LAWRENCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12, 25 March 1909, Page 455

LAWRENCE

The promoters and management of the entertainment given in the Town Hall on the evening of St. Patrick's Day are to be complimented on the success that attended their efforts (says the TuapeJca Times). The attendance was exceptionally large. Of the merits of the programme, which was wholly provided by; a Dunedin operatic and concert company, we can only speak in the terms of highest praise, and we are sure that all present were wen satisfied with the entertainment provided. The programme opened with the operetta, ' Sang Azure,' the principal characters in which were sustained by Mr. J. Hill, Miss N. Galloway, and Mr. R. A. Power. The second part opened with a short humorous speech by Mr. Carolin, followed by the singing of ' The low-back car.' An enthusiastic encore resulted, the singer responding with ' The" wcarin' of the green. 5 Mrs. R. A. Power, whose appearance was looked forward to with pleasureable anticipation, delighted the audience with a charming rendering of ' The mission of a rose, 5 and in response to a most enthusiastic oncore sang ' A long time ago. 5 Later in the evening she was again rapturously applauded for her exquisite singing of the fine song ' There is a land, 5 responding to the inevitable encore with one of Clara Butt's favorites entitled ' Baby. 5 Mr. S. C' Lawson, who appeared for the first time before a LaAvren.ce audience, made a very favorable impression with his singing of ' IsmI 5 m sitting on the stile, Mary, 5 and in response to an encore gave ' The old plaid shawl. 5 Miss Lilian King created roars of laughter with her fine elocutionary effort, ' Reflections after a ball, 5 and was equally successful in her encore item. An Irish jig by Mr. Carolin, in substitution of the" song set down for Mr. Thorley, who was unable to be present, was very neatly executed and apparently highly appreciated. Miss N. Galloway showed herself to be- possessed of very high elocutionary gifts by her recitation entitled ' Oh, no. 5 In response to an undeniable demand for more, she was equally successful in ' His single hair. 5 The programme concluded with the comic operetta entitled ' John and

Angelina, 5 the characters in which were very ably sustained by Mr. J. Anthony, Miss C. Carter, and Mr .A. , Griffiths, which, needless to say, kept the audience in a simmer of laughter from start to finish. At the conclusion the Very Rev. Monsignor O'Leafy thanked the public for attending in such large numbers, and also the performers for the very excellent and? enjoyable programme provided.