AMUSEMENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17181, 11 February 1930, Page 5

AMUSEMENTS

MISS ORIOLE FARAM The support extended to date to the appeal for funds to send Miss Oriole Faram abroad to finish her musical education has been satisfactory to a degree, and there is in the hands of the committee in charge of the appeal a substantial sum of money donated directly by musical enthusiasts throughout the district. This sum is insulticicut for the purpose, however, and a luriher effort, to increase it is to be made tomorrow evening, when Miss Faram will give a recital in the Opera- Douse, the wonderful gift, of the child pianist —Miss Faram is not yet out of her teens —has been recognised by many highly-com-petent authorities, and the committee in charge of the fund is convinced ot the possibilities of the Gisborne girl developing into a pianist of genius. Other centres in Australia and New Zealand have had the satisfaction of promoting the success of outstanding musicians, by the gift of a finishing course under Old World masters, and it is felt that Gisborne would be lacking in appreciation of a great opportunity if Miss Faram’s gift were allowed to languish for lack of scope. The committee lias fixed the admission for to-morrow’s recital at a modest figure, and no lover of music or patron of the gentler arts should let the opportunity go bv. J. -C, WILLIAMSON ATTRACTIONS A notable ecvrit, in the theatrical hislory of Gisborne will be the presentation here by .1. 0. Williamson Ltd., of four famed musical plays—“ The Desert Song,” ‘‘Lilac Time,” "The Maid of the Mountains.” and ‘‘The Student Prime. The season is for seven nights and a matinee, and will lie inaugurated at the Opera House next Tuesday night, behluary 18, with ‘‘The Desert Song,” which will be. presented for two nights, giving way on;the Thursday and Friday to ‘‘Lilac Time.” On the Saturday “The Maid of the Mountains” will be staged, and ori the following Monday and Tuesday the season will be coneluded- with “The Student Prince.There will lie a matinee of the "Maid ot ilie Mountains” on the Saturday. It is rarely that four such world-famed nuisi cal plays are presented during such a brief season, and a treat awaits lovers of this class of entertainment. It is an ambitious undertaking to bring such an expensive company to Gisborne, as the transport of so large a company with its scenery and effects for four plays is necessarily a most expensive undertaking, but the enterprise of d. G. Williamson Ltd. should be well rewarded, as evidenced by the. success of “Rio Rita” when if was staged here. It is Staled that- all four plays will be staged on the elaborate and complete scale characteristic of ,J. (\ Williamson productions.