THE PURPLE COURTIERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 259, 20 July 1918, Page 2

THE PURPLE COURTIERS

A company of earnest and well-inten-tioned amateurs, masquerading a" the Purple Courtiere. gave an entertainment .1. the Concert Ohambcr l a6l evening in aid of the building fund of St. Jlarv of the Angela Church, Boulcoll Street >)ip costume comedy class of cntcrlaimnci t was favoured, and for coniparat j,> strangers to tnc footlights' searching *, i tho efforts oi the company were miitn entertaining, and recalls wore frequcn throughout the evening. The progrXi • consisted of eolos, duets, and on«cii!ilp numbers, whilst the lighter songs" \w',\* given a choral trimming according io character. Mies Doris Olarlte sane '"TV Glow Worm" daintily. jilbs Borvl C '-k danced a measure, and the audience ' ' it. The tenor of tho company, , 3lr i : Martin, nanir "My Queen" ami "An fashioned Town." Mr. Bid. Vecfe \n- -d ta ho a pleasant singer of lijlit cowi" songs, lie wus sncccsstul in "Shop' , •'iii'l "The Sluidows on the Blind." One of "t] p prettiest turns was "Chu Chin Chow" sung by Mine Queen M'lucrny. marred b'v poor lightmi; which made the singer a black figure against the lights behind. The. encore.number, "Hour Kong." also in Ononto.l character, was csitriiy end bright. With sfr. Georgi; Peek' Vies M'liierny also «ing "My uu) P UuU ,|J Moll. Jlr. Peck also gavn a scries of character studies. Mies Fanny .loplin sang "fcomewherc in France." and the Sistors Clarke Tonh's duct. "Parted." Mr Will Church's mnin contributions eavonred of the sea. The enßcmblo numbers included "Old King Colo," "Eat Less Dread, "Listen to the Band." mid "Nuts and May.' Mr. J. Duncan acted as accompanist.