Lady at Smoke Concert.
“ gMOKE CONCERTS” are generally regarded as exclusively male entertainments and it is unusual to find ladies present at such gatherings. However, at the smoke concert held in conjunction with the Auckland Anniversary Regatta prize night there was an exception to the general rule. The chairman, Mr Ernest Davis, said that, as an innovation, he had asked Mrs Tighe, wife of Surgeon-Commander J. W. Tighe, of H.M.S. Diomede, to give an item. Mr Davis escorted Mrs Tighe into the hall and the 44 innovation ” was so much appreciated that only after singing six songs and leading the assembled yachtsmen in a rousing chorus was she allowed to depart to an accompaniment of cheers.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 6
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116Lady at Smoke Concert. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 6
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