MANGAPEHI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 487, 31 July 1912, Page 5

MANGAPEHI.

Own Correspondent. A very successful concert was rendered by the children of the local school on Friday last. The object was to raise funds for school garden purposes, etc. The entertainment was a complete success, the hall being packed and the sum of £7 was cleared which, with the Education Department subsidy of £2 to every £1 collected, gives the committee a sum of £2l to work on, and many improvements in the school ground will result. The following programme was rendered: —Overture "Coronation March," Miss N. Tomlinson; opening chorus, "A Bird Snng," by five voices; drill, Dumb-bells, by six gir's; solo, "Rainbow," Miss Violet Barreyatt; drill, Physical, by seven cadets; recitation, "A Dead Doll," Miss Mavis Sims; skirt dance, by four little girls; solo, "Stay in your own Backyard," Master H. Worm.. That the audience thoroughly appreciated the efforts of the little ones was evidenced by the fact that they enthusiastically applauded every item. The "Bird Song," given by Misses Violet Barreyatt, May Tapp, Mihi Tiriana and Masters Horton Worm and Henry Tuwhangai, and the harmony was delightful. Miss Violet Barreyatt's solo was sweetly rendered, and brought forth a well deserved encore. /The drills, both girl and boys, were, as usual great successes, and were also encored. Miss Mavis Sims, a tiny dot, gave the recitation with surprising feeling and delivery and deserves great praise. The skirt dance, with which Mrs Harsant took great pains and patience, was given by Misses Muriel Seymour, Tiro Gray, Dorothy Hunt, and Rita Thompson, and was a beautiful blend of colour and graceful movements. Master H. Worm sang his solo splendidly, and well deserved his encore. The second half of the programme was occupied with an overture, "Kiss of Spring," by Miss Gladys Barreyatt, and a comedietta entitled "Just My Luck," with the following cast of characters —■ Mrs Muffington Crumpets, a retired baker, Murdoch McDonald; Captain Creditor Dunn, late militia, Roy Weston; Mike Periwinkle, a fisherman, Henrv Tauwhanagi; Runemin, a policeman, Alfred Wensor; Mrs Muffington Crumpets, Violet Barreyatt; Letitia, Crumpet's daughter, Gwendoline Griffin; Matilda, a servant, May Tapp In many cases the display of histrionic talent was surprisingly good, and it is safe to say that the audience did not leave off laughing from start to finish. Much of the success of the entertainment was due to the able accompanying of Miss M. Tomlinson, a former pupil of the school, who practised tirelessly for many weeks with the children. Mrs Harsant also worked hard to make the skirt dance the success it was. Much praise is also due to Miss W. Johnson, to whose untiring efforts much of the success of the concert was due.