A Night Among the "Savages"

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 15, 25 October 1929, Page 8

A Night Among the "Savages"

An Outstanding’ Concert é UNIQUE and very pleasant eyvening’s entertainment was afforded 2YA listeners on the evening of October 17. A special programme by the Wellington Savage Club’s Orchestra and concert party was broadcast, and proved a great success. The programme was well: arranged, and the ‘items were varied and well performed. The concert opened with an overture by the Savage Orchestra, this item and many other orchestral numbers given during the evening being excellently -rendered. The singing by various Savages throughout the evening was very good, and entertainment of a lighter nature was provided by several really humorous songs. One humorous item worthy of special mention was "The Disorderly Room"; this was rendered by the concert party.-This sketch was based on the arrest and trial (by the sergeant-major) of Private May, whose propensities for appropriating other people’s\ property were over-de-veloped. Private Jones was the chief victim, and an enumeration of his losses, ranging from rum-jars to his only sock, were very humorous. The arrest, trial, and sentence were sung to the tunes of various old songs; the sergeant-major passing the sentence to the tune of "Till the Sands of the Desert ‘Grow Cold." , An interesting lecturette on "Maori Musie" was given by Savage Johannes Anderson. Varied: forms of Maori musical instruments were discussed, ranging from a "Pahu," made from a hollow totara log suspended by’cords and struck with a matai mallet, to a "Putatara," a war-trumpet used by the Maoris to hurl insults.at their enemies. Mr, Anderson gave two demonstrations — oneness —

A NIELS EL PS EE A I ST of Maori music, as produced by windinstruments on the principle of a flute A march, played by the orchestra. concluded a first-class entertainment, and it is to be hoped that another concert organised by these talented Sav ages will be broadcast in the near future. --