DAFFODIL "AT HOME''

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 340, 29 September 1932, Page 7

DAFFODIL "AT HOME''

EYENING ENTERTAINMENT. As a happy cloae to. the Daifodil "At Hortie/7 held in the Peerlesg; ^l}f last Fridayy a most enjoyable concert wa's gi-yep !in the ev^nihg. Thqye' "Wgis a' good audience preseftt and' the^iprogramme ptesenteiC w^*, varied 'ah^ pf a high standard. ■ The first h,alf ' was devoted to solo items given hy lodal artists, wh.ife a hxlarious one-act comedy, "From Calhis to Dover," completed the evenihg's j entertainment. Special thanks are due; tb Miss Margaret McKenzie, who acted as accompanist for the musieal items on the programme. The op'ening item was a dance by Miss June Lister. This shiall person is quite a popular little performer and shows great effidiency for one jso yoimg. ■'■■'' Miss Grace Cameron Johnson's violin soles are always a joy to listep, to, and both her pieces weije greatly • appreciated. Next folioWed the wel'llcnown number, "Carry me back to Old Virginny," su;ng by ' Miss Kathleen Goudie in "a very sweet soprano, and Miss M. Harvey, - in her: eloeutionary item, "Young Fellow, my Lad," was : well received. The American drill arranged • by Miss Kathleen Kipgon was extremely. popular. The precisiort with which her squad of girls carried out eaeh moveihent, accompanied by musie/ reflected great credit upon the training given by Miss Kingori. The next item arouse£ marked attention, for it was difficult to raalise that such a small person as Miss Noleen Pearce could possess such a strong, sweet voice. Its volume was unusual and she was rep'eately encored. Two pianoforte solds by MisS Mar>- ! garet McKenzie Completed the --first haif of ' the programme, and during the short interval Archdeacon F. W.

Chatterton ^ took the opportunity of thahking all those who had so willingly helped with the "At Home." ' * ■ The one-act play, "From Calais to Dover," created much amusement, and although the scene was supposed to | b'e cast on board a coastal steamer, l the audience were accomodating ih ] ignoring the gaily paiqted sceme of Mokoia Islarid and numerous cabbage ti'ees in the background and in using their imagination for an appropriate setting. The parts were taken as follows:— Cap4ain Pengellan by Mr. A. J. ;Gosling, a typ'ical English "johnny," complete with an eye-glass and plus fours; Lady Olivia by Miss Gwenneth La Trobe Hill, a smart young widow, "intensely romantic" and beguiling; Mrs. Biberry by Miss C. 'Spence, an ambitious and' socia'l climber; Amy by Miss M. Harvey, Mrs. Bilberry's daughter, a - most unhappy victim of sea-sickness; and'Auht Clara by Miss N. Kelly, also overcome by the same malady. At the conclusion of the concert an auction qf flowers was held and Mr W . Stonehouse played the part of auctioneer with considerabl'e verve.