THE KINO'S FESTIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1103, 17 April 1911, Page 9

THE KINO'S FESTIVAL.

A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT. A strenuous effort is being made to pay oft tlio debt upon the Northland senool, wmch is at present doing duty as a church till the Roman Catholic residents ot Northland are able to build themselves, one, and it is with tho intention of raising funds for this purpose that tho King's Festival, an entertainment and bazaar combined, was opened in the Town Hall on Saturday evening. Mr B; Fletcher, in a brief speech dealing with the cause for which nil were working, performed tho opening ceremony. Ihere was a large attendance of the public, starting from an early hour of the o\ening. Underneath the gallery various stalls had been erected and made artistic looksoft, prettily-coloured drapings, while merchandise ranging from a bicycle l'i a packet of pins, invited immediate inspection and purchase. Every stall was called after some member of the Royal family, the King's stall being particularly Mstinguished by having a crown above it.. Iho back part of the hall was partitioned oft from tho remainder by trellis work and turned into a refreshment room, where excellent business was d-nie dm ing the evening. The stallholders and the assistants all wore white dresses with a broad ribbon carried over tho shouldars of the same colour as the stall at which they, were in attendance. The stage was occupied by Mr. Pes rival Clark's orchestra which- supplied orchestral items during the evening. . ; : The great attraction of the evening was , the dancing display by one hundred and fifty pupils trained by Signor Borzoni, in which thoso talcing part in tho different dunces wore dresses to represent the British Dominions all over the world. The colour scheme was bright and effective and the dancing extremely interesting and varied. It is no easy task to train si many in dances that are entirely new to them, and Signor Borzoni has certainly achieved something. Canada, Scotland, New . Zealand, England, and South Africa were nil represented by the smaller girls, while adults took part in tho dances representing Africa, India, and Ireland. The English girls,' in their white sailor dresses, white sailor caps, and red, white, and blue scarves .looked. very neat and attractive, and next to them, perhaps, were the . Australian girls. Africa, in scarlet :iuul. gold, with gold-circlets, was very brilliant, as, .iadeed, were most of the others. ■ . ■ The dancins which took place on tho floor of: the Town Hall opened with a grand .march, taken part in by all the djffer.ont.i.countrics, finally merging into a'daiice .in- which coloured scarves were used with' great effect. A pretty little clhncVfeUotfmfetaken part in.by a'small sailor, and a fairy, after which came, among, others, Scotch reels, hornpipes, minuets, a. doll dance, nnd a cake-walk. Another- grand march brought the display "to an end, nmidst ranch,applause. There; .were also indoor sports, raffles,'and' nil the side-shows which are usually to be seen at a-bazaar of any size, and all appeared to do excellent business. Altogether a very varied evening's entertainment is provided, and those who attend the bazaar cannot fail to secure both pleasure nml- profit.- , Tho stalls and stallholders are as fol--Kintf's Stall:' Mrs. Mackin, Miss.Halso;- Miss A. Kennedy.- and Miss 1 Dcvine. ..Refreshment Stall: Mrs. Keefe and Miss. Sounders, with a great many assishnts. Prince of Wales , -! Stall: Miss OMallev and Mrs. Steward. Queen's «! ! : rS ' £ ibbs - Tl,e TrincsT W"? stall; Mrs. Putnam and the Misses Put11am Fortmie-tellin.j (in connection with the K1111? s Stall;: Miss Butler. Art GalerT: T J; c ,, Jf , is?es Eurkc < 2 >- The Alexandra Stall (supplif.fl and entirely in tho oliarge of several Northland ladies)- Mrs Mccnamara, Miss-AVhittnker, and ' Mrs! u i j t sma ", arnlv of assistants was attached to each stall, and it would have been ftramre if the enuso had not been materially helped by their labours. The .I'osMval will be continued every day this