OPAKI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5133, 18 September 1895, Page 2

OPAKI NOTES.

From Our Own Correspondent.

Tuesday Tho good people of tho UK have nothing to complain of latly in regard to amusements, for what with dances and ofchoi entertainments they have beon well in it. I think I told you in my last that tho Quadrille Assembly was in a rather tight fix for a shed in which to hold their social, or long night, owing to Mr H. Remington's shed having been burnt. Mr JI. Welch happily came to tho rescue, and on Friday night, 6th September, :i most enjoyable dance was held in his shed, about thirty couples taking advantage of it, and dancing being kept in full swing till near daylight. Mr W. Stoodloy supplied the music, and Mrs H. Remington provided the supper, which J must say was a credit to all concerned, and the way in which tho good things vanished was astonishing. A number of good songs were sung during the evening, and taken altogether the affair was a great success. On Wednesday, the 11th September, a first-rate entertainment waß givon in Mr A. McLeod's wool-shed, theperformance being "Whittington and His Cat." The characters JBpe taken by the following;—" Ridlpd Whittington" (Countryßoy), Miss M, Chamberlain; "Mr Fitzwarron " (London Merchant), Mr S. Tankerslpy; "Captain of Ship," Miss Moran ; "Thomas" (Footman), Miss Jano Wyeth;" Sailor," Master N. Wyeth; " Countryman and Dame Homely,"' Miss L. Chamberlain; "Alico" (Fitzwarren's daughter), Miss Alice .Wyeth. The prognumno was put through in first-class Btyle, and refleois great credit on Miss Moran,' who must have boon put to no littlo trouble in bringing the entertainment*' to so successful an issue. After the performance of "Whittington," the following recitations and songs were given:—Recitation, selected, Mr Geo. Sykes; violin solo, "The Cuckoo," Miss J. Moran; song, "Dowu Went the Captain," Miss M. Chamberlain; recitation," Truth in Parenthesis," Miss A. Wyeth, this deserves special praise, it being splendidly' 'rendered; song, Officer's Funeral,"' S. Tankefflyj recitation,' "Miss M, Chamberlain,; violin solo," Last Rose of Sqnjmer," Miss J. Moran; lecitatipn, Mr (Jj Sykes;' vpqal duet, '(jlpney Hat, tens, Mjssjj, Ptiamb.Brlain'and S, Tankersley; chprug, '"Auid Lang Syne." " ThY seating 'room ' wis strained to its utmost by a delighted audience, who. were well vepaifl for attending, I believe this is, going iq Iffi' followed by enjertyjn,, raentsnprth'i.: