CONDUCTING PHONOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8379, 13 March 1907, Page 7

CONDUCTING PHONOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS.

" The great variety of records available makes it easy for the owner of an Edison phonograph to get up an entertainment pleasing to any assembly of people, and an important feature to one wishing to make money out of such entertainments is the fact that the same audience can be secured again and again by arranging new programmes. In fact, it is easier to secure the attendance of people who have already heard a first-class phonograph entertainment. The phonograph is not surpassed as a means of entertainment for a church or charity social. The one in charge of an entertainment usually knows in advance the kind of audience he will have, and should v make up his programme accordingly. It is important to remember that ' variety is the spice of a musical entertainment. Make it a rule not to repeat a selection, no matter how well it is liked. It is, however, a good plan to have favourites called for as encores near the end of the entertainment. Do not give two or three male quartettes or two or three band selections in succession. Alternate the humorous with the beautiful; follow a song with a stirring band or orchestra selection - or a xylophone solo. The interest and appreciation of the audience will be greatly increased by not knowing what is coming next. The popularity of this class of music is becoming-world-wide, and no home is now complete without an Edison "Outfit No. 5." Messrs T. Dwyer and Co., Masterton and Greytown, give entertainments free of charge.