"BLACK" CHORAL SOCIETY.
TROUBLE AT DARWIN. Darwin, Aug. 5. ~ Thft boycott by the unions -against the local paper culminated in an unusual crisis to-night. The opera "The Mikado" was being staged by the local choral society. Lieutenants Parer and Mcintosh were present as the guests of the society, and the hall was full and was beautifully necorated. It was discovered at tho last moment) that one of the principal performers who was playing the part of Nunki Poo, would not perform. All the other performers were present, and were made up ready for the performance. Then it was learned that the choral society was "black" because it had some tickets printed at the local paper office and, the trouble Occurred there. The person playing Nanki Poo could not be replaced, and the society had perforce to refund the money* to the large' audience present. The performance was being lieia for the Returned Soldiers' Association for the Soldiers' Mamimeutal Fund. '
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1920, Page 3
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159"BLACK" CHORAL SOCIETY. Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1920, Page 3
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