Hai buoi hat quan trong 3 va 4 thang 11 nam 1923

Co the noi day la hai dem hat dac sac va quan trong nhut, vi phan to chuc, co ong Cao-Quynh-Cu trong nom ve gian don, va ong Cao-Hoai-Sang trong nom ve tuong viet, dua Luc-Van-Tien len san khau nha Hat Tay duong Catinat cu, duoi danh hieu “dem da hoi long trong” (soiree de gala), lay ve tien den nam dong (5$) mot cho ngoi hang giua (fauteuil dorchestre) giup cac hoi: Khuyen-hoc Nam-ky, hoi Patronage laque cochinchinois, hoi tuc cau “Ngoi Sao” Gia-Dinh.

Theo chuong trinh toi con cat giu (chep qua phan phu-luc, Hoi-Ky II so 207) thi cac dien vien nay toi xin chep y lai de kiem diem nguoi con ke mat:

So-Vuong................................... Le-Quang-Loi

Thai-su....................................... Nguyen-Van-Cha

Thuong-tho..................................Nguyen-Thai-Sang

Luc-Ong..................................... .Nguyen-Van-Thu

Kieu-Cong.....................................Vo-Buu-Nguyen

Van-Tien...................................... Pham-Trung-Ngo

Tu-Truc....................................... Nguyen-Dat-Khanh

Hon-Minh..................................... Nguyen-Tan-Phat

Bui-Kiem.......................................Le-Quang-Nhuan

Tieu-dong...................................... Duong-Van-Long

Trinh-Ham......................................Nguyen-Van-Toai

Ngu-lam-quan................................ Nguyen-Van-Loi

Lao-ba...........................................Co Bay Hue

Nguyet-Nga....................................Co Sau To-Ngoc-Dieu

Huynh-Trang...................................Co Tu Quyen

Phi-Loan........................................Co Hai Ngoc

Gian don: qui ong Hau, Lang, Thanh, Phu.

Tren to chuong trinh toi giu ky, nay toi con thay thu but cua toi 45 nam ve truoc, nhon thich thu nghe hat tren san khau, toi nguech-ngoac bang viet may chep duoc bai tho nhu sau, khong dam chac dung ca nguyen van, cung khong du tai can xet niem luat, duy giu lai lam ky-niem nhung net lang man buoi thieu thoi:

Kep ngam bon cau dau:

Thuong nhau roi biet gap nhau khong?

Tuong buoi chia phui luy nho rong.

Vang da mang khen day gio bui,

Sat cam bao thuo hen non song.

Dao tiep bon cau sau:

(?) (?) kho nhan vung trang bac, (sot 2 chu dau)

Dang-cac rieng dau phan ma hong.

Vo vo mot phuong troi vang bat,

No tinh nao het luc trong mong!

(Nay doc lai, thay thiet la khong co gi toi chiu bo sot! Va cai nghiep nha suu tap gan co khac cac ban tan tien la vay!) Co Sau To-Ngoc-Dieu (ten dep qua) nho dong vai Nguyet-Nga tinh tu ma sau do co chong danh gia va cung nhau noi toc man doi.

Nhu da noi noi doan truoc, toi xuyt bo truong de di kiem tam hon that phach cua toi, vi khi xem hat thay Than noi rap Modern, toi bi Co Hai Mao hot hon trong bo do thun mau huong bo sat da. Buoi trua o phong tro noi Luc-tinh khach lau, co lam tro di bat chon chay qua phong ten tho sanh, bao hai toi mo mang suot thang. Day la nguoi dan ba con gai toi thay lan thu nhut khac voi nhung nguoi tung thay qua, qua lop ao dai le-giao hay quan lanh den rong huych. Con mat toi ngay nay le mai cung vi. Trong ganh thay Than con vai co dao hoa-khoi nua la co Josephine, nay con manh gioi o tai Vinh-Long va co Marguerite Tan, ke ve thinh danh tai sac, co le con troi hon co Hai Mao nua, vi toi nho trong rap thay Than van treo vai cang cua cac khach yeu hoa ngoi khen ngop mat.

VUONG HONG SEN