“HIAWATHA”

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 43, 15 November 1926, Page 7

“HIAWATHA”

MISS ' CARWELL COOKE’S RECITAL.

Miks. Carwcil Cooke . and Mrs. J. Hu ninth presented a version of '“Hiawulini’’ at the Grand Opera. House- on Saturday alight. -Mrs, Hannah was responsible tor the: speaking .parts, ‘ and f ile dancing, was by Alisa Gurwell: Cooke s. pupils. - j. : ' - t , The parts , were tuketi by Mr. JPearson (Hiawatha), Mr. 'G7 AlcMitchell (Mudjikuwis), Mr. J. Caughley (lagoo), Mr Norman . Byxno. .(Chjbbiabos), Miss Carwell Cooke (I’an-Puk-Kewis), Miss K. Stocker (the Priest and, Famine), Miss R. Haire (a youth), Miss Mavis' Halliday (Minnehaha),. . Miss E Pharazyn (Fever). Miss Mtivis Chamberlain as the South Wind and Miss Dorothy McFarlane as "the North. Wind danced solos, and also danced, with Miss Carwel) Cooko as prairie maidens. Then iol.lowecl. the fireflies,, a. ballet o£ children. A dance by two solemn owls, the star ilaiico by Miss Noria Hotter, moonlight by Miss Eria Radford, a, bird ballet of robing and one little' bluebird, and flower ballets, chrysanthemums, columbine, geranium, bluebells'. ' nasturtiums, morning glories, peony (Miss Carwell -Cooke), crocus, four-leaf elover, bellrushes, liger iily, tulips, poinsettia, buttercups, and daisies, and holly. . the second half of the. programme was concerned with (he grown-up Hiawntha and liis marriage with Minnehaha, and the dances were given .bv the Indians of his tribel Miss Carwcil Cooke was soloist. . , ~ , The frocks of the various ballets were charming, the flower frocks l’® ln ß especially original and attractive. Most of the' children in those ballets were quite small,, the two crocus being particularly so. , All of them took themselves seriously, and danced with commendable self-restraint, none of them for getting a step, which is something to wonder at in children so email. There were chocolates and flowers tor everyone nt the end, and Miss, Carwcil Cooke was presented, on behalf of th’ parents of her pupils, with ” portable gramophone: ■