A BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14985, 12 August 1919, Page 3

A BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Te Koas, a band of entertainers just ba* from the front., will appear at tl.i*. ; Oycra House to-morrow night. An ex- j change writes: '•The programme- was light ' aui I frothy, being very much on the linos 'I presented "by. the .Dandies and similar j costume comedy companies, arid the soldier performers proved themselves ■•quiteat home iri this class of : work, pleasing "the audience gieatly m song. and ' story. -ji ana merry concerted sketches. '■ There, wrri a jprofessio.nal .-'ease and surenebs of ! j touch about the whole performance, from ! ilk' gay opehing clioi'USj which included i rousing Maori war cry., to the final i military sketch, 'Where .'Did Thai One. 1 Go." In : ilr Stan. Pritchard Te Koas have, a ' singer with a- splendid baritone voice, and Ws; songs were perhaps tJh ,| ; niost' enjoyable • items on the ..programme: : \.rtor giving 'The Aviator' be was ie-l-ijeatcdly' recalled.- Mr Les Walton jnovod ' Uiniself a taifnted luonblogui^t, and ' pleased his audience immensely with t)i dramatic tale of the French Revolution. | 'Tito Aristocracy.'- He was equally 'sue 1 ! res-.ful, m his encore nuiri'ber, . a ilelixtti-' ?ul selection from tennis' popular ver- j •ef. 'The Sentimental Bloke.' Mv Ow'i-n / Pr'tchard' is a clever comedian, niul kept I 'h'' audience aningied . with hr&..'-fu'nt-_.-mak-i tv; while he was ( bri the stage. His'rag-•j.i.-if of old uiQlpnies and tale of 'Th«. i*ir pie- 'Platoon' were enjoyable, and lie v.'t also very entertaining m his duets. ] tinii a and Mrs B,' and 'Shopping,' with \lr.W. Edwards. Mr O. King panjr a/ -rap' ■Mil save a clever step danre, 'and Miss .Tv; lijllyer (soprano), Messrs Wally. Ed•vvards (female impersonator) and Victor Klliott (tenor) also contributed much-, ■ntveciated items to the : progvammf. \-) i } ! e ,* Mr ißillie iiardletdid* yfpmaq ser- - ■rlr.c at the piano.! TKc^^^^ . Round the ; WpHd. J ia^fl '^'Tjfe = : Confer 's'-.,. outng,' and ;'vthe'. .-vq]oh^ti"dinßr': r ':ske^&ift., " 'Wh^re- Did That .'■pn'e/.'GQ?rv'~'.'wi6re ( --.'-v.« i y'. ,-iniMsihg, some clever woCltl being put Mni ■ lvj' the peitformersv „ VtM;;[ programme Tivt n by the Te Koag! proved to th.e .folks tit 'iome that our boys; Av%e well enter'n\*\?A behind; the lines" "The box plan Tor the four nights' season is at Miller's Corner. ; .' .■"'•' i.', ; - ■'.■•■ ; - • V ■.'.-.