CONCERT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3728, 10 December 1927, Page 2

CONCERT.

BY PUPILS OF ST. MARY’S CONVENT SCHOOL. There was a large and appreciative audience in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, on the occasion of the annual concert by the pupils of St. Mary’s Convent. The stage was tastefully decorated and made a charming setting for the groups of prettily costumed children who took part. The programme included items grave and gay, and those taking part, without exception, showed marked ability,, and reflected credit upon the Sisters responsible for their training. The applause was unstinted, and had encores been permitted most of tht items would have been repeated. Those taking part in the playettes displayed histrionic talent above the ordinary, and sustained the characters with pleasing effect. The Rev. Father McDermott tliank--ed the audience for their attendance, and complimented the performers upon the concert, and those responsible for their training. He hoped that next year’s concert would be as successful. Little Miss Rountree Was singled out for special recognition for her elocutionary item, and was the recipient of a bouquet asd box of chocolates. The following was the programme:— Pianofore double duet, “Valse Caprice,” Misses N. Koods, K. Martin, A. Fabian, M. Martin; school song, “Lightly the oars are lashing,” action song by infant boys, “The Train;” recitation “The Inventor’s Wife” Miriam Sym'ons; song in character, “Grandmothers Old” infant girls; pianoforte double duet,’ “March in Flambeau,” Mas!ors Alston Easton.and Jack Parcell and Pearl Skcllen and Turi Rotter; vocal duet, “The Keys of Heaven,” Master Bowden and Miss Blanche; comic song, “The tall top hat,” boys; recitation, “An unauthorised Version,” Miss McDowell; song, “The Rainbow,” girls; instrumental, two pianos, “Rondino,” lan Cummevlield, Hazel Owen, Molly Steer, I Fabian, Joan Cowley, 'Mary Martin. The playette “lei on Parle Francais,” concluded the first half, those taking part were: Tommy Rowlatt, Jack Barratt, Una Barratt, Ngaire Dunn, Rose Halidone and Miss Rowlatt. The second half opened with an instrumental selection “Barcarole recitation, “Woman versus Man,” Miss Rountree; fan song and kiwi by infant girls; pianoforte solo “Liszt Rhapsodie” (12), Miss Maggie Hynes; song “The Harp with the broken strings,” scholars; violin duct, “Alice,” Miss K. Desmond and C. Walsh; action song, “The Lost Doll,” little Miss Ellers; ribbon dance by senior giH s; double piano duel, “Chilpcric,” Misses N. Woods, B. Gower, M. Hynes, and K. Roore; playette, “scene from Oliver Twist,” by boy pupils; “God defend New Zealand,” by company.