VAUDEVILLE AT RADIANT HALL

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21121, 23 March 1934, Page 21

VAUDEVILLE AT RADIANT HALL

♦ —- HENEFIT PERFORMANCE TiniH I'M TO LATH MR t . H. I.AWKI'IM'K I I To tli--. memory .-f Mr Charles Lawrence, the popular entertainer, wh'ts; ■ ecu-red last m< nfJi. and for the ■ i.inr, of " Tf - 7n• .-IT.i 1 *''" f ..nut'.', • I'"in;1'"in; M"."ri Tiin-n. A;' * •m----ti<-n gi.ve a v.i nd.'\ 11 i<- t n'>-l t.iii.llient in the Tiadiant Hall last evening. The exceptionally fine entertainment pro- \ ided and the large aurfeencv which practically filled the theatre v.-cr-gri'at tributes to th._> popu'iarity of Mr! Lawrence, and (Ir i- who organised the concert mi's! h.o.e been, t borough I. - ! i.itislied with lis success. ! Tlie programme was a loco; one. full t o! variety, and the audience was ex- j continually enthusiast r\ eocoring i evi r.v perfoi'mei' dtirii".: tin; first half! of the evening. | Among a number of wvll-known j performers there were outstanding Mr Dan McKivett. the hsumourist; Trevor and Dnwn. the Adagio dancers; and the ventriloquist. Mr Syd. Comfort, wlii oe "Pal Dick'* .sang a very lmpres- , r Sung. The items given were as fallows:— j Overture, Working Men's Club orchesIra; .song, Mrs Madge Brown; song I and dimv, Wee Georgie; Hawaiian j melodies, FJaine Moody's trior tenor j solo, David MeGill; juggling. Put Bar- j nard; soprano solo. Linda Mills; ! specialty dance, Lddie Hegaia am! j Fsme Brown: a spot of nonsense, by I ,-ome of the boys; humour. D-ita 1 Mc- I i\.i\elt; song, Daphne Pearce; Itumorous monologue, Carl Morris; musical novelty, Christchurch City Haitmonic j Band; entr'acte, Working Men's Club j orchestra; song. Los Stewart; nmsical ] moments. Charles Coates; comedienne, j Grace Nixon: nonsense, by the lads j of the village; Adagio dancers, Trevor and Dnwn; humour. George Titchfner; song, "Drinking." Charles James: ventriloquist, Syd. Comfort and hits pal Dick; nonsense, by some of the lads: .song monologue. F.sme Evans; Jock Lochart; patterologists. Lamb and Sopp: popular airs, Hilo four. The accompanists were Mrs Madge Brown and Mr Bert The stage managers were Messrs C. Coates and P. Barnard, and the house man- , ager Mr Carl Morris..