SCHOOL CONCERT

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1932, Page 4

SCHOOL CONCERT

A SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION

The annual school concert given, by the Hokitika District High School pupils took place in- the Princess Theatre l'ast evening, when there was a crowded and pleased audience present. Throughout the evening: 'the stage presented a vary attractive appetarance, ©specially was this so in the opening half when the younger scholars held sway. Dlressed in many bright colours the Fairy Queen and her .■at-tendants-.filled the stage and with . coloured Hight effects, the iscicne was a .very bright and effective one. The children gave their iolos and choruses brightly and the production moved smoothly throughout. The second half was Liken by the dlder pupils who presented three sketches, and a pretty wedding medley. The most effective of the sketches was that of H.M.S. Semaphore. The school orchestra supplied I the accompaniments under the baton of Miss Duff whiiie Miss Dale , bad charge in front of the stage production. ..

Following the overture the cantata .“Soot and tills Fairies*’ was given the characters being filled by the follow*, lug:—Queen ; Lily, Joyce . AndrteWS j Captain iSoot, Ed wal'd Rdidj fif: Siin* light, Rpy iSitfeV&hSOhj Letd'Booilac§, John ©ttihtish j Baron Hairbrush,- Jack Breeze; Lady Soapsuds, Nora Cutbush i Wag, Beg Woolhouse. The Black. Brigades —Hector Ta’iiul, Alin* tali' Robinson, .Eddie Dowell, Betty Brown, June Armstrong, Edith Bone, Lucy Outbush, Lucy Thompson, .Enid Wishart. Fairy Peep O'Day, Ethel Burrows. ' . , .

Elves: —Capsells Kernahan, Ted Samson, Garth Campbeilil, Eddie 'Woolhouse, -Cranston Lewis, Mao WcMb,. Jack Stuart, Douglas Cropp; Kielvyn Kidd, B/lly McMullan, , Jim Hrirtshorne, Roy Markland, Fred".Sweney, Angus Heinz, Tom Sherri ft, Jack Brown©, Billy Walsh, Alan, Kilcullen, Dick Thomas, Jim Ellis, Bob Coulson, Paul jSparkes, Jim .Gilchrist, Jack Holey. ■ . ; ; t i Happy Dream Sprites Shirley Andrew's, Nonetto Robinson, Dorothy Menzies, ; Dorothy Woolhouse, Jean Mclntyre, Josio Conning. A'' Mother, Jean Coulson; Her Very Dirty Boy, Eddie Dowell; Fairy Trippit, Nan Darby; Fairy Tiptoes, " Vie Darby; Pixie—the Cornetist, Dave Christensen;. Fairy Light O’Gold, Mar,V -Nikon. ■

Merry Little, By© Bye Children:— Eulalie RlobiDson, Eileen Stuart, Mary Hart, Linora Park, Alison perry, Sylvia Gooch, Martne Nalder, Bella Ackers, Marta Whitford, Alma Ross. Witch, Nan Darby; Witch’s Cat, Calvin Lewis. ,

The Diffetencb (a shbrt sketch) : Mr Sifiitii, AiaLh Colet; Mils Shnith, Josephine Bhicfef; The Slxlalh Daughter, Olive Oattlpibe.il i- The Smell Son, Conspicuous of his Absence j Shop Assistants,. Mnry I‘restou, Viols* Ross, Teis MeMullan, Ron MoDougnll. A Medley, “The Operatic Wedding”: —The Bride, Cora Lynn;. The Bridegroom, Marjorie McCarthy. "A Topical Titbit,” characters: Mrs Anderson (hostess), Joy Ward. Guests: —Jean " Ziegler, Martha Clausen, Elsie Boddington, Eva Finch, Dorothy McCarthy, Edna Baker, Jean Barrowman, Lillian Linklater, Jessie Gunn, Evelyn Maefarknie, Isabel Bell. HusbandsS. Blank, C. Cox, D. Spence, J. Doreen; K. Wallace, G. Johnson,, R. McCarthy, B. Rutland and J. -Jjjfowat. ' ; ,'. H.M.S. Semaphore, characters: Sir Joshua Marline Spikes—Commander of R.N., Kelvin Mulreunun; Captain Goodman, Bill Rutland; ist. Officer, .Joe How at; 2nd. Officer, Arthur Adamson.; Little Buttercup, Cora* Llynn ; • Lady Elizabeth (Sister of Ist. Officer), Lillian Linklater; Sisters of Sir Joshua, Violet Ross, Hazel Shad bolt; Cousins of ‘Sir Joshua, Ethel TTyen,' Betty McCarthy, Adeline Pridmore, Margaret Harris. / Crew, Boys:—C. Oox, D. Spence, K. Wallace, C. Johnston, ( .M. Baird, J. Doreen, R. McCarthy, F. Parker, A. Thompson, R. Roberts', R. McDougall, H. Pierson, B. Collett, J. Fitzgerald, L. Parry, C. Bradley, P. Boyd, I. Drummond, M. Thomas, K. Sherman, W. Sweney, W. Schroeder, T. Brown, J. Mason, L. Harris. ; ;

Girlslsabel Bell, Jean Barrowman,Joy Ward, Elsie Boddington, Edna Bakelr, Jean. Ziegler, Eva Finch, Jessie Gunn, Martha Clausen, Marjorie McCarthy, Betty Cooke; Olivia Campbell, Mary Preston, Teas MdMullan, Lorna Henderson, Edna Hansford, Joyce Clarke, Thelma Archer, Florrie Halil, Nora Wells, Joan Keller, Jean Thomson, Nga'ire Lewis, Clare Johnston, Audrey Mclntosh, Edna Wool house, Alma Gillman, Sarah Taylor, Barbara Clausen, Vera Smith, May Wallace, Margaret Breeze. There was a number of solos and choruses rendered in good style throughout the evening, the concert being brought to a. conclusion With the singing of the School Song and the National Anthem.