CONVENT SCHOOL CONCERT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2825, 18 December 1924, Page 2

CONVENT SCHOOL CONCERT.

A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT The annual concert by the pupil of St. Mary’s Convent, school at traeted a large and apprgciativ audience in the Town Hall on Tues day night. The stage was converte into a bower of roses, with a fes tooned background and when th curtain was raised, the scene pre sented drew forth a hearty roun of applause and appreciation. An other delightful scene, which ealle forth unstinted admiration was th Fairy Dale, in which the fair (pieen was centred beneath an ar tistic canopy surrounded by he charmingly costumed company o fairies, whose singing and graceft dancing round the Maypole delight ed the audience. The progranun was opened with a pianoforte sol on two pianos, three at each instru ment, who rendered the “Polis Dance” in splendid time. The in strumentalists were Masters J. Gow er, R. Ball, F. Cowley, Misses 11 Wright, A. Roore and lv. Desmont Tlie song and chorus, “The Tinker, by J. Barret and his companions i character, was well received. Th singing of “The Swallows,” by si senior girls was one of the sta items. The enunciation was splen did and the rendering excellent. Th action song. “Father Christmas,” b, the infants caused much rnerri ment. The action sang, “Chinee Boy in character, by the boys was alS' a laugh-provoking item, not for getting the “jogtrot” action. Th pianoforte duet, “Zampa,” by Mis ses M. Delany, E. Patterson, M. Hy lies and R. Algar, was a finishei performance and the audience mar ked its keen appreciation bv an un deniable encore. The action song “How'd you Like to be a Bab; Girl?” by the infants was a scream The natural and unconscious atti tildes ot-the wee mites —particular ly one flaxen-headed baby girlsent the audience into fits of laugh ter. Misses Edwards and K. Des mond rendered a violin duet very ac ceptably. The “Kerry Dance,” by tht senior girls, in costume, was another delightful item. Miss M. Hy lies, A.T.C.L.,, gave a finished piano forte interpretation of Rosenblooin’s ‘Scherzo,” in a manner which de monstrated this young lady’s won derfivl mastery of the pianoforte Nahcy and Ngaire Dunn gave ; character sketch of “Spring Clean ing,” and its domestic confusion which kept the audience in a simmer of laughter. Misses K. Roore D. Sorenson, M. McColl, and M Hunt- rendered a pianoforte duet “Valse Brilliant,” which reflectec credit upon the performers and theii teacher. A sketch with a good moral was well sung and acted by the senior boys, “Who Stole the Rabbit'?” The delightful performance concluded with a cantata entitled “In Fairy Dale.” Miss M. Dunn made a eharming fairy queen and H. Barret excelled in the role of “Fairy Kindness.” The accompaniments were played by Misses M. Hynes and Delany. Special praise is due to the Sisters and the pupils for the excellence of the performance and to those who assisted. ;;