PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 109, 29 April 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

PCACAREIH. Au occasion contributor .-ends a report "I the Pungarehu school concert whied "a- held on Wednesday cveuiug last, giving tlic following particular- which «fr c ncit enlarged upon in the n'|icirt forwarded by our Wareu corn-pendent and published iu Tuesday's iv-ue: "The manner of their performance reflects great cTcdit on their teacher. Mr-. Harrison. The items which found greatest favor with the audience were the trial scene from "The .Merchant of Yenice" anil a scrie, of living pictures depicting Ihe -ton- of "Cinderella." In the for r the childrensspot.k t . and acted splendidly. a-toni-hing their elders hy the excellence of their performance in a piece of -uch a tvpe. T!i ( , characters <,f Portia' (Janet Taylor). Shvlock (Ernest Culi hills), the Unite (Willie Cuild). and Cratiano (Sydney Perrelt) deserve -pccial niontiun. In "Cinderella'' the chief part wa- taken by Katie Fleming, who looked charming iu her frock of sihe r gauze, and acted her part beautifully. It w.l- well staged, and the minuet in the ballroom scene drew forth the heartie-t applause. The Prim" (Ernest Ciihliins) and the other lmy actors were attired i n pic-turesi|iie court i-ci-tiimes. and the gh-u |„ eorri-poinl. Aether it.ni i:u.h appreciated wa, "Te,| Mllle NigwT P, ms ." „ „o,lg ;„„| eak-walk liv the little hovs in ra-s '"I -c«'t. Other item- l.v t'h,, children wer» "Rluebell" -ong, illustrated liv W. Cuild and N. Fleming: "I'll lie Your Sweetheart." illu-trat.-d hy IliTda and Walter Harvey": ii:.l a -ong hy Roy Harvey ami Irving Harrison.