POT POURRI CLUB CONCERT

Patea Mail, Volume XLIX, 15 August 1927, Page 2

POT POURRI CLUB CONCERT

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS. A brilliant success very aptly describes the entertainment given by the members of the Patea Pot Pourri Club on Friday night in aid of the funds of the Whenuakura Hall Society. The whole of the items were charmingly rendered, and every one of them would have done credit to any of the large centres. Misses Haswoll and M. Hauler ton, the organisers of ©the entertainment, are deserving of the thanks of the community for tho energy and cnteiprise displayed in arranging and carrying through so varied and charming a programme. We have no doubt that each and every one of those pre,>s<ut on Friday night will look eagerly forward to the next effort capable and talented band. Special thanks are due also to the orchestra, consisting of Mrs. A. A. Carey (piano), Mrs. Thomson, Miss W. E. Hemingway, and Mr. Harrc (violins), Mr. D. Nicholls (flute), a‘nd Mr. E. Reed (cornet)., the latter, in particular, being a tower of strength. Too much praise cannot be ghen to thb accompaniste (Miss Jean Shcild, A.T.C.L.), who played tho accompaniments to perfection. The whole of the items of tho programme were earned out so well that it would be invidious to mention any particular artiste. Suffice it to say that everyone did their best, and thoroughly deserved the encores that wore demanded in each and every ease. The following was tho programme, which will assuredly bear, repeating in the near future: — ‘ -

I—Overture,, “ Imperial,' ’ Orchestra Piano Mrs. A. Carey, Violins Mrs. Thomson, Miss W. E. Hemingway, Mr. Harre; / Flute,-.Mr.--,D. Niehcdls; Cornet,

•'V Mr., E. Reed; 2 Opening Chorus, “A Truly Rural Lot,” Company, with dance solo by Miss Boagey. 3 Chorus, “ Where’d You Get Those Eyes?” Company. 4 Vocal Duet, ‘‘o Dry Those Tears,” Miss M. Hamerton and Mr. Naismith. 5 Quintette, Mrs. Masters, Miss N. Luxton, Miss Has well, and Messrs. Dodds and Stanford.

G—Vocal Solo, ‘Speak, Earth Speak,’ Miss M. Hamerton. 7 —Quartette, “I Want to Be Happy,” Mrs. Masters, Miss D. Roberts, and Messrs. J. Crawford and Dodds, with chorus. S—Vocal Solo,. ‘ Nymphs and Pawns, ’ Miss F. Boagey. 9—Sketch, ‘‘The Parson’s Address,” Mr. Hartenbexg. 10—Song and Gavotte, ‘‘Court of Louis,” Girls ef Company; Dance and Tableau by Misses F. Boagey and L. Adams. / Interval.

11— Overture, ‘‘New Colonial March,’’ Orchestra. 12— Chorus, ‘ ‘ Barcelona, ” J. Crawford and Company; Spanish Dance by Misses Boagey, Hamerton, and Carey. I?.—-Vocal Solo, “Carissima,” Miss L. Haswcll.' 14—Humorous Sketch,. ‘‘The One-Man Drqma,” Mr. Hartenberg.

M Bubbles, ’ ’ Miss F. Boagey

and chorus, IG—Vocal Duet, “Let’s Gnnv Old To gether, ” Miss M. Hamerton and K‘. Dodds, with chorus and tab leau. 17—Vocal/Solo, “Bedouin Love Song,” Mr. Naismith. IS —Duet, “Bye, Bye, Blackbird,” Miss Haswoll and J. CrawTord and chorus. / 19--Finale, “Ring a Ling,” Soloists

Misses Boagey, Hamerton, and Haswcll," and Mr. J. Crawford, with company. “God Save the King.”

The dancing items on the programme were under the direction of Miss Freda Boagcy, and were a feature of the evening’s ontcrtainriicnt. Too mucS praise cannot :bc given to Mrs. A. A. Carey, who very generously and in the best sporting spirit, stepped into the breach and led the orchestra, which helped in no small degree'towards the evening’s success.

Before the entertainment concluded Mr. C. R. HoncyJicld, on behalf of the Pr.{. Pdurri Club, thanked the audience fc- their splendid patronage, and on behalf of the Whcnuakura Hail Society, thanked the members of the club for so generously putting on such a line entertainment,.which showed that Patca, possessed talent cqugl to any in ' the Dominion. As they all knew the proceeds of the entertainment were for the liemidation of the debt on the Whcnuakura Hall, which they had just built. He had to thank the Patou people for. the generous assistance rendered the Hall Society since they had started their campaign for the new hall, and he cpuld assure them that the 'Whpnuakura folks appreciated their efforts to tlic full.

iTiic "Whenulikura Hall Society then entertained the Pot Pourri Club and *'*<* helpers to an excellent supper, in the course of which thanks were expressed to all who helped the club to produce tho entertainment, special mention being made of Mrs. Masters and Mi. F. Looker, and the members of the orchestra.