SOUTH TARANAKI.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7, 14 August 1912, Page 66

SOUTH TARANAKI.

HAWEHA, August 10. At the Opera House. On Thursday night the Opera House was filled to overflowing, when the ■Stratford Operatic Society staged the old and well-known opera “H.AI.-S. Pinafore.” The staging and the costumes were most art istic, and the various parts were well acted by the respective performers. A special feature of the per formance was the. excellent dancing of the sailors’ hornpipe by Air I l ’. 11. Wilkie and Aliss Rita Grubb—the latter a wee tot of not more than six summers. Amongst some of the audience I noticed were Air and Airs Gillies and Aliss AlcAlasters (of Oamaru), Air and Airs Lennon, Air and Airs Webster, Air and Mrs Page, Air and Airs W. 1). Johnson, Air and Airs Bell. Air. Airs and Aliases Kimbell (2), Air D. and Misses Caplen (2), Airs W. Hamilton (of Opunake), Mrs and Aliss Baine, Airs Joll, Airs and Aliases Glenn (2), Airs Bennett, Airs Cardale, Airs and Aliss Moore, Airs Wigley (of Timaru), Mrs Powdrell, Mrs AloDiarmid, Airs Lyttlejohn (of Wellington), Airs Worthy. Air and Aliss Tonka. Misses Buchanan (2), Miss Clapeott. Aliss Hawken, Aliss Contis (Wanganui), Miss Pratt, Aliss Williams, Miss Reilly. Aliss AAfiite, Alessrs Turton Nanearrow, Alason, Joll. Jennens, Treweek, Cox, Barley, Good, Hill, and many others. Euchre Party. Airs Page gave a small euchre party last Tuesday evening for Aliss Co'ntts, who is visiting friends in Hawera. The first, prizes were won by 'Aliss Caplen and Air Hill, and the ‘'booby” by Miss Williamson and Air Brodie. Personal. Airs Littlejohn, of Wellington, is on a visit to her daughter. Airs (Hr) McDiarmid. •_ . Airs and Aliss Wigley (of Timaru) are staying with Miss Lysaght at Atokoia.