AMUSEMENTS

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13329, 31 July 1915, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

< treat"lromSatui'bJaiid?,suoli^l JpHghl ; ka;iva;sute^ : gaiifo 'if :iask t\il6;^ iuifiencc;.: tTlio various;iidms ! a ftpraiija' tiy o ;;.;hpplmise,"; ■ wliicii,':■ pit:;; OUP bWh\f"'occasions,"became '. tufoii^'Tlic•■ National Aiithcni%%#s i r o 11 p.wbcl' b,y a haka : of: welcMio/ledrby; payibiTatfina:VnU: t)io:warriors \v)ipsp; cb(ltunio •anti \- tiiovonic.nts; avqi'c corrcct, : iiccbfxlhiffVto triulition, o]>enq'tl thd prp J ceediiigs,: ; Thp spcondKitcni :\vasai- : duct j^fttic< ; TahiwkSistcrs, :;" whoso'; s;wcef,; : : ;:inexpressible eliar;iitV--'Tho' ; :eoiitralto;;:'aml tlie.iiiezkO; sopiaub wtfi-Q'cleai; aiui uiispqileclJ ivhilc ■illphrasing and; expression; -, inaiiy ;• as : . • pjiiii|;"; vocalist would" give ■•■iiiucl; \ to - Tlie: blending voices gave forth a/ricli, inclo.'(lious&ote,' just tinged ■ witli the plain- . : sailnessvthat one discerns, -.hi.: all ■Maprfviinihstrelsy.lThc sisters ivere reca'llcc|*.twicc., Their .singing was. w.itiijjat;: piaeonipaiiinieut. Alireil /Hill's , f MVa(ata Poi'.' was given by the corn l pany,sed by HincTahiwi. The graceful iboauti'ful poi. dance was delightfully givch§by a bevy of girW The grace, thc : p'iiytlim,'and the precision of this ,cvei; welcome performance, impressed ibyeryjjic, 'and drew' plaudits and re■jpcilt'em encores. Miss Milty Gilbert's Hffiiks'iait dance was' 1 mi astonishingly CieVerS-reproduction of a well •knowndance of-Hungarian'on-' |'i : iVjia|d for the moment, the audience that -unhappy. Hungary -is- ■, with pur enemies. Maori #'ti;es| by; T, Hakaraia and- company we're. .Very effective.'XUtiku's ragtime 'sjflb,' iu : which lie was assisted: by ."a" snjailtgroup of-natives', took the house Ijy's't{ij'ih,.aud the peiltmiicr, who is a TeAiili College-bey, luhl to rcspoiuLto - hakai."jvieh \ wlildftthe -.-first part. : pf*tlie ■ pj;ogKiiilme 'closed,!; was fbJloiYed 1)f another \Viiria- '' tion ; of the! p poi- dance. The second part programme was a bouquet, of chpicci-items, and;the audience dispurs-- - .cd.afti't'' a most charming entertain'- ; input.--The Entertainers belong'to the famous ftaukavva tribe, who count the . grflatflluia'.among their, chiefs,'' This is, their first -visit to; the-South Island' and although'-' all wcre'-"bO'rn'in* New' -: 'Zealand they, have not previously ■ crossed Cook; Strait. Mlie'business is tojitj'olicti'''by'-Aiiiiiii'''o , i ; ''- % Ai% v '"Aii , dri'ffJ' - a wolHtnowit ilawko's Bay. Maori;,, while Mr 0. J'\ Phillips, ;i nephew of the famous guide, Sophia* at Eotoru'a, explains the various dances and'introduces the performers. At. the close of t'liQ perfyrmanco Mr Phillips made a stirring, appeal on behalf of • the founded' Soldiers' I'liud. The Ea'ukawa Ealei'lainers will.shortly pay a return visit to Oamarii, when tlieyill give an bntorl'ainiiicnt in aid of'the Wounded' Soldiers' Fund,