CONCERT REVIEW

Serial Waves, Volume 2, Issue 2, 27 September 1940, Page 4

CONCERT REVIEW

Last Monday’s concert by the Ship’s party was by far its best# Whether due to a very welcome change in temperature (Not, alas, maintained) or to the endless stream of nurses who filed in, I don’t know, but every artist was at his best, and the whole show went across with a bang* > ''' : 1 Needless to say, Jack Lockhart again dazzled his audience with loads / of jokes & witticisms, & was recalled time after time. The two saxophone players, Hugh Bolton & Joe Bell, played solos & duets & proved as popular as ever, Tony Rex & Norm Leaf sang solos & choruses with the Orchestra. As usual, Tony Rex delighted his hearers. Norm Leaf sang better than ever, & undoubtedly has a most promising baritone voice* Incidentally, this was his 21st birthday, & he was presented with a small gift by Major Trevor* Smith on behalf of permanent members of the Ship’s Concert Party, Good luck, Son, ; The Orchestra was again in very good form and played several numbers, the pick being ’’Goodbye Hawaii”. Keith Cohen made a very good job of ’’Song of India” on the violin, & Dr. Caughey had the crowd in fits with his verses bn t(r)opieal events. Sister Dewar again delighted everyone with items on the pipes, & Kay Walker, with his first cousin to Charlie Me Carthy proved very popular. Community singing, led by the Orchestra, brought a most enjoyable evening to a conclusion. The following night, thanks to the ingenuity of Sjt Buekworth, who had somehow smuggled down a piano, a Concert was also given to some of our hospital patients, and was very much appreciated