THE ENGLISH Q.P.'s.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 28 March 1922, Page 4

THE ENGLISH Q.P.'s.

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. • The Opera House last night was filled with a keenly interested and enthusiastic audience when this talented company of performers combined, as they , say in their notices, "a harvest of hum- '' ~ our and harmony." This enables them i I to give a rich and delightfully varied list of selections, so that all tastes are served. Their orchestra gives concerted i items that are a feature of the pro-; J gramme and please everyone, while the ; jazz band is a novel item, and is full j of vim and gives many surprisingly i | good effects. Their choral numbers by , • the Q.P.s are excellent, the voices be- i I ing well balanced and blending capitally. The grand opera scena and grand ' I finale we-e most interesting and alto- i ; gether a ..ne performance. The charac- j : ter coivk- .y sketches of Beatrice Wenban p:;)>od an irresistible attraction and.-u-Mi for this sterling artiste a well! | deserved and enthusiastic reception. • Q. P. Leonard Nelson proved, as was . expected, a host in himself. He gave a j series of songs and stories in character,' i and quite brought down the House' His changes were wonderful, and his i items were all enthusiastically encoreu. ! Hazel Fuller, in her songs "Here's to Love" and "Pipes of Pan" showed herself the possessor of a sweet soprano , voice, which she uses artistically. She '. and Mr. Morris sang the well known i : ".Miserere" duet with fine effect, while . Mr. Morris gained, a most decidedly ! good reception for his singing of the great Pagliacei number. The concerted j numbers of Misses Fuller and Fitz- j gerald and Messrs Morqs and Scott: ■were altogether delightful. Other very : excellent numbers were the "Old Englisli Country Scene" and the amusing sketch 'What is a Wife Worth?" Phil ! AsioW, tfie violinist, delighted his audience with his playing of Mazwika , (Drusin) and imitation of a church ! organ, drawing a fine tone from his instrument and showing great execution. (Jeorge Sharratt in light comedy and I Will Key with his excellent piccolo j playing were also most successful, while J Agnes Sterling, at the piano, contributed not a little to the success of the evening. Altogether the performance was excellent in every way, and a great delight to all. No one should fail to ; , see this talen£ed company. | TO-NIGHT. , There will be a complete change of programme to-night, and a performance ; as good as before. It is expected there ' will be another overflowing audience.