ENTERTAINMENT.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 278, 4 July 1888, Page 2

ENTERTAINMENT.

The aecond evening's performance, consisting of a series of Tableaux etc. in aid of St. Mark's Church Organ Fund took place in Te Aroha Public Hall on Saturday evening lasfc. The attendance was good, although nothing like so large as at the entertainment on Tuesday evening. The stage was very prettily decorated with ferns etc. for the occasion. The following was the programme :—Overture) piano, Afrs Robson ; tableau, " The Old Woman and her Shoe," Miss Newby and her children 5 song, " Won't you Buy my pretty Flowers," Miss Ethel Hirst ; tableau, " Three Old Maids of Lea," Mrs Hanmer, Miss I. Marshall, 2nd Miss L. Wainwright; selection, piano, Mrs Robson ; tableau, " Where are you going to my Pretty Maid," Mr E. W. Haumer and Miss E> Wainright 5 song, " Where there's a will there's a way," Dr, Wright; tableau, "Hair Restorer," Mosdames Marsdon and Hanmer, Misses J. Marshall and L. Wainwright ; song, " The Twins," Master F. Pavitt. Interval of ten minutes. Part 2., — Selection, piano, Mrs Wright ; song, " Kathleen Mavonrneen," Mr Hcraniingly ; tableau, " The Wonderful Dwarf," Dr Wright and Miss Newby ; song, " Doesn't lie look like a Fool," Mr Downes ; tableau, " One Too Many," Mr Y. Marshall, Miss E. Wainright and Mrs Marsdon ; song, "The Masher," Master H. Tonge j tableau, " Faith, Hope, and Charity," Missts Y. Pavitt, I. Marshall, and J>. Wainwright ; tableau, " Blue Beards Wives," in which the following took part, Dr Wright, Mr Postlewaita, Misses S. Mulgan, Edwards, Y. Pavitt, Lipsey, Mningay, 1. Marshall, Mesdam es Marsdon, and Downes. Mrs Robso n, assisted by Mrs Wright, added much to the pleasure of the evening by playing in excellent style a number of selections on thepiano, and both ladies were heartily applauded. Little Miss Hirst deserves special mention for the really first-class manner — for one so young — in which she sang " Won't you buy my Pretty Flowers," being suitably dressed in white for the occasion, with a wreath of flowers on her head, and a basket of the same in her hand. Master Frank Pavitt sang "The Twins" very well. Of the tableaux the following in our opinion were the best : " Three old Maids of Lea," which was most humourous, and each lady performed her part well ; the contrast between the young, saucy, and independent maids of hen, who were so very exclusive as to who they would marry, and the same three maids after the lapse of say a quarter of a century, who were much more easily pleased, being very marked. In the tablea-u " Where are yon going to my pretty Maid," the get up and acting of Mr Hanmer was really splendid, whilst Miss E. Wainwright as the maid also performed her part well, and was most appropriately dressed for the occasion. In "The Dwaif," both Dr Wright as showman, and Miss Newby as the dwarf acted their respective parts well. The tableau of the evening, however, was undoubtedly that of "Blue Beard," which was really splendidly represented throughout. The acting of Dr Wright, as Blue Beard in the prologue was simply admirably, whilst the doctor was got up in true Oriental costume. Miss Mukan ns Sister Anne, and Miss Y. Pavitt as Fatima, the seventh wife, were also dressed with great taste, having regard to the parts they had to play, and both these young ladies acted theif parts throughout most ably and naturally. In short all who took part in the I piece well deserved the hearty applause they were accorded. Th's tableau was ! represented in no less than eioht different scenes, After the fall of the curtain Rev. Mr Marshall on behalf of the congregation of St. Marks church thanked all those who had *aken part, specially Miss Newby who had devoted so much time and gone to so much time and gone to so much trouble in connection with these very successful entertainments. Much credit is due to Mr TippettsJor the able manner in which he discharged the onerous dntic3 of stage manager. The proceedings ciossd by singing God Save the Queen.

A Scottish farmer's son was one evening visiting" his sweetheart, when a violent storm camo on He rose at once to tike his leave, as he said he would require to see to the safety of his father's sheep. At this his lady love, getting between him and the door, said, " I cnnna let you oot in sic a nicht. They can look after the rest o' yer faither's sheep uha likes, but I'll tak* care o' ane o' them."