NELSON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XXI, 22 May 1897, Page 647

NELSON.

Dear Bee, May i i. On Thursday evening last THE 1 SNOWFLAKES ' AND NELSON ROWING CLUB MINSTRELS gave a very successful entertaiment in aid of the Hawke's Bay Relief Fund. The object lieing a good one. and the entertainment popular, the Theatre in consequence was packed. It must have been verv gratifying to Mrs Howie, who had the disagreeable part of ’ geting up’ the entertainment, that it was such a decided success, and she will be able to hand a substantial sum of money to the Relief Fund. The Snowflakes I have described to you before, the chief difference being that they had corner men, bones 1 Mr N. Levien), and tambo (Mr A. Oldershaw), and they made their jokes, local and otherwise, in between the Snowflakes' songs and choruses. The second part opened with the Snowflakes’ graceful march, which, of course, had to be repeated. The Garrison Band played an excellent march while they went through the various figures. A word of praise is due to the Garrison Band, who did all in their power to make the evening a success by playing outside the Theatre before the performance began, and they also kindly stepped in and played a selection in place of two gentlemen soloists who did not appear—cause unknown. Misses Driscoll and H. Reeves also sang solos, and Mr Langlev sang a comic song in character. A thorough!venjoyable entertainment was brought to a close by an amusing farce, entitled ' The Darkies’ Serenade,' bv the Nelson Rowing Club Minstrels. One of the leading features of the farce was a stump speech by a candidate for Parliament, who was certainly clever in the way in which he got mixed up in his ideas Mr A. Moore acted as conductor to the Snowflakes, while Mr M. C. Nevanas assisted as organist, and Miss F. Sealy as pianist, the other instrumentalists being Miss Levy (violin), Mr Light (’cello), and Mr Kirkwood (flute). The Snowflakes were Mesdames Howie, Jackson, Kingdon, Mercer, Melhuish. Raine, Walker, Misses Baigent, Driscoll. Evans. Flett. G. Fell, K. Fell, Heaps. C. Jones, G. Jones. Leggatt, Perrin, Pratt, D. Reeves. H. Reeves, Sealy, Smith, Sadd and Wood. Amongst the audience I noticed Mrs Richmond in black silk, white lace cap with pink bows ; Mrs Burns, stylish primrose brocade opera jacket trimmed with brown fur; her lady friend looked pretty in blue ; Mrs Pitt, black silk ; Mrs Stevens, pink silk relieved with black lace ; Mrs Sweet (India), black silk ; Mesdames Glasgow, Oldham (two), Fell, Heaps. A. Glasgow, P. Adams. Pogson, W. Blundell (Feilding) ; Miss Glasgow, blue fur-trimmed opera cloak; Miss Tomlinson, pink evening blouse, dark skirt; Miss Gribben wore heliotrope ; Miss L. Gribben (Hokitika), black evening dress; Miss Oldham, pink blouse, black crepon skirt ; Miss Richmond, black evening dress relieved with white ; Miss Pitt, bright pink silk blouse trimmed with lace, black skirt ; Miss Bell, black ; Miss A. Bell, shot silk evening blouse, dark skirt; Miss W. Hunter-Brown, black evening dress Miss Catley, shot silk blouse, dark skirt ; Messrs Browning, Levien. B. Atkinson, Webb-Bowen (two), Ledger. Pogson. and Davidson.

Phyllis.