ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1917, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE NEW DANDIES. A crowded houae, literally packed to doors, greeted the New Dandies last night, when an entire change of programme was presented. As on the previous, evening the entertainment was bright, crisp and thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish, a delightful blend' of mirth and melody affording the audienee unalloyed enjoyment, and ensuring their most cordial approbation, The lively and spirited opening chorus and medley was followed by numerous individual and combined items of the class and qualitv for which the company have achieved a high reputation. The humor was supplied In liberal doses by Messrs Harry Graham, Conrtcnay Ford and Andrew 'Pace, each being irresistibly funny in his own particular line, without apparent effort and without the exjra valance s0 frequently adopted for mirthprovoking purposes. Miss Dorothy Man'jiinc, the sopritno of the company, was heard to advantage in the songs "April Morn" and, as an encore, "Picaninny, Mine"; Miss Ivy Dairs, soiibrctte was Piquant and charming in the sketch "Attentive Men," and the contributions of Miss Linda Bradford, contralto, were equally acceptable. -Mr. John Welbyfe rich bass voice,was well suited to the soncs " The Admiral's Yarn" and "The Sea" Road," for each of'which he was encored. His.response in the second instance was an artistic interpretation <ff "Driirkinf." Comic duets, trios and en-. sembles "completed the excellent pro-, gramme, materially adding to the .enjoyment of the audience. .:•■ _ :. New songs, jokes, and specialties ate promised for to-night, the last of the Dandies' brief New Plymouth season. They appear at Waitara on Monday evening.