AMUSEMENTS. NELSON SAVAGE CLUB.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 14 September 1908, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS. NELSON SAVAGE CLUB.

LADIES' NIGHT. It kuowa no other night than Saturday's. At times man becomes tired of form ; he yearns for freedom and struggles to break the bonds that bind him. And it is on Saturday night that he is inclined to let himself bow before these feolings. All the week he has been not himself. Duty has been calling him. It had to call. Life as he finds it now is somewhat unnatural to him, although he has grown to it and made it, and his pleasures are mostly formed from it. But on Saturday night he can be himself. He feels thus, and Savage Clubs spring into existence. They derive their name, however, from a totally different source. Called after one Richard Savage, they have Brown and developed, but they st: > resemble in nature the spirit which the founders put into it. Ser.sa 13 wanted but also nonsense. Up till about May of this year Nelson was without such a club. The gap wax felt and was filled. The right men adopted the right course in the right ?D i r it— and the result? The ladies' night at the School of Music on Saturday evening as one instance can answer for that. Seldom, if ever, in Nelson has a greater success been gained. The building was filled to overflowin?, and the. substance of the evening was enioved beyond expectation. It was a change. Everything connected with it was different. The tastefultv rl»rnratcd hall, the arrangement of the chairs, and the social nature of the whole proceedings were intensely natural to the instincts of the Savage Club. The way of applause — the unconventional bark fit is perhaps nearer to that than to anything e'.se), was an agreeable surprise to the ladies. It was not very accommodating, however, to a disobedient fox-terrier which had followed its mistress abroad. It was a small dog, and those were awful "barks." Every minute it expected to be torn into a thousand pieces. The dog suffered, for the applause that was being continually it i veil. The "barks" were not unmerited, nnd there was not a dry or uninteresting item on the paper. At the outset Chief Savage C. Y. Fell was installed in office in a truly savage fashion. The method seemed to be ridiculous, but it became intelligently funny. The Chief Savage briefly, for the benefit of the ladies, referred to the origin of Savage Clubs, and traced the movement in Nelson from its commencement. He then called upon the various performers for their items. Tho orchestra opened the evening with "Tho Eclipse," and the audience settled down in the comfortable lounges and easy chairs that were provided to eniov the entertainment. Savage Menzies was heard to good effect in "The Romany Lass." There were several other songs. The programme said Savaee Hintz would amuse the tribe with "So Did I." He did. In the song "Youne Dietrich," Savage T. Houlker's fina voice was heard to good effect. Towards the close of the programme Savaee Bush so amused the audience that hn was forced to reappear, and again caused much laughter with "The Ladies." Savages A. C. Maginnity and Stannard. in their song, "The Bold Gendarmes," were greatly appreciated. The Savage Quartette, consisting of Messrs A. and T. Taylor, Bert Tasker, and Glover, was in good form, and the voice* blended with an case that enabled it to be heard to good effect. The quartette was down for two items. First "Comrades in Arms" was rendered, and then "Doant ye cry, ma Honey." Savage Lemmer provided an interesting interlude with the violin sola "Catavina" (Raff). Quite novel effects were given on the concertina by Mr Amos Taylor. With surprising ease he imitated church bells and the "rolling" pipe organ. He was brought back by the audience. Savage Cock gave an interesting account of a AYagnerian Festival at Beyreuth, and Savage Maginnity yarned for ten minutes. Savage MeCabe gave a musical monologue entitled "The Old Actor." His attire renresented the life he was depicting, and his story was told in graphic manner. Savage Sheriff caused much laucrhtcr with a recitation entitled "As Only a Woman Can." Ho was recalled, and he again provided much amusement. Savage Chapman was to have told a vain, but he was indisposed. The Garrison Band Quartette, Messrs H .and A. Berrvman. C. Hanson and T. Hughes, nlavcd "Operatic Gems" (J. Old Hume) m really good style. An item of the evening was "The Mulligan Guards." Dressed in almost inconceivable uniforms, the guards assembled in as man} different ways as was possible. Theii singing was a feature of the performance. The closing ode was then sung by tho tribe, ajid "God Save the King" brought the proceedings to a r\r.si-. Refreshments were handed round during the interval. Altogether the evening was a great success and those responsible for the arrangements deserve credit. But it was carried out in not a better manner, although of course more, lavishly, than the fortnightly koreros of the Club have been during the winter. Much of the success that has attended the efforts of the Club here are due to the spirit that has been put into the work by Chief Savage Fell and the respective officers of the Club, and also by theindefatigahle efforts by the Committee and the hon. seereary, Mr W. V. Rout. The Club has been fortunate in having a secretary unsparing in his pains and onft who knows how things should be dons and has the diligence to carry them out. The Club can truly look for a long and happy life in Nelson.