NEW PLYMOUTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue II, 11 July 1903, Page 126

NEW PLYMOUTH.

Dear Bee, July 4What Auckland has been asking for ten days, New Plymouth has been asking for the past week, “Are you a Mason?” and Mr J. C. Williamson’s Company’s performance of the funniest of funniest farces, in the Theatre Royal, last Monday evening, will long be remembered. On Tuesday evening “Oh, What a Night!” was performed, and again drew a large audience. Amongst the audience I noticed: Mrs Paul, Miss Paul, Miss Miller, black and cream; Miss Biggs, Mrs Wright, Miss Walker, heliotrope silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Rennell, black satin and jet; Miss Rennell, pale blue silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs Morrison, Mrs Buckleton. black; Miss Olive Graham (Hamilton), white muslin with scarlet ehou; Mrs AlacDiarmid, black; Miss Mac Diarmid, white muslin blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Bedford, Misses Bedford (2), Mrs Evans, Mrs Broham, Misses Evans (2), Miss Mackay. Miss E. Rennell, blue silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss V, Rennell, white silk and lace; Miss Lewis, pretty cream and pink blouse, black skirt; Mrs Cole, Mrs McKenzie, black and cerise, pretty opera cape; Mrs H. Goldwater. Misses Tobias (2), Mrs J. Carthew, Mrs Cock, Miss Cock, Miss Craigmile, Mrs Holmes, pale blue and cream silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss George, cream silk blouse, dark skirt; Miss W. George, dark skirt, pretty yellow silk with cream lace insertion blouse; Mrs Pope, black; Misses Holdsworth (2), Miss Wilson (Naseby), Miss Brown, Mrs Manneriug, Mrs Meek, Miss Thomson, Mrs Weston. Mrs Griffiths, .Miss Barren (Dunedin). Miss Read, .Mrs Wilson, Mrs Ab. Goldwater, Miss I. Goldwater, Mrs .Morgan, Mrs Paton, etc.

Last Thursday and Friday afternoon and evening A BAZAAR was held in the Theatre Royal in aid of the funds of the Victoria School -for Maori Girls. The first day the sum of ,£l4O was made. Great credit and praise is due to the Rev- F. A. Bennett for the untiring way in which he has worked. Beneath the dress circle were stalls nicely draped, and arranged with a variety of tempting things, and those who attended to the wants of the people were: Mesdames Dockrill, E. Al. Smith, R. Cock, Buttle, Woolley, Evans, Home, Kemp, W. Bennett, Ryan, Fleetwood, Paton, Spencer, Percy, Smith, Collins, Pridham, Edmunds, and Misses Testar, Stephenson, Smith, Kempton. Ryan, Fleetwood, Grant, Smith, Hopkinson, J. Fraser, Wilson (Naseby), Morshead. The stage, where the afternoon tea was held, was converted into a miniature native village, and was beautifully done. The Rev. F. A. Bennett was responsible for this piece of work, and his assistants were a number of Wanganui natives, who came purposely to help and make the bazaar a success. In the evening a musical programme was arranged, consisting mostly of Maori Items, which were enthusiastically received. The items were: —Tableau,

“Maori Village,” with the natives “at borne”; Maori Welcome, Maori Ceremony, "Presentation of Food”; “Wero” (challenge) to Maoris; "Haka”; “Wero” to Pakehas; violin solo, Mr Cock; vocal quartette, Mesdames Pikett and Shorney, and Messrs. 11- White and Veale; Maori hymn, “Kawiri” (Calvary); poi dance, Maori girls; poi dance, Rangi; haka. Among those present were: Mrs Alexander, grey frieze, black and white hat; Mrs Roy, black; Miss Roy, navy blue; Mrs Stanford, Miss Stanford, dark green coat and skirt, black hat; Mrs Dcvenish, Miss Devcnish, Miss Godfrey, Miss Gallagher, pretty pale blue silk blouse, cream net collar, dark skirt; Miss Walker, navy blue; Mrs Wright, Mrs Pridham, black and pale blue, pretty hat en suite; Mrs Percy Smith, Miss "Smith, black and scarlet; Mrs Courtney, Miss Shaw, pale green blouse, black skirt, hat to correspond; Misses Bedford (2), Mrs Laing, vieux rose costume, trimmed with black, hat to match; Mrs Adden Brooke, Mrs IL Fookes, black, fawn jacket; Miss G. Fookes. Mrs Murray, Miss Drew, blue frieze costume, white and black hat; Mrs Hoby, scarlet and black costume; Mrs Sladden, dark blue zibeline, white felt hat trimmed with black; Mrs F. A. Bennett, black costume, grey jacket; Miss O. Stanford, black coat and skirt; Miss G. Stanford, black, with fawn jacket; Mrs Rawson, black, black and white hat; Mrs Pascoe, looked well in black, handsome velvet jacket, toque en suite; Mrs Newman, Misses Hempton (2), Mrs W. Spencer, pink blouse, black skirt, grey feathered hat: Mrs ( ole, pretty scarlet costume, trimmed with black, hat en suite; Miss Hamilton, bluey grey costume, black hat: Mrs Cock, handsome black brocade, black lace zouave; Mrs Kerr, pretty black costume trimmed with silk, black hat trimmel with white feather; Miss Al. Kerr, cornflower blue frock, felt hat en suite; Miss Wilson (Naseby), white silk blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Leatham, black hat trimmed with yellow; Mrs Bewley, black, grey jacket; Miss Holdsworth, brown, hat to correspond; Miss G. Goldsworth, black trimmed with cream insertion, black and pink hat; Mrs Leaf, Mrs Fraser, black, pretty black velvet jacket; Miss Fraser, national blue costume, pretty grey jacket, black and white hat; Miss J. Fraser, white serge blouse, lace collar, dark skirt; Mrs Mannering, black; Mrs Mac Diarmid, Miss Mac Diarmid, white blouse, dark skirt; Mrs Standish, black; Miss Standish, Mrs Penn, Miss Kirkby, Mrs McKellar, Misses McKellar (2), Mrs Collins, black; Mrs Morgan, Miss Grant, Miss E. McKellar, pretty pink blouse trimmed with lace, dark skirt; Miss Ambury, brown velvet costume; Mrs Morshead, black, grey jacket; Mrs J. Hempton, Miss Morshead, Misses Evans (2), Mrs Evans, Mrs Broham, black, handsome jacket; Miss Shuttleworth, black; Miss Cottier, Mrs Tom King, Mrs Phillips, Mrs H- Stocker, Mrs Palmer, Miss Marehant, Miss llamerton, blue costume, white and black hat; Mrs Paton, white blouse, dark skirt; Airs Edmunds, pale green and lace blouse, black skirt ; Mrs A. Fookes, Mrs Mills, Mrs J. J. Freeth, Mrs Morton, Airs Aliddleton, Airs Holford, Airs Walker, Airs Kemp, Alisses Kemp (2). NANCY LEE.