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Savages Entertain

Things really went with a swing when the Gisborne Savage Club held its Bicentenary Concert in the War Memorial Hall. The $460 raised by the club went to the Community Hall fund.

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Well really! No it's not quite as bad as it looks. Compere Noel Oldridge seems to be wearing everyone's clothes but his own. Here Sam Burborough claims his trousers.

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Noel Oldridge asks Ian Caie the way to Twyford.

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Dancers Denis and Dion Kohn gracefully end their item.

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"Female" puppets Mick Proudfoot, Barry Ellis, Les Castles, Rod McCullough, Gordon Fraser, Peter Brownlie, and Hal Andrew provided some bright entertainment.

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Barry Ellis, a member of the Te Karaka Brass Band, whistles a bright and cheerful tune.

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Male puppets in gay costumes move to the rhythm of "Puppet on a String".

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Members of the club even starred on TV. Burl Ives (Ian Caie) and Hawaiian Beauty (Tom Walsh) mime "Purley Shells". "The Spoiler" (Sam Burborough).

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Roy Watt thrilled the audience with his violin playing.

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Part of the crowded audience, with the Savage Club's orchestra in the foreground.