ST. MARY'S RED CROSS EFFORT.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 June 1918, Page 5

ST. MARY'S RED CROSS EFFORT.

musical and dramatic entertainment nf T !i?. e p or i !!L th " f' Mary's Pariah on behalf 1?' " 8 funds was carried a stage ,'®L st when a musical and dramatic arranged by MM Croofce, was ?i? i Good TMWto Hall. There was ; ® u J lenCß - The programme, which waa !?iL.I aI J® <1 ( appealed to those present, who -Sri & i ,proclatlon to an unmistakable "J?"''- Ml ? a Leatham opened the proceedings Mm!if(lSh an nf 0 r B S IO /, ? tTIBB a Tery conT lo«ane I'eachotlzky'a "Etude Herolque," Mil ?? encore a Schubert study In A flat. °! her J O,OS consisted of a nocWal , tz b *" The vocalists acquitted themselves tery creditably. Mrs. CampwL J the most successful, her first number being Squire s Like Stars Above/' for an SSL,* 81,0 BaTe VaUey o? on«» «?' Becond part Mrs. R&npbell om n„ Will Make Tou Brooches" and "An hj« ?°J n< J n ? e ' J ll " 3 M ' Thomson, who made l!ni it !J? * ?? w Plymouth audience, was he* JK.» » In response to an encoro for » gof 1 « uaUlt Gttlo song caUed "Julfllns&t, song Tftoses." Later In the evonlnir b° i"~wJJ a 4? OM -*a«hloned Town." Mr. Lttw 7 ' " ha ,™* evidently suffering seveWly from a cold, sang "Because," and for an encore 'A Song of Life." The comedian of the evening was Mr. A. Howlett, his charac-' tar songs being of a versatile nature. He created a good deal of merriment, and was encored on each appearance. The dramatic element of the entertainment was introduced to the first half by a comedietta, given by the Misses K. Leathain, W. 'and B. Crooke, entitled "Releasing a Man." The com,lle ™ayed by the titled ladles in their attempt to take up civil employment, and bo release men for active service. The difficulties of a "lady" who could §!L no ® ne J® cl ean her windows, and tho ef-r iOTtl of a ''duchess" in the role of a hired window-cleaner, were cleverly acted, as was the part of the housemaid who refused to do i work outside her particular sphere. The comedy with which the programme concluded showed the fear of a party of young ladles spendl in? ft week-end in the country house of a i friend, consequent upon a rumor that a bur|gl*r had entered a neighboring house. The I scare created after the retirement of the ladies I W their rooms, and the subsequent Tesolve to bring the supposed burglar out of his hiding, accompanied by a great deal of screaming of feminine character, reached its *»»»*■ wnefi the bravest of the quintette ventured into ft? room » and came forth with tie ® £ at - The dramatis personae were the Misses Leatham (2), Crooke (2) and Webster. | Th* stage, which was prettily decorated, was ; furnished by Mr. c. E. Baker, and So piano was lent by Mr. L. Hoffmann, i concert is expected to realise a sum of a little over £2O.