ENTERTAINMENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 92, 18 December 1914, Page 4

ENTERTAINMENTS.

SCHOOL CONCERT.

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS

As predicted, the school concert held in the Town Hall last night, in aid of the picnic fund, was a brilliant success. Mr. Train and his able asistants are indeed deserving of the highest praise for bringing the children to such a high standard of efficiency. Practically every item was encored, deservingiy encored, two item,-?, indeed, being recalled a seco.-l time whiah certainiv reflects the greatest credit on the children and their teachers. The Hall was well filled, over £2O being cleared'. At the conclusion of the entertainment Mr. Evans, on behalf fo the School Committee, thanked the audience for its patronage and congratulated Mr. Train, his assistants and the children on making the concert such a huge success. The accompaniments were played by Miss Broughton and Mr. Foden.

The infants and juniors submitted the first half, of the programme. Their opening number, "Gipsy Chorus," with the participants arrayed in gipsy cosutmes, at once gained the appreciation of the audience, an appreciation that was maintained throughout the programme. Another chorus number, a keen rival of the former, "The Fairies," with Miss R. Broome as Fairy Queen and Misses 0. McDuff M. Sexton, A. Coles, B. Coles, R. Heusen, M. Campbell, D. Parker- and F. Bowling as Fairies, scored a brilliant success. The singing was good, while the flittings of the eight fairies had a very prety effect. 'The choruses, "The Daisies" and "The Cradle Song," were also rendered in a pleasing manner, and like their predecessors were enthusiastically encored. Misses H. ITensen, M. Campbell, A. Scholes, and 0. McDuff rendered in unison the touching little song, "Fly Away Birdie," much to the evident appreciation of the audience. Master Stanley Peyton in his rendition of "The Pollywog,' 'in which he appeared in the ■?arb of a frog, scored a big hit. His looting was good and his voice of a pleasing nature. Bessie Miller, a tiny dot, recited "Apples" splendidly, meriting great praise. Florence Bowing's recitation. "The Indian Army/' was deserving of the vorciferous applause accorded. The Swedish drill exercises contributed by the senior girls and boys were much appreciated, especially so the "Caterpiller Cant,''' contributed by the former.

The second part opened with the chorus, "Yo Ho! Little Girls," rendered by the senior scholars in pleasing style nad fully deserving of he encore. Other choruses were "The Minstrel Boy" and "Tipperary," the which was encored a second time, being rendered in no uncertain maner. The part song, "0, Who will o 'er the Downs,'' sung by the chorus, was especially good. The voices blended exceedingly well and showed careful training. A plantation ,melody with a good rhythm was "Playin' on de Ole Banjo," rendered, to the great appreciation of the audience, by Misses R. Siddle, D. Beban, W. Garratt and D. Bray, who later gave a splendid rendition of the part song, "Good Night," for which they were recalled. A sweetly pretty melody, "Tit-Wil-was sung by Misses V. McLaughlan, D. Beban and R. Siddle, dressed as Japanese. Probably the greatest hit of the evening was that obtained by Masters M . Powell and Whenuaroa in their humourous musical sketch, "The Twins." Both boys acted remarkably well, receiving vorciferous applause. They were recalled a second time and even then the audience was hardly satisfied.

The singing of "Rule Britannia" concluded an entertainment that cannot be too highly praised, "and again we congratulate the children and their teachers and wish them all hearty good ejieer for the festive season. THE MAORI BAND. TAIHAPE TO-MORROW NIGHT. The Wanganui Chronicle says that had the people have known such an excellent programme was to be submitted by the Maori Agricultural College Band and Glee Club there is no doubt there would have been a very large attendance. The members of the band are all young- men, under the leadership of Mr. Walter Smith, himself a native recently returned from America. The programme consisted of college songs, glees, choruses, band selections mandolin and guitar performances. The band items, although very good for a college performance, showed evidence of the very short period which has elapsed since the band was taken in hand, but the choruses-and mandolin items were very good indeed. Mr Walter Smith, the conductor, i 3 an artist on his own instrument, and his mandolin solos were very fine indeed. Taken altogether the performance was a very creditable one, and £ feature of the concert was til a refined nature of the contributions. We predict a full house for the combination this evening, when they will give their second entertainment.

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