableaux (inkM^H-reeil nn it U music and singing viv). announced in our Saturday's issue as to take place this week in aid of St. M.irk\ (Jhuieh Origan fund, catne olf in the, To Aioli.i Public 11. ill last evening. Tin 1 hi. II and <4age wcio noally decorated 1W the oce.i-ion, the weather was line and night moou'ight, and tl-e attendance very huge, ibo hail being crowded to the \i'iy doi>i<. The full programme having been pul'h.she i in our issue of .Saturday last, it would he sppor/luoiis to now repeat it. The groat majority of those who took part/ being 1 local residents added yoiy co sHoiably to the general interest taken in tin 1 affair. Whilst not desirous <;f making inviduous distinction?, we n»ny monlion that in the " Wonderful I)w.uf " Miss Kow'iy displayed a heat piece of acting, whilst Dr. Wiightably impel Minted the i6le of showman. Of the tableaux, that of " Old Robin Grey" ;u»d the " Pilgrim and the Angel " were the /)»ost cfleet ive, and woro each vociferously applauded. Another pleasing item was the song (in character), •' 'I he Three old Maids of Lea," by Miss f. M.u-hal), 10. W. Jlnniner, ami Mis-; f;. Wainuiight, which was almiral'ly rendered by those ladies, nndevoked ureat applause. Dr Wright san« two comic songs witij excellent eilocfc. All the other scenes -.vcro performed in in a manner that elicited hearty ami well deserved applause. The 'get up' in many instances was both novel and striking ; indeed the dresses and costumes throughout exhibited much taste, and resource of imagination on the part of the designer?, Miss Newby> who we understand, planned ami supervised the carrying out of tho whole arrangements, is to lie congratulated on the unqualified success that attended her efforts. Mrs Rokson presided at the piano during the evening, in her usual efficient fctyle ; wliilnt the ttov. Mr Marshall humourously described the scenes depicted in t!ie several tableaux. Kao second of tableaux, etc., will lie yi»en on m xt S.iLui.lay evening, a:iii the pin :\\\ ume prep.ued lor tliat occasion will be found ia our a Uerlioing columns tu-ilay.