EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1943, Page 5

EKETAHUNA

ENJOYABLE CONCERT BY DRAMATIC AND GLEE CLUB. (“Times-Age” Special.) The members of the Eketahuna Dramatic and Glee Club staged a most enjoyable and successful concert in the Public Hall, Eketahuna, on Tuesday. There was a full house and the audience warmly applauded the various items. The singing by the Glee Circle was well balanced, and of a high quality. The accompaniments were excellently played by Miss M. Bisset, while the work of the soloists was much appreciated. A substantial donation to Patriotic Funds will result from the effort. In the drama section the members of the three casts gave convincing and excellent performances, and in spite of difficulties sustained interest throughout their individual plays. The first was set in the sinister atmosphere of a lonely marsh dwelling to which two men find their way, only to be told the story of evil surrounding the house. The second play told the story of a querulous old woman who goads her niece into apparent murder. The comedy staged related how a neighbour “assists’’ to get a family ready for a choir supper. The members of the Glee party were Mesdames Sturgeon. Hart,,. Misses M. Wilson, Caldwell and M. Hooper, Messrs H. Baillie, H. Smith, Lenniker, Cheyne and K. Marenzi. Those who took part in the plays were: —Miss M. Bissett, Mrs McAlister. Messrs W. Anderson and K. Marenzi; Miss A. Schultz, Mesdames McAlister, Richardson and Duncan; Mesdames; Duncan, Rasmusson, Olivant, Bowring and Miss A. Schultz. Songs were contributed by Mr Lenniker, who was in splendid voice. Personal Items. The death occurred suddenly of Mr James Remnant, at the age of 66 years. He was a Boer War veteran, and had been on the staff of the W.F.C.A. for about 40 years. Mr A. S. Anderson, Mangaweka, has been on a visit to Eketahuna. Mrs T. Mason, Masterton, is the guest of her mother, Mrs B. Morriss, Rongokokako. Mrs Bray, Timaru, is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs W. Olsen, Newman Road.