"THE JAPANESE GIRL."

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9069, 21 April 1908, Page 5

" THE JAPANESE GIRL."

A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE. A well-filled auditorium greeted the entertainment in the Town Hall last evening, held in aid of St. Matthew's Church Organ Fund. The first part of the programme consisted of musical items, and the second of the operetta, "The Japanese Girl." The concert items were all well rendered, and met with the audience's I ! approval. The ladies' choir contributed "Evening Song," "Autumn Song," and "Sweet and Low," and Miss Fanny Elkins "Love the Pedlar." The operetta was a very successful performance taken right through. There were evidences of a too brief acquaintance with their roles on the parts of one or two performers, but these were minor defects in an otherwise creditable production. There are some very pretty choruses in the piece, and these were sung with artistic effect. The various solos, duets, etc., were also capably treated, and several performers showed excellent operatic promise. As "0 Hanu San," (a Japanese girl of position), Miss Vera Edwards was a great success. The characters, "0 Kicu San" and "0 Kayo San," her cousins, were capably interpreted by Miss Fuller and Miss Hood. As "Dora Twinn" and "Nora Twinn," young English students, travelling with their governess, Mias Olive Richards and Miss Ethel Jep3on were well suited to their parts, particularly Miss Richards, who acted really well. Miss Fanny Elkins, as "Miss Minerva Knowall," also performed an exacting part very successfully. Miss Read, as "Chaya," a tea server, acted pleasingly. A special word of praise should be bestowed on ' the scenery and stage setting, which was a feature of the performance. Mr H. S. Claughton, musical director, is also entitled to special mention for the excellence of the musical portion of the programme. The pretty Japanese dances, arranged by Mrs Kendall, were gracefully executed, and elicited loud applause.

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