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THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.

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THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. 4 MOURNFUL HOLIDAY AT COLWYN BAY. STRIKING SUNDAY SCENE. Notwithstanding the thoughtful message of King George to h'is subjects requesting them not, to allow the sad circumstances of the Late King's regretted death to disarrange thai holi- I day preparations, the week-end returns for Coiwyn Bay show a considerable decrease in the number of visitors compared with tne pre- vious VViiitsUiitdde, and ttus was probably ciue to the very sincere sorrow prevailing tor the loss of tjie departed Sovereign. h lis quostLonaote -.vhetner the Brinsii people have ever knowsi a more mournful public lloliday. Nature ap- peared to be exeating her utmost endeavours to biigiiten the gloom, for the s-un shone and warned one's iluart as 'it had not done tmis year before, wLIJst the landscape was clothed in. its most beautiful garb. Uut .never did people make pica-sure more sadly. Í!CIV things could be more impressive than the spectacle wmoh the epiend'id Coiwyn Bay promenade presented on Sunday afternoon. Between three and four o'clock a dismal, rainy and misty morning hav- ing given way to a glorious atternoon, there were many thousands on the parade, but, in place of a gaily attired throng, we had an enor- mous funeial procession; every man, woman and child wore mourning. A &olid stream of black practically three miles in Length was re- lieved here anu there only at rare intervals by » white or purple coloured dress. The scene will rive long in one's memory; it afforded a itriking, ineftaoeabie tribute to the memory of ')C illustrious subject cf our common sorrow. Monday brought with it delightful sunshine, isl.i,d a round of entertainments, which helped to cheer visitors and residents arike. The towns- people had made their customary preparations to cater for all-comers, and throughout the day Il abundance of enjoyment was derived from the various sources of attraction and amuse- ment. The far-famed PwUycrochan Woods, the lkn le Fairy Glen, and the 'innumerable charm- ing walks in the district; were largely fre- quented; coaching, boating, goliing, fishing, and even paddaing were freely indulged in. THE ENTERTAINMENTS. The Pier concerts received a fair share of patronage, the singing of Mr Robert Charles- worth giiv'cng general satisfaction. Harry Reynolds' Serenad-ers commenced their ninth season with a concert at the Public Hall (where, by the way. the troupe will perform whenever the weather forbids outdoor work during the summer months) on Friday evening, when the were accorded a very hearty welcome by a large and thoroughly appreciative audience. The veteran Harry has rallied round him this year an exceptionally smart lot of men, and jf he does not a a good harvest this season he will have fully deserved it.. The company inciudes nine performers, only three of whom (Harry Reynolds, Chas. Warham and Gilbert Edwards) appeared last year, and, though one misses the happy face of Oliff Wood, it must at once be said that they are to a man much superior to their predecessors. In fact, the Troupe has never reached a higher level of all-round excellence than this year, and those who know the history of Reynolds' organisa- tions will readily realise that that means much. The new men are Jack Hastings, an imper- sonator at-d descriptive soloist; Fred Fulton., a comedian; Eric Dean, a baritone who can make ffreat play writh a capital voice; Walter Gordon, a humorist; Ally Benson, an uncommonly clever comic singer and performer, and James. Richard- son, pianist. They presented a bumper pro- gramme cn Friday evening, and from bejinninf to end the audience manifested their warm ap- preciation in an unmistakable fashion. The concerted number* were rendered with a finish quite surprising ia view of the few opportuni- ties obtauned for practices, and the sketch at the close went off with great spirit. An interlude, in which the proprietor and Warham narrated the troubles of a Territorial recruiting officer, roused roars of laug-'nter, and revealed the ini- mitable Harry in quite his old form, with War barn showing a marked improvement upon his work of la3t season. Warham is developing into r aoufc °*, real mcn*- The evergreen "Rajah 7 H 7 W3f r«n<i«r^ by Walter Gordon, i,:|j _nn"vf a j th1 troulie with much artistio 7 j Monday the troupe turned out at 11 Seronaders' old ,->1 fresco pitoh on the East Parade, where Mr Remolds has va been renovating and improving his stage, beside ffivrng it the new name of "Bohemia." Large •urirences attended each concert. .ever"P<>I;>lilaJ- Pierrots have been at work at their snug and well-appointed "Arcadia" on the NVcst Parade for some weeks, but on Friday ever,lingr Frank Blythe and his merry men bid Ktieu to Cohvyn Ba.y aftar malting a good im- pression. TheÙ place was taken on Saturday eveni-n<j bv Sid Frere, the incomparable, and a nrst-c^ass band of entertainers, indud'Hi" amusing little Teddy Wcotton, Charles Edwin and S.d Trickett, each of whom has lor*; sinoe won the esteem of Coiwyn Bay oonoert-goers, jyuh rrank A. lerry, a coon singer and danoer; Desmond Thomas-son, tenor, and R. Seed, pian- ist, Mr W. Pryce-Davis managing as usual, 'he number, it should b?. added, will be am- tented forthwith. There was scarcely an empty seat when rrere and his men made their initial bow on caturday evening, and. after the enthusiastic reception given them, it was only natural that they q-ulickiy settled down to regain the favour- able place won by the troupe last. reason, and i4us they promptly achieved. Apart from the rolhcking introduct-ary chorus every item ren- dered waa absolutely new, at IP&it to Colwyn Bay, and was characterised by that excellent taste that has always been associated with pro- gr attune* performed under Mr Frere's direction. Sid Tpckett, who had the privilege of opening the solo list, led off with "Hollo, yc?u fellows," to such good effect that he h<td to oblige again with "Pride of the Prairie." Sid has obvious- ly made great etudes since last summer. His voice is stronger, more melodious, and of dis- tinctly better quality in every respect; it is pro- duced much better, and the artist's stage manner is more polished and lass self-conscious. Desmond Thomas-on, who followed scon after- wards with "Mignonette," made a oapital first impression. Gifted with an exceedingly fine tenor voice, he sang witlo splendid constraint, for so young- an artist, vet with feeling and real msight. His enunciation was uncommonly ?ood, and in method and manner at once proved himself a vocalist of sound merit. The other newcomer, Frank Terry, gavo first a coon fencf, which he wound up with a graceful, skilful bit of dancing. which apparently pleased the "house" more thun a "itt.e, an encore being in- sisted upon. Charles Edwin had a topical song with a good swung in "Tax the bachelors," and he sing it weli. Teddy Wootton ohose 'Neath the Mangrove Trees" for his first num- ber, and, capable little man that ho is, he pa'kited the picture very effectively, responding to a hearty call with "My Montana Maiid," whose haunting refrain will no doubt be whistled by every pair of youthful lips in the district, in the course of a few days. Frere was in great form, a double encore falling to hi3 lot forth- with. H:s ertdless repertoire has obvHously been venerous'v extended during the past few months, for before the cloee of the oonoert he sang "uite a programme cf songs "an his own." every one of which was new for him here. Sid. is., if anything, a fit tie better than iast. year; more need not bo said. Individ- ually and collectively (the concerted ite.ms were invariably- successful) the Arcadia enter- tainers are even on a hi.gher level than last fimmer.

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LLANEFYDD CHAIR EISTEDDFOD.

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ATHLETIC SPO-RTS AT RHOS-ON-SEA.

- AK OTHEIi KAMCAL ,UNSEATED.

HARD WORK AND SOFT JOBS.

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