CHARMING RECITAL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 52, 24 November 1937, Page 6

CHARMING RECITAL

"Fruit Salad" Presented By Max Studio Pupils "Fruit Salad," a dance redital by the pupils of Miss Constance McDonald,, was given in the Municipal Theatre, Hastings,, last evening. A varied programme of dances and ballets was performed that proved extremely popular with the audience, .and prolonged applause greeted the ' final curtain as an indication that the fecital had met with universal approval." The first. dance was the "theine dance of the recital, "Fruit Salad," a pretty fantasy in which the young dancers appeared in representations of various fruits. Costumes for all the items presented gave evidence of careliij thought, planning, and preparation, and when the dancers appeared on the stage the effect produced was worth the trouble expended to achieve it. . • The next two items showed three of the most popular dancers of the Max Studio in action, Vida Hayes and Ivena Pothan as Death and the Puppet respectively in an iuterpretation of "Danse Macabre,'f and vone of the younger dancers, Joy Thear, who tecently gained the liighest marks in Hawke's Bay at the recent examinations of the Boyal Academy of Dano ing, in a number "The Cowboy." Two dances of sueh wide dilference, with well-known performers, were a- happy choice. Perhaps most popular of all were. the nine numbers in whicli sevcral of - the pupils were engaged, but al'l numbers received enthusiastic applause. Following is the programme: — "Fruit Salad" (Valerie Evans, Veronica Evans, Colleen Ford, Nancy D'owney, Valerie Presling, Betty Creagh, •Tocelyn. Barnett, Merrie Bowiand, Colleen Frame, ; Wendy l)unn).; "Danse Macabre" (Vida Hayes and lvena Pothan) ; "Cowboy" (Joy Thear); "The Favourite" (Margaret Evans and Maxlue Rae) "Rhythm In Your Feet" (Nola Thear); 'Operatique" (Valerie McCoombe); "Muff Dance" (Betty Bone Merrie Bowiand, Eileen. Davics, Colleen Fisk, Shirley Hutchmson, Beverley McCoombe, June Pothan, Nola Sinclair, Joy Spence, Joy Thear) ; "Gossamer" (Vida . Hayes) ; "Kussian Bride" (Constance MacDonald) ; • "Sunbonnet Blue" (CAileen Davies', Ivena Pothan, Valerie Presling, Nola and; Joy Thear) ; 'Skipping" (Shirley . Hutchinson) ; "Springtime in the Mountaiiis" (Jocelyn Barnett, Merrie Bowiand, Betty Creagh, Nancy Downey, .Valerie and Veronica Evans, Colleen Ford, Valerie Presling,, Colleen Frame); ""Waiters on Parade" (Miss- P. Tyers, J. Milne, L. Spence, M. Drummond, M. J amieson, V. Hayes, B. Hutcliinson) ; "Boy and Girl" (Ivena Pothan and Valerie McCoombe) ; "Mexican" (Aileen Davis); "The Bells" (Veronica and Margaret Evans, Fay Kermode and» Colleen Ford, Maxine Rae and Merrie Bowiand, Cherry Graliam and Wendy Dunn, Joy Speneo and ' Colleen Fisk, ^Beverley JMcCoombe and. June Pothan) ; Routine of: Expressive Rhythm (Jocelyn Barnett, Betty Bone, Mqerie Bowiand, Betty Creagh, Aileen Davis, Eileen Davies, Nancy Downey, Valerie and Veronica Evans, Colleen Fisk, Colleen Frame, Vida Hayes, Shirley Hutchinson, Valerie McCoombe, lvena and June Pothan, Valerie Presling, Nola Sinclair, Evelyn Stevens, Nola 'and Joy Thear, Jane Wood; 1 'Gypsies" (Misses A. Black, A. Atkins, B. Frost, Pauline and Patricia Tyers, J, Milne, L. Spence, M. Drummond, 1. and »M. Jamieson, J. Mackay, V. Hayes, B. Hutchinson, N, Heusman) ; "The Watch Tower at • Dawn" • (Ivena Pothan); "This'U Make You Whistle" ((Valerie Presling, Jocelyn Barnett, .uerrie Bowiand, Betty Creagh, Nancy Downey, Valerie and Veronica Evans, Colleen Ford, Colleen Frame); Recital (Valerie McCoombe) ; "There Sleeps the Fairy Queen" (Joy Thear); "Balloons" -(Betty . Bone, Merrie Bowiand, Colleen Fisk, Beverly McCoombe, June Pothan, Nola Sinclair, Joy Spence); "The Call of the Iload" (N ola. Thear ) ; "The Photograph" (Vida .Hayes); vocal solo (Valerie Evajis) ; "Flight" (Constance MacDonald) ; "Waltz of the Fiowers" (Betty Bone, Merrie Bowiand, Eileen Davies, Aileen Davis, Colleen Fisk, Vida Hayes, Shirley Hutchinson, Valerie and Beverley McCoombe, Ivena and June .Pothan, . Nola Sinclair, Nola and- Joy Thear); vocal solo, 'Stepping Stones" (Veronica Evans); "Ihe Moonboat" (Eileen Davies, Aileen Davis- Vida Hayes, Shirley Hutchinson, Valerie McCoombe, Lvena Pothan, Nola and Joy. Thear); "Welsh Girl" • (Colleen Fisk) ; "Demeter in search of Persephone", (Valerie Presling) ; "Skipping" • ; (Ivena Pothan) ; 'Milkmaids" (Merrie Bo.wland, Veronica Evans) ; "Oue, Two, Buckle My Shoe" (Aileen: Davis, Eileen Davies, Vida Hayes, Shirley Hutchinson; Valerie McCoombe, Ivena .Pothan, Nola and Joy Thear).