CORONATION BAZAAR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 5

CORONATION BAZAAR.

OPENING TONIGHT

The Coronation bazaar, m aid of St. Mary's parochial school building fund, opens at the Garrison Hall to-night at 7.30. The opening ceremony is to bo performed by his Lordship Bishop Cleary. The undertaking, which has been organised on a very large scale, gives promise of comparing very favorably with any bazaar organised m the larger cities, and visitors can look forward to witnessing, something out of the ordinary m, the way of- : bazaars. Upon entering the spacious hall one is struck with the picturesqueness of the surroundings. The numerous stalls : are all elaborately decorated : as representing different parts of the Empire. The extensiveness of the decorations reflects credit upon those responsible for the work, and . it shows that no time, labor or expense has been spared m producing such an attractive display. . The effectiveness of the scene is greatly enhanced by the many beautiful articles which the stalls contain, and the stall-holders are sure to be well patronised. The decorations of the stalls' are worthy of commendation, and the manner m which they have' been arranged to represent the different countries i.s very pleasing. For instance, at England's stall the red, white and blue and Royal Standard arc prominent,, whilst Scotland can easily be located by the lion anil heather. The shamrock and lyre occupy prominent positions at Ireland's stall, 'and there is no possibility of missing New Zealand's ferns. A huge kangaroo draws attention to Australia, whilst the eagle and Stars and Stripes are conspicuous on the American depot. The other countries are represented m a similar way. Other decorations about the hall include the handsome prizes m connection with the art union, to be drawn next week. The hall stage will not be used, but the Gisborne Boxing Association has kindly lent their staging, which -is situated m front of the hall stage,,, and is to be the rendezvous for the fancy dancing and skating. The thanks of the committee are also due to Mr T. Haisman, who not only designed the stalls, but supervised their erection. The committee also appreciate the kindnesses of the Garrison Hall authorities for the. consideration shown them m allowing preparations to commence last Saturday m order to have the arrangements' completed m time.

The Oity Band has kindly consented to play to-night from the post office to the Garrison Hall

The following ladies ace m charge <a( the various stalls •— Kii gland (sweet stall), Mrs Phil Barrv^ Scotland (fancy gobtlsj. Mesilames .Clilair ami H. J.Finn; Ireland (fancy goods) Mrs Kossbotliam ; Canada (children's stall), Mesdames Ed. Williams and Clouston and Miss Duggan; Australia (fancy goods), Mesdames J. Maynard and S. Williams ; New Zealand (fancy goods). Mesdames Trent, G. Parker, 'and D. J. "Barry ; Africa (fancy stall), Mrs j. H. Martin and Children of Mary;, India (refreshment stall), Mesdames Ingham, Aylward, and Morris ; America, Miss Neill. Although there will be numerous side shows, the principal attraction will be the fancy dancing. . For this part of the •programme -Professor Owen Cardston, of Australia, has been specially engaged to train the performers. /<,.The opening programme to-night should produce a spectacular , display. The scene Avil) open with a peep at Japan. Japanese "billikims" will be shown playing and worshipping until the orrival of the Parisians, who scatter them everywhere. The Parisians include Misses Manning (3), Parker, Downey, Pearce and Hennessy (2), Messrs "Maynard, Hennessy, Oman, Stevenson, Davidson, Clare, Scarfe and. F. Harding. Next m turn will be the shepherdesses of Switzerland, who will be, followed by the national dancers of Sweden. ' There will be a summer ballet by about. 100 dancers, who will, produce .some ver-y pretty movements, forming a J danoe of spring; autumn, and the lily ballet. A party of skaters will perform some intricate work on a very limited stage space, these performers being Misses Ferguson (2), Whitlock, De,mpsey, Parker , and Church, and Messrs Ha-ckett, Fairlie, Mason, Lang, Morell and Wiklish. A cliai'ming s6ena will be that of Cupid's dance, m which Miss Lullie Power and six little ''Cupids," namely, Misses Fitz'patrick, Elliott, Barry, Murphy (2), and Leggett take part. With Processor Cardston Miss M. Martin will be seen to advantage m the danz des floritz,' this being one of the most attractive numbers. The gem; of the evening is expected to be the ' "Washerwoman's Strike." Another very pretty item will be that of '.'Fireflies," m which' Miss Dempsey is to be soloist. The •lighted lamps of the children, with their evolutions, should be most attractive. Miss Puttie Elliott, Avith a host of auxiliaries, will be seen m ''The Anchorage," which is one of the prettiest items on the programme. Miss O'Hara as the "Solomon Islands" is grotesque m the extreme, and the weird movements of the natives will surely delight the public. A charming gavotte dance will' be- given by six ladies and gentlemen, m costumes of the period of King Henry VIII. Those to takte part m this item are Misses Bishop, Hollis, Power, Image, Gordon and Haughie, and Messrs Casey, Doolan, Maynard, Hennessy, Bishop and Haughie. A dress rehearsal was held last night, and was most successful. ' Considering that Professor Cardston has only had three weeks m which to train the performers, the results are highly: creditable. The Professor \vn« to have put m six weeks at the work, but he was attacked with appendicitis, and was thus delayed. He ; has been two years m New Zealand, producing similar entertainments. When m Gieymouth Mr T. Pollard,' of opera fame, "was present at the dress rehearsal, and he was so pleased with the work that he mounted the stage and -congratulated both the Professor and the dancers upon the wonderful results he had witnessed. Professor Cardston would very much like Mr Pollard to see the Uisborhe pupils., for m half the time they have acquitted themselves almost up to a professional standard. The Professor makes a specialty of stage coloring, and m this respect he has received every assistance from the parents of the children, , who have faithfully carried out lm instructions.