DRAMATIC RECITAL
PUPILS OF MR. AND MRS. .r CULPORD BELL.
Tho excellent attendance at the Concert Chambor last evening was quite warranted by tho performance given by the pupils of Mr. and Mrs. J. Culford 8011, on this, as well as on other occasions, for patriotic purposes. The first naif of tho programme was devoted to tho interesting efforts of tho junior pupils, from mites, ivho are just learning to babble. their mother tonguo, to tho healthy schoolgirl, who realises that a knowledge of elocution, even if it bo only the veriest fundamentals, is as helpful in tho classroom as it is in after life. From the efforts of these it was easy to gather the painstaking work which must have been expended on teaching tho young idea by Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Thero was evidence of the inculcation.of proper elocutionary prinoiplcs in the enunciation, pronunciation; and inflection of the youngsters, some of whom even possessed that embryonic, charm which holds out fair promiso for tho futuro. Among the latter might be instanced Thclma Aitken, who recited "Christmas Bells" quite feelingly. This is a slab of sentiment from the unfeeling gutters of winter-timo London, which wont very well in character. Leo Smyth gave indications of a senso for comedy.jn one of Mi's. Caudlo'6 curtain lectures, which entertained our grandfathers. 'Maxwell Bosher, Jim Gilberd, and Oiga.' Gilberd also recited with childish charm. The little playlets, too, were selected with excellent taste. "Princess Snowwhite" is quite a pretty conceit that was acted with a naivete wliich would appeal to all parents and lovers of i children. In this interlude Fanny Hyman was the .Princess, Doris Neale tho dreadful Queen, Josephine Skegg was Pippo, Nancy Cashman was Zeppa, Willie Knox was the Prince, and tiny Jack Neale was delightful as the lazy youth, with adoration for the Princess eternally on his lips. "The Lost Purse" was a sketch which gave tho boys, a chance, and they acted their parts with considerable spirit and understanding. Tho lads concerned were Don Jl'lCenzie, Keith Longmore, Keith Roe, Tasman Taylor, Jack Broadhouse, Jack .Williams, and Willie Knox. The four last-named were capital in their allotted parts. The third playlet was a fairy fantasy entitled "The Three Gifts," and relates what happened to three young maidens who, whilst wandering in the.wood, encounter the fairies, and bv their Queen are given the wish of their hearts. One selects wealth, the sccond beauty, bu.t the "goodest little girl only wishes the power to make others happy, and of course her gift turns out to be the most precious. Brenda Meade had most to say as the Queen, and she looked very sweet. The three girls were played by Mollie M'Whannell. Dons Organ, and Thelma Perkis. Two desperate robbers (who had evidently strayed from Captain Hoot's pirato'ship) were played bv Raymond Whitehead and Jack Telford, and the fairies were prettily represented by Eva Clay, Rita Howe (who sang and danced), and Joyce Whitehead (a lovely live "kewpie" with wings). The senior pupils graced the second part of the 1 programme. P-ecitnhonfl were «iven by Miss Sheldon. i,f Wv.cs Lillian Head, Flo Gow, Hunter, Harkom and' Lawtown. "The Farewell,, a sketch involving. ><aonii s parting fron her daughters, was well spoken by Misses Joye Eggers, Ethel Webster, and Aleda Elton. The entertainment concluded with that comical fantastical scene t™m A Midsummer Wight's Dwam," n which Bolton, Quince and Co. present the comedy of Pyramus and Thisbc before duke. The characters in this piece were assumed by Messrs. V. Evans, 0. Zorn, T Hills. C. Trim, and Misses Frances Snell and G. Andrews. V . complete programme will be presented this evening, when His Excellency the Governor-General will attend.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 19, 17 October 1917, Page 8
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615DRAMATIC RECITAL Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 19, 17 October 1917, Page 8
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