A CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2497, 25 June 1915, Page 3

A CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT

FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS. A very successful patriotic entertainment, organised by the Misses A. A. and E. M. Holm, was held in the Town Hall last ovening, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fiiml. About 200 children, under the direction of the promoters, took part in the programme, the first part of which consisted of very effective and well-arranged tableaux, national dances, and choruses, with Mr. Clarkson and Master Rodnoy Pankhurst as soloists. The second half was contributed to by the Wellington Girls' College Orchestra (with Miss Medley as conductor) and several' of the prizewinners at the musical and elocutionary competitions that have just come to an end. The tableaux represented Britannia and her Allies, all of whom were welcomed with applause, and naturally the dresses worn were vivid and picturesque, while the national dances offered scope for some pretty performances. The introduction of little black 1 gins in the Australian group, and the representation of New Zealand by groups of (apparently) Maori girls and boys, the former singing the Poi Song and. the latter performing, with much zest, a haka, roused much entertainment and approval. Among the dancers were: Master Frank Clift, who danced a sailor's hornpipe; Miss Una Dawson, a Fronch dance; Misses Lottie Clift, Doris Cox, and Olive Beadnell, a Russian dance; Miss Edna I'urdie, a Belgian clog-dance; Mis.es Hilda Clift, Thelma Allingham, May Johnson, Marjory Kershaw, and Masters Theo and Leslie Halpin, a Servian dance; Miss Rita Arnold, a dance; sword dance by four little" Scotch dancers; Irish Washerwomen by twelve girls and boys, in character; Misses Eileen Odlin and Edna Brown, a dance; and Misses Mona Mann, Edna Purdie, Marjory Ailingham, and Mollis Fitzsimmons. a military dance. Miss Ella Carruthers gave a brief Italian recitation, and the first half of the programme concluded with a grand finale ""Under the British Flag." Contributing to the second half were: Master Robert Smith, Miss Marea Milesi, Miss Josie Bailey, Mr. Edgar Wallace, Master Leith Riddell, Mr. W. L. Hanlon, with recitations; Master Winston M'Carthy, Miss Irene Fairclougli, and Miss Irene March, songs; character sketch, Master Fergus Reeves; Miss Gwen Shepherd, musical monologue ; Miss and Master Liardet, sketch, "Roamlir in the Gloamin' " ; pianoforte solo, "Impromptu in E. Flat" (Schubert), Master Mackay. The concluding item was Mr. Bert Royle's song "Britains All," by Mrs. Kennedy and chorus, which was sung with much spirit. There was a good attendance at the concert, • and the Wounded Soldiers' Fund should benefit satisfactorily by the Misses Holm's effort. Our Napier correspondent writes that on Wednesday at the Hastings Presbyterian Church Mr. George L. Cameron, son of Mr. D. D. Cameron, of Wellington, was married to Miss Maud Mackay, second daughter of Mr. G. B. Mackay, of Sydney. A' very successful "hard-up dance," organised by the supporters of Mrs. Smith's candidature (the Forget-Me-Not Club) was held in the Lyall Bay Hall last evening.