ENTERTAINMENT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2409, 8 October 1892, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENT.

Tho entertainment given by lady and gentlemen amateurs on Thursday last in the Volunteer Hall, Terauka, in aid of the funds of St. Saviour’s Church, proved most successful, the attendance being good and the performers perfect in their ppspeptivo parts. The programme was, sith a few exceptions, fjiesaipe as that given lately in Geraldine jn aid of X)r Barnardo’s Homes. This j,t will be yomemberec) was organised by the Misses Fish, who take a prominent pari in the performance, and they have the assistance of a number of ladies and geutleitteu whom they have imbued with a good deal of their own enthusiasm. A detailed r ;port of tho programme is unnecessary, as it has on|y qq regoptly beep previously peiifo)jUj.Qcl ; but attemt|oii may be directed iq the very enjoyable selections rendered py the orchestra, the tah'lecnw vlvant, and the song of the Japanese girls. Each of these items found especial favour with the audience. Another pleasing contribution was “ The Three Old Maids of Jjm,” by Misses Shand, Dunlop, and Andrews, whose costumes being reversible

it, (limited of them instantaneously trails forming themselves from three charming young maids to three in the “ sere and yellow leaf,” “ as cross as cross could be.” This was re-demanded. The glee “ Jingle Bells,” a sleigh-ride chorus, also elicited an enccore. Mrs J. T. M. Hayhurst contributed a solo, “ llomembor me no more,” and was warmly received, and Mrs F. Barker, lately a stranger to Temuka audiences, sang “ Robin’s Return” (Gabriel), a sequel to “ The Ship Boy’s Letter ” and later on “ The Miller and the Maid,” and in reponse to an encore “ Tit for Tat.” Her singing was as usual a source af pleasure to her audience. She also sang “ Auld Robin Gray ” as descriptive to one of the tableaux represented. Good as the tableaux was, Mrs Barker’s singing of the pathetic story was an equal treat. A duet, “ Upper Ten and Lower Five,” by Messrs H. Moore and F. Fish, was cleverly given, the contrast between the immaculate swell, whose income was represented by “ ten thousand a year clear,” and that of the street arab, who “ picked up a copper now and then,” being remarkably accentuated. The performance concluded with a comedietta “ The Little Sentinel,” in which the parts were cleverly sustained by Messrs R. H. Pearpoint, H. M. Moore, S. Willoughby and Misses A. Fish and Wilson Smith. In connection with the performance it may be remarked that although a lengthy programme was presented the interest in it was never allowed to flag, the orchestra filling up all intervals with pleasing selections. The performers were entertained at afternoon tea and supper by lady members of the congregation, and were heartily thanked for their services prior to returning home.