CHAUTAUQUA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 19 July 1924, Page 4

CHAUTAUQUA

MINSTRELS OF THE BALKANS”

An Australian paper describing the entertainment given by the Jugo-Slav Tamburiea Orchestra, (“Minstrels of the Balkans”) says:—“The Jugo-Slav Company consists of five artists, each an expert in his line, and the fact that they have toured Europe and America for tlie last eight years should be some indication of their standing. The instruments on which they played were very effective the music at times being of haunting sweetness, and the demand for encores was emphatic and insistent. In addition to playing on the instruments, which are popular in their own land, and which are stringed, resembling in appearance mandolins and ’cellos, they are sweet singers with very well developed and tuneful voices which were heard to advantage in Slav and Englsih songs. Mr John Gayski, who has a powerful tenor voice .also plays the . No. 1 brail; Mr Peter Smatlik, who is the possessor, of a most pleasing baritone, plays the No. 2 birth; Mr John Plcshe, who has a ersounding bass voice, plays the berdo, a bass instrument resembling the. cello in appearance. Mr, James Perusich, who rtngs with a very highly pitched and melodious tenor, is an adept on the bugarija: and the fifth member of the quintette, Mr Emrick _ Stefie, w;ho is. a baritone of most pleasing quality, dcliyliled the audience with the. biserm-

The box plan is open at HounselPs, and is rapidly filling, so that those who are contemplating attending the entertainment on Monday evening * will be well advised to reserve their seats.