Charity Concert – Chichester Observer – Wednesday, 01 September 1915

Successful Charity Concert. The concert arranged by Mr. Archibald Hamilton (Lieut. Nat. Reserves and R. O., Selsey and District), in aid of the funds of the Royal West Sussex Hospital, which took place Wednesday at the Cinema Hall, Selsey, was an unqualified success, all the artistes meeting with the applause that their undoubted merits deserved, and while the patrons were very pleased with the excellence of the entertainment the Royal West Sussex Hospital will benefit to the amount of £30. During the evening Major H. Jellicorse, J.P. gave a short address, dealing with the good work that the Hospital is doing and mentioned that Mr. Archibald Hamilton had been appointed by the Hospital Board to represent Selsey and District with view to getting additional annual subscribers. Special thanks are due. to Mr. J. Baron (Manager of the Cinema) for his kindly and obliging services. The programme is appended : Part 1. —Overture, "The L.S.D.'s (Lock Lynne); song, "Angus Macdonald" (Roskel), Miss Netta Bransby ; song, “I’ll make a man of you" (Finck), Miss May Doris ; song, “Up from Somerset" (Sanderson), Mr. Alfred Wright; song, selected, Mr. Cyril Wheelan : songs at the piano. Miss Thelma Howarth; humorous sketch, Mr. Sydney Lock Lynne; dance, "Rainbow” (Hellier). Miss Muriel Esson Scott; song, selected. Miss Winifred Bransby Williams; song, Mr. Douglas Davis; humorous song, "Funny Phrases" (Reynolds), Mr. John F. Baron. Part 2. —Overture, "The L.S.D.’ s(Lock Lynne); song. "Mifanwy’’ (Weatherby): Miss Netta Bransby; song, "Gob’lums" (May Doris), Miss May Doris; song, "Shipmates o’ mine’ ’ (Sanderson). Mr, Alfred Wright; song, selected, Mr. Cyril Wheelan ; songs at the piano. Miss Thelma Howarth; humorous sketch, (Lock Lynne), Mr. Sydney Lock Lynne: dance, "Meditation” (Gounod) Miss Murid Esson Scott; song, selected. Miss Winifred Bransby Wlliams ; song, selected, Mr. Douglas Davis. The accompanist was Miss A. Smith.