THEATRE ROYAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 18 February 1915, Page 7

THEATRE ROYAL.

WELLINGTON ENTERTAINERS.

I The Wellington Entertainers will give their opening performance in the Theatre Royal to-night. They" commenced their southern tour at Picton on Satur- ! day, and gave successful entertainments •dt* Blenheim on Monday and .Tuesday. Mr W. F. iConnors, with the banjo, has been a popular perforiiner, and at Blenheim on Tuesday "nigSt was "ally, recalled.'All the other artists wei-Si well received. It is announced that SO'per cent, of the. net profits qf> the ;perf6rniane'e will.-go', to' the. New, Zealand iCelief. ; Fund for .the benefit 'of depend ehts' I of, soldiers who fall in' the war.-

. Th> company gave a pei*f ormance in the' streets at Blenheim at midday on Tuesday for the benefit of the iPoor of Britain and. Belgium Fund, ami the result of their efforts was acknowledged byMr G. M. 'Spe'rice, honorary secretary of the Marlborough branch of thatXfuhd in the folio-wing terms: • ' ! , •'•' 1 "Blenheim, Feb. 16.

"To iMa/nager, "Wellington' Entertainers, ;■ "Dear Sir— l Oh." behalf of .'my executive I desire to thank you and -your talented company very sincerely for your patriotic and generous action in coming to Blenheim, and assisting in the raising of funds in aid of causes rendered necessary by the terrible war. in which' our Empire is engaged. The remarkable success which attended your entertainment in the streets'of Blenheim to-day'in aid of 'the above fund—you raised- £22 odd in less t>ba<n an hbhr in /voluntary contributions—is indeed, a: tribute' to the ' enthusiasm of your ~ the energy thrown ijyv-.them into rificing and philanthropic- ; .-woxk. : " "I- ; trust that the 'greatest" success will' attend you on your tour of. Nelson and West "'Coast towns, and. that"; you will as a result bring back a rich harvest to .thecentral' fund at "Wellington to assist" in alleviating the distress caused;in"this and other countries by the war. " With be.st wishes.' - '' '' ' '■ {•"■■/' ',-,"•, "'" .■■' -"■'■'■ "Yours sjhcerelv,? v " ■'• ' ' .