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ENTERTAINMENT AT HEATHCOTE. Oil Saturday night the residents of . Hcathool* woio treated to an excellent evening's cnt-ertttinniput, when a party of Christchurch poriormeva paid a visit to the district With tho object o£ raising- funds for tlie local V, E A 'Tho hall in which tho performance, woa given was crowded. The first part, ol tho piogramma consisted of songa and solos, with epleniid part-singing by the W.b.A. Binriii" class, under the tutoi-ahip ot Miss ilillicent JcnninßS. This part of tho g£oKranime was gTeatly enjoyed, and showed that Miss Jennings had brought her pupils to a high pitch of excellence. Tho second half of the programme consisted of a. performance of Bernard- Shaw's "Man of Destiny" by the Canterbury College Drama Society. Tho play, full of shrewd and - subtle comment on men ahd affairs, with' Shaw's own presentation of J*upoleon as tho contral idea, was well played by tho following cast: — Napoleon (Professor J.. Shelley),.- tho; Lady (Miss I'tancoJ Fairbairn), tho Lieutenant (Mr \Y. B. Harris), Guiseppe, an innkeeper (Mr J. Earl). ' All the pertormers wera accorded a hearty vote o: • thanks. «■

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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18094, 9 June 1924, Page 14

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Page 14 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LX, Issue 18094, 9 June 1924, Page 14

Page 14 Advertisements Column 2 Press, Volume LX, Issue 18094, 9 June 1924, Page 14