SANDY'S CORNER

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 September 1950, Page 4

SANDY'S CORNER

TOMORROW’S SLOGAN Tomorrow is “Father’s Day,” so it is a case of “make the pound go father!” F OLD COINS Dear “Sandy,”—l have a shilling piece dated 1816, with George 111 on it. As your par the other day suggested that you were interested in coinage, i thought I would lei you know. Yours, “Martonian.’’ IT REUEX EI) THE TENSION. At times some competitions can be fairly tense, especially for competitors, walking up and down back stage waiting for the tingle of the judge’s bell, which, in silver topes, in effect, says: “Your’re on!” The atmosphere is often tense with relatives sitting in the audience. An incident yesterday, at the Repertory Theatre, served to lighten this sort of atmosphere. The official accompanist e, Madame Shearsby, who has earned high praise from judges and competitors alike, injured a linger during the playing of an accompaniment. She carved on till it. was finished and then, apologising, went back stage to have it bandaged up. Out came the stage manager, Jack Shanks, to wipe the blood off the keys of the piano. That brought forth voice from the piano itself, and also from the judge, Mr. Temple White, who wanted to know what tune was being played and why wasn’t his copy of the mus e available? Mr. Shanks apologised. “I'm only the stage manager,” he said, “not a competitor,” and then went off, to come back with another more appropriate rag to clean the ’ iano keys. “Ding!” went Temple White’s bell. “You have certainly not been recalled,” he said to Mr. Shanks. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the hreqk from the scriou; business of comnaring singer w'th singer, and waiting for the judge to have his say.