LEPPERTON.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16194, 27 July 1918, Page 4

LEPPERTON.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. July 25.—As anticipated, the Stratford Vaudeville Company got an overflow house, had a most appreciative audience, and gave us a spitting show. I understand these good people have been the means of raising between £3CO and £IOO for patriotic purposes, more power to them. Before beginning the concert an apology was made for the unavoidable absence of the company’s usual pianist through sudden illness. Miss Moon, a young lady of about 15 summers, 1 should say, was requisitioned at a few hours’ notice, and played the whole programme practically at sight and right up to time, and considering some of the music was rather catchy her performance was most meritorious. As above stated, the concert was much appreciated; in fact, one might almost have imagined wo had the Bandies or the Scarlet Troubadours with us, and Mr. J. S. Rowe, the director, is to be congratulated. The large audience were brought up with a round turn by Miss Rowe’s recitation, which portrayed so much of the sorrow and sadness from the mother’s point of view brought about by this awful war.

At tlie conclusion, Mr. F. W. Atkinson thanked Mr. Hasell, of New Plymouth, for the loan of flags, and also called for cheers for the performers, which were given with groat gusto. The wants of the inner man were next attended to in Lepperton’s usual manner, the Ladies’ Guild superintending the commissariat most capably. The usual dance followed, and was largely patronised. I understand the Copper Trail will benefit to the, extent of about £23.

Following is the programme;—“Why Don’t You Come Down and Open the Door?” J. S. Rowe; “Somewhere in France, Dear Mother,” Miss Milne; “Sons of New Zealand,” B. J. Peters; “Sammy,” Miss Greenhadgh; “Heroes of th© Dardanelles,” G. J. Walters; “Alary,” Mrs. Carter; “Why Do You Keep Laughing at Me?” S. Ward; -‘Push Through the Window,” company; “One of These Days," B. J. Peters; “King of the Night,” G. J. Walters; “Pals Now Are We,” Mrs. Carter; “'When We Went Marching,” J. S. Rowe; recitation, “Woman’s Part,” Miss Rowe: “Songs My Mother Used to Sing.” Miss Milne; hornpipe and Highland fling, J. Andrews. “God Save the King,”