WAIKANAE NOTES.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXIII, 24 November 1920, Page 4

WAIKANAE NOTES.

(Contributed.) On Friday evening last a very successful and most enjoyable concert and dance was held in the Anglican schoolroom. The concert was arranged and under the management of the yiisscs Hart, Brown and Philpotts, and opened with an overture by Miss Hart, followed by a very amusing item, '•The Gump.” The children m this appeared in very quaint costumes. It was greatly appreciated by the audience. A tiny “tot,” Miss Phyllcs Brown, came neat with a recitation, “Little Flo’s Letter,” which. v -'-s prettily recited by such a wee LadyChin, Chinamen,” by boys m Chinese costume,; created a well deserved applause. “I ve Host - J - Heart in Muorilaud,” with chorus, was splendidly rendered by Miss hudts and v/sls encored, wb-ile cict

by Miss Adams, “My Own lona,” vaprettily dene and -also encores. < < The Merry Little Jap Jap-'" in costume, splendidly rendered, ,cad which called forth loud applause. “The Doll Show” came next, and some rather quaint dolls came along to compete in the show, particularly. one, called “Dinah,” a negress, who was dressed in bright red. Then came a recitation by Miss Joyce Robinson, which was. also encored. ‘ Hong Kong,” by boys in costume and long pigtails, caused general laughter and j fun, while a vocal uuet, ' Want to Play in Your Yard,” by the Misses Shaw, was well sung and encored. “There is No One in the World Like You,” by Misses Blown and Philpotts, was splendidly sung am: acted, and for the well deserved ei, core pleased the audience with le, the Great Big World Keep Turning-' “Chin, Chong” boys in costume ant. tlie inevitable p grad again, capi* voted the audience by their amusing ! act in". • • elmbi eiia Dance,” by eight j! '■iris ° each with an umbrella, was j well’done. Pm graceful movement. , of the gins were very pi«ty indeed. y 1 • ‘Highland Fling” (in oy ■ Mass Maud Shaw was one of the best { ( items on the programme and well dt 1 served the encore, while a company j chorus, “Goodnight to You All, closed the programme for the children, r Vf ter a short interval a pianoforte duet was given by Misses Hart and ; Reading, then a song by Miss Ha t “Fairy’s Lullaby.” This was very sweetly sung, and was followed by an amusing dialogue, “Saving by Misses Hart and Blow n. u = pletely brought the house down ana both young ladies are to ic lated on the clever manner hi "J \ they acted their respective pai s. earned a well-deserved encore. 1 - concert closed with “ Got -at King. , lr,n" Although the programme was a ion., one, and the hour was getting hum everyone was sorry to sec the end . ind dl were agreed that it was one ;,f the best concerts held here for some ‘ tiino . Great credit is due to the ttuee young ladies that arranged it and trained the children. Every seat •■- occupied, and all along tne passage j an d in the porch people were stand..-*-The stage was tastefully decorated with greens and flowers. The musica . part was in the hands of .Miss IL-... who curried out her part ia her uwial ' brilliant, manner. At the close ot us i children’s performance the h. ! actors were supplied with suppciDancing commenced at rather a ' hour, but, nevertheless, all present cm j . - t ~, , 3 usual with fcosr-t----„ble Waikaim, .folk, supper v.-t , provided. The proceeds of the concert and dance amounted to <>' er ~*• ) which is to be donated to the Angnc.-n ■ Sunday school.