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THE TRANSVAAL WAR BELIEF FUND. | GRAND PATRIOTIC ENTERTAINMENT AT IIAANDUDNQ, A VAST AUDIENCE AND A HUGE SUCCESS. RBOEIPTSCVBRB100. Except, in the summer season it is seldom that such a large oattcooree of people oongreyate in th6 Pier Pavilion as was the case last week on' the occasion of the grand patriotic entertainment promobed !by Mr Ernest Winter (of this journal) in aid of the Widows' and Or- phans' Relief Fund. TlLe reseored seats ware all twwn-in foot, overlapped to the lesser prioed portion of the auditorium. The body of the hall w:" also well filled, and the same sbate of things existed in rtae gallery. It was, in short, a splen- did doroonsbrnticn of the patriotic feeling which exists in thk town manifesting a desire to swell the siiibsoriptkm list in aid of the widows and orphans of the soldiers in South, Africa. The ixrogramnw was good, Imt the auooess of the emit had t?e background of sympathy with the bo- reaved onea. and this undoubtedly oooounted in a large measure for the exceptionally large aud- ience which gathered together. The entertain- WAS trndesr the distinguished patooaga of the Ijadr H. Augusa. Mosfeyn, the Raght Hon. Lord Mostyn, Colonel H. Lloyd Mostyn, 4th RW.F. Colonel H. Pfibt, O.B., Admiral Gough, C.B., Surgeon- Ma jor R. Arthur Prichmrd, Major Wood, Captain Ai A. 8a.r»on, Lieutenant Henderson, Dr. James Niool. J.P., Mr Henry Kneioahaw, J.P., Dr. Dal- it mi, J.P., Mr Joseph Broome, J.P., Mr John Walker, Oertxuriie House; Mr Thomas Barker, .T.P., Mr Albert Wood, J.P., Mr John Owen, J. P., chairman of the Llandudno Urban District Omuiunl; Councillor T. T. Marks, C.E., Mr J. Adey Wells, Colonel Hugh S. Gough, Lieutenant It Bcllis, ebft. All the patrons who could possibly attend were jxresient. Anumgsfc whom we notioed Lady H. Augusta. Mostyn, of Olodda-afch, who has taken great persfm&l interest in the wuooess of the Witk regard toO the performers nothing could have exee^ed their willingness to assist in the deserving emilzkt Hie PhilharnvMiio Society, with their 'esteemed oondiuoton", Mr Benja«min Wiliisms, at once hll in with the suggestion when Mr Winter wrote desiring their oo-opera- tirwi. The satme mar be said of the Denbighshire Humans, Mr Samuol Hughes, Mr David Jones (Tenorydd Tudito), Mr F. Vinoenrt Walker, Miss Claxtcn, the Misses Williams (daughters of the oonduotor), Mr L. H. JSummarfield, and hot but not least, Madame Sadler-Fogg, who travelled from a remote part of Yorkshire to take part in the- prgn, mine, at a nominal fee. The stewards, too, Messrs A. Woodoook, Evans, and Roberts (Huyton), and) the officials of the Pier Oompany, Mr Meredith, Mr Shepherd, and others, a'.l oon- tributed their respective assistance with efficiency and willingness. The programme opemed with "Ood save our gracious Queen," Madame Sadler- Fogg taking the solo and the ohorua betirtg sung by the Philharmonic Society and the audience, who rose fw the purpose of taking part in the singing. It was a grwa, volumo of sound and a suitable opening for suahan occasion. Tenorvdd Tudno appeared next in a Royal Welsh Fusilier uniform. and was greeted with loud plaudits. His robusb tenor voice was in capital form, and he gsve "Let 1110 like a. soldier fall" in splendid trtiyV It is the kind of song which suits Mr adsmirably. He was vocifer- ously encored and added "The Cambrian plume, ■» song of a Cymric patriotic character. The Phil- haiimmio Swiwiy then gave the Welsh air "Y jfwemth gwyn," which so delighted the Duke and Dud;N<:> (,(York wh thøy were here early in the summer. We must congratulate the society upon their excellent singing. The ohoir con- tains some splendid voices. The parts are well balanced, and with a conductor of the experience of Mr Benjamin Williams nothing need be added as to the "Iiizlltii aiid shades" which form II. char- aoUiristio of the performances of the society. Mjwiaiuu fiidjea'-Fogg followed with a new song 111 Gordon Temple entitled "Oh! Song Divine, accompanied cleverly at the piano by Mr L. H. Summerfield Though suf- feoring from a slight sore throat Madame Fogg gavei an excellent rendering of thia beautiful aong. the words and nvisio of which are both excellent. A rousing encore followed, to which Madame SadIor-Fogg responded at the special desire of Arclidcacon Evans with "Rule Britannia." This was given with a spirit whiah the vocalist well knows how to infuse and again Ibrought down japturous plaudits. A pleasing variety ensued in the form o.f a vioiin solo by Miss Rebekah Claxton. Her contribution was "Scene de Bal- let" (De Beriat) in which the artistic instrumenita- Hon of Miss Olaxton was conspicuously mani- fest. She was )i?artily recalled and contributed an andanbe which was "immensely enjoyed. Miss Ruth laxfcm ajcompanied her sister at. the pnano. nrifli +ViiX ftllrt- The next item was 111 aencc. Little Mies Jessie Rogers, daughter of Mr J. W. Rogers, tripped the light fanbaotic. toe by oantributing the sailors hornpipe. The sprightly little maidem, who does not know what nervousness is, careered about the stage in true nautical fashion, each movement being executed with a niinblewss and grace which fairly en- tfanced the audience, who mt the close cheered the little girl tu the echo until she reappeared and danced a paat of it over again. Mr Samuel Hughes, the genial secretary to the Pier Com- pany, nccct made his appepance. It was a treat to hear the reception which the public gave to ttis highly esteemed public servant; for we re- gard the secretary to an organisation like the Pier Company in every way a servant of the putblia Mr Hughes' duties Me for the most part An office character. He is not a showman, and many do not realise the full extent of the onerous character of his work. On this occasion Mr Win- ter induoed him to emerge from his seclusion and give one of those humorous little ditties in the rendering of which he is such an adept. When Mr Hughes appeared on the platform he was aooorded quite the heartiest reception of the even- ing. it a minute or two before he ooulo commenco treating the N-aotaaaembly to a render- ing of "Widow Malone," an Irish ditty the humo- rous side of which he contributed: in a fault!«« manner, and his vocal powers also show that he is mo novioe on such occasions. Of course, he had to contribute something else, and this time an exoellma imitation of Maoeabe, the wall- known character «vtertai»»er, to whom in fact Mr Samue: Hughes beaM rather a striking resem- blance. The encore item was a ditty which many of the public will remember under the title of "It serves iiim -ight." Madame Sadler-Fogg wasin appeal ed and contributed Kuoken's The Young Recruit." This was given with excelkinit verve and was applauded with groat heartimeM. At this stage Mr Winter introduced to the aud- ience "Tommy Aiticins Junior" (Master Clem. Arnold) attired faultlessly in scarlet jacket and full militirv uniform, wearing several medals in- dicative of distinguished service in the Army. Tommy Junior was accompanied (by Miss Jesaie Roccrs, th9 object of their introduction being to Inaiw^ir.ate a collection. The little folk then wended their way amongst the audiemce with Im  a&w?itd A, h ?a E? th-o audience with and tajabourine gaily deoorated with rib- bons nd collected: the odd change that was "knocking about. It amounted to E10 168. Another variety followed which wae very welcome to the audience and which was looked forward to with considerable interest. It was the sword MMcise by aix memlOOrs of the L?a,nW Wh. oh" H, Screeant Tom D?via, IiwgauA D. ?r- riok Roberts, SmV-nt Dunphy, Troopera Young, Gates, Roberts, and E. Hughes. At the sound of the bugle they marched on to the stage in OBhtarv order. Sergeant R. Dunphy gave the word of oomraand with great difltmctoeas and pre- ?M and the ?en?e w? gone through in Smiot which t? Oo .of ? regiment would have strongly approved had lie been pregent. men all did splen didly and h»d tomakoa oe"A "Ppuwwwo. We a.Wd add tht Sm- S?MSor Bn? (ird Dragoon G-d8), ?i.th' ".Wmt&l instructor, was P"ent, ? after the word exeavise very kmdly '?' sented to go thr?h the ?ce dnil. piot;urell- q- P-iAs of which were duly admired by tbe audiwn. "Sff io-WM the first pM-?n ??P? mm me. During the ?te?   Oren J.P., chM?n of ? U.?n Du?t Council, stopped forward and moved a hearty rote of thanks to the performers and all who had con- tributed to the eucoeos of the event. He had Veen asked not to mention names, bub he could not refrain from alluding to the patriotic manner in which Mr Ernest Winter had inaugurated and carried the event thnnugh. AB far as the busi- ness arrangements were concerned it was appar- ent that during the last fortnight Mr Winter had W(kHi1 most energetically in connection with the matter (applause). Respecting the relief fund in Llandudno he wae pleased to tell them that con- siderable sums were being collected. The amount subscribed eixoeeded already IC400, and he had every hope that Llamdiudno would bring the total up to £600 (loudl applause). The first instalment of this would be oent to the Lord-lieutenant's county fund on Friday. Mr Owen then made a humorous allusion to a statement mad e by the chairman at an entertainment ait OolWJn Bay, at which the chairman alluded to the fact of there being a btblie village not far off called Llandudno (laughter and applause). Colwyn Bay began early, but the important thing was the finish (renewed applause), lie had every confidence that Llandudno would finish well.—Mr Winter briefly aaknowlediged the vote of thanks, and al- luded to the willingness with whiohevetrybody concerned bad worked to bring about such a granclresult. He alk>announced a grand"compli- mentary benefit concert to be given to Tenorydd Tudno on December 13tlh in recognition of the asaiaiiwoe that loonl singier had given to various entertainments for good dbjects. Part Second commenced admirably with the stirring strains of the soldiers' chorus from "Ilauit," by the male voioe glee party, Mr Benja- mill Williams conducting. By kind permission of Captain Sarson, the f ingers appeared in Royal Welsh Fusilier uniforms. They marched on to the word of oommiand of Mr D. Garrick Roberts, in capitalmilibary style, and ranged quite across the stage. This was one of the best events of the evening. The chorus woe magnificently sung as well w effectively staged. It goes without say- ing that the "Army" was encored, and here an amusing episode oocurred. They marched in at one door, paradtd across the stage, and disap- peared at the other. But the audience was too enthusiastic to be flouted. in this perfunctory manner. They went on cheesing until the war- riors came on again, and went through the chorus a second' time. Miss Jennie Williams, a pupil of Dr. Rolani Rogers, contributed. Thalberg's fantasia for the pianoforte, "Home Sweet Home." This was belautifully played and though its technioal excellence was lost upon some portions of tbo assembly, it was immensely ap- preciated by many, and did infinite credit w the clever instrumentation of the performer. Mr Winter followed with a spirited rendering of "Tommy Atkins," the chorus and audience joining heartily in the refrain. There is an inspiration just now in the hearty singing of this national song, and :t was evident that bbeaudience thoroughly enjoyed a repetition of the last verse. Mr ;inter wore a costume, "Captain Carooran," in "H.M.S. Pina- fore," which doubtless recalled in the minds of some the days of the Amateur Opera Company. Mr Benjamin Williams and his vocal forces again contributed t-o tlie pleasure of the evening by a good rendering of the famous chorus "The Heavens are telling" (irom Haydn's "Creation"). The trio was tastefully sung by Mrs Jackson, Mr E. W. Rt6, and Mr J. Roberts (Huyton). One of Leslie Stuart's latest su(!ceme?? was contributed by Mr F. Vincent Walker. ,b was the sketch entitled I "The oake walk." The quaint darkey humour of Stuart's songs finds &n> able exponent in Mr Walker. Both tb8 intmamon, <?f his voice and his personal appearance lend tb?-mi?elves to the task. The part of the song in which he tells the "gals" that he "has no intentions towards ye" and that he's "not oI. n I to throw 'himself away just yet" was irresisti- bly comic, and Mr Walker got the words home to the audience so well that a ripple of laughter could be heard at the extreme end of the aUery ,-and it takes some elocution to manage that in the pavilion. This was Mr Walker's first appearance on a public platform since his recent marriage, and his reception was all the heartier he having to repeat the last verse. Another treat was in store, given by Mr J. R. Jones and the Llandudno Tars in uniform, who distinguished themselves by singing tlie sailors' chorus. Both the singing and nautical character of the aoting did them credit. We may say that the soldiers and sailors all served their country well oil Wednesday night. The sailors were encored with quite as much heartiness as the soldiers. Madame SadJer Fogg having sung Bishop's "Dash- Madame Sadler Fogg having su :fl adapttehde We-l4s1h1- ing White Sergeant, a song weUadapted to the occasion, the programme closed with the Welsh National Anthem, "Hen wlad fy nhaau." 1r David Jones sang the solo. We oaimot close without alluding to the excellent contribution to the success of the evening by the St. Tudno Silver Band. The men mustered at about 6.30 and played round the town suoh stirring tunes as "Soldiers of the Queen," giving folk a I,aA reminder of the evening's event. attracted ?nucli The decorations in the pavilion attracted much attention. Pimmaster Jofvn had devoted special energy to making the building look as char- acteristic aa possible, and a considerable number of flags were kindly lent by Messrs Briggs and Son. Messrs Morgan and Co.tHihe North Wales Bill- postdng Company, very kindly did the billposting gratis. GENEROSITY OF THE PIER COMPANY. Since writing the above we have received an intimation fromi Mr Samuel Hughes that no charge would be made for the use of the pavilion. Tins ils exceedingly hawfeome on the part of the directors, who, it should be remembered, gave the use of thedr hall for a town's meeting only a week ago. ————————————

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