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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.
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.
Noel Oldridge asks Ian Caie the way to Twyford.
Dancers Denis and Dion Kohn gracefully end their item.
"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.
Male puppets in gay costumes move to the rhythm of "Puppet on a String".
Members of the club even starred on TV. Burl Ives (Ian Caie) and Hawaiian Beauty (Tom Walsh) mime "Purley Shells". "The Spoiler" (Sam Burborough).
Roy Watt thrilled the audience with his violin playing.
Part of the crowded audience, with the Savage Club's orchestra in the foreground.