Feilding School Concert.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 151, 22 December 1894, Page 2

Feilding School Concert.

The scholars attending the Feilding ; State School, assisted by several adults, gave a capital breaking-up concert in the Assembly Rooms last night to a crowded house. The programme was a lengthy one, no less than twenty items being given by the children alone, all of which were received with hearty applause, but owing to the lengthy nature of the programme encores were prohibited. On the curtain being raised two hundred smiling faces were seen on an elevated platform, and the effect, as the little ones went through their action-songs, was very pretty. The items given were as follow : — Duet (piano), Carry Lucas and Miss Haynes, nicely played ; recitation, " Employment," E. Carthew, well rendered ; followed by a song with chorus, •• Driven from Home," by Florrie Cooper. A recitation, " Guess What's in my Pocket," given by E. Doherty, M. Diamond, O. Curtis, F. Mills, and V. Sandilands, was amusing, as also were the recitations " Bird's Funeral "— by R. Berry, W. Green, F. Mills, and A. Heald ; "Each Day's Duties "—by M. Bowler, B. Hunter. E. Younger, E. Haybittle, G. Gould, A. Bowler, and F. Saxon; " Gretchen "•— by M. Waddington and V. Sandilands ; a recitation by J. Bellve, A. Ross, and J. Bartholomew; and "Dolly's doctor"— by M. Holmes, J. Bray, and G. Gould. The last item was loudly encored, and a repetition insisted on. A song, "The fisherman aud his child," was capitally sung by Ida Haybittle, who, for one so young, sang with much sweetness and expression. A duet was played by Agnes Mills and Miss Haynes, while a piano solo was tastefully played by Isabel Olirer. Other recitations were " Rich man, poor man " —by the girls; and " A little boy's troubles"— by E. Mills. A pleasant item was a solo and chorus " Shepherd's song," the soloists being Isabel Olivet, Ida Haybittle, and Douglas Beattie. Four action-songs were given by the infants during the evening, viz., "I have two little hands," "Rock the cradle," " The cat," and " The sailor," all of which were very creditably given, reflecting great credit on the instructors, Misses Brunett and G. Watts. The con* concluding item on the first part of the programme "A drawing-room scene," characters in which wore taken by the Misses Haynes, A. and G. Watts, and several of the children, was immensely funny. The opening pieces of each part of the programme were played by Mr Haybittlo's string band, including in its number three new violinists, viz., Ida Haybittle, Bert Stevens, and Walter Hamilton. The two selections were splendidly played and proved very enjoyable. Miss Haynes played all the acoompauiments for the little ones, and as the musical portion of the programme was under her care she also deserves congratulations. The performers in the second part of the programme were Miss Bellve, song, "When sparrows build," (encored) ; Mr A. Eade, song, " British Lion " ; Mrs Woollaws, song, " All Halloween," with flute obligato by Mr Woollams, (encored); Mrs J. C. Hill, song, " Tit for tat " (encored) ; and Mr F. W. Tresedor, song, " Wot cheer " (encore). The accompaniments in this part were played by Misses Giesen 'and Greenwood and Mr S. Moore. • Tho headmaster, Mr Hill, hia assistant teachers, and the Committee, are to bo complimented on the manner in which the children acquitted themselves, and should the concert be repeated at the Easter vacation, which Mr Carthew announced last night was very probable, there would doubtless be an equally large audience on that occasion. It baa been suggested that on occasions of future school concerts the programme bo given entirely by the children, as, although the items rendered by adults may be very enjoyable, still, mothers especially, would prefer to sco tbo performances of their little ones.