STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1922, Page 6

STRATFORD.

DAILY NEWS AGENCY. Advertisements and items o' news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local represent#tative, care Mr. W. K. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with him. THE MARDI GRAS. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PROGRAMMES. October 16. A carnival spirit was released in Broadway on Saturday night, when the programme of the carnival committees attracted a good crowd to the street. The “March of the Giants,” headed by the band and followed by the crowd, was a spectacular procession. The “giants” were bedecked in motley costumes and masked, and they looked a truly formidable force as they tramped down the street in the glare of a searchlight played from the roof of the King’s Theatre. The procession over, motor-lorry loads of gaily-dressed pierrots came out into the street and made merry, while an army of insistent collectors did good business on the sidewalks. A community sing was led by the Mardi Gras organiser, and a number of solo items were given by members of the troupes. Last night the first of a series of fortnightly Suqday concerts was given in the King’s Theatre, and it proved an outstanding success. The proprogramme of orchestral and vocal items was of a standard of excellence that should make the series of concerts popular. Mr. John Hopkins mentioned that it was the

first of a series of similar concerts to be held fortnightly in the King’s, and the proceeds of the silver collection would be devoted to another worthy cause, the target of the Mardi Gras, which was being carried out in the interests of music also, namely, the establishment of the Stratford Municipal Brass Band on a sound financial footing. He thanked all the performers, and specially referred to the gratuitous services of three Hawera players, Messrs. G. W. Taylor, Len. Barton and Gerald Moosman, who had been a tower of strength in their respective parts. Already offers from other musicians had been made, and he hoped to have a wider range of instruments the next time the orchestra appeared before the public. The orchestra was made up of ten instrumentalists, and acquitted itself very creditably. The solos, “Ave Maria” and “The Rosary,” given by Miss Maida Ward, were received as enthusiastically as they deserved. Possessed of a fine soprano voice, Miss Ward is a promising young singer, and her future will be looked forward to with interest. Mr. G. T. Walters, who is an established favorite in Stratford, gave a fine rendering of “Nazareth,” although somewhat hampered by a cold, y and did not feel capable of responding to an insistent encore. The residents of Stratford and district are notified that Ernest Davies, the London qualified sight-testing optician, visits Stratford every Tuesday, and. may be consulted, at Mr. Gaffaney’s, Broadway. Hours: 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Are you interested in wireless? If you are, call and see W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. All parts stocked. Marconi V 24 valves, condensers, wire, terminals, mica, tinfoil, celluloid sheets, aluminium, etc., etc. Sets made up to order. Broadcasting is coming. Get in early and be ready for it.