OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1919, Page 5

OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION.

A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

The Good Templar Hall was packed last night for the entertainment arranged by the New Plymouth High School Old (/iris' Association. The programme presented consisted of a comedietta, some dancing items and a few musical numbers.. The entertainment was exceedingly bright and enjoyable, and the appreciation of the audience was shown by the enthusiasm with which every item was encored. The opening item was a pianoforte solo by Miss Douglas, who played a caprice, "Les Courriers" (Hitter) . Mr. Rupert George contributed n violin solo, and songs were given by Miss Morrison, who gave "Requiem" and ''For the Green"; Mrs. Wilkes, who sang "Beloved, it is Morn," and had to respond to a double encore; Mr. R. B. McDonald, who sang "Ravs of My Heart" and "King of the Road"; and Mr. K. L. Cooper, who sang "Vulcan's Song," and for an encore gave a monologue entitled "Devil-may-care." Lieutenant Easther wa9 given a most hearty greeting, and recited, to the intense delight of the audience, "Mrs. Duigan's Discovery," and had to submit to a recall.

The dances were a popular feature of the programme, and the ease and grace with whieii the little performers went through their evolutions, together with the costuming effects, made the items n particularly enjoyable section of the entertainment. The children, who are pupils of Miss Edwards, appeared first in n very pretty duet by Dell Ttiomson and Joyce Taylor, followed by Betty .lacomb, who also appeared in a duet with Joyce Taylor, entitled "A Moonlight Idyll," the latter representing a glow-worm and the former a butterfly. Solo dances were given by Joyce Taylor, representative of a "Nautical Caprice" and "Sympathy," and Betty Jaeomb appeared in a "Russian Gapak" and "Valse Caprice " Deli Thomson also gave an "Irish Lilt " The entertainment concluded with a highly amusing comedietta, entitled "Between tlie Soup and the Savoury," which was extremely well presented. The cast wafe: Cook (Maria), Mrs. C. Weston; parlor maid (Ada), Mrs. J. C. Nicholson; scullerymaid (Emily), Miss D. 'Bedford. The scene was set in the kitchen, the time being during the serving of the evening dinner. The story centred chiefly around the simpleton scullerymaid, who was the bull of all the jokes of the other two, and her love affairs, which in the end turned out to be somebody else's "affairs" which she had usurped, because "it seemed so nice to 'ave a young man." The arrangement of thft scene was carried out with thoroughness, and the acting of the three ladies showed that they were no novices in the art. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the item, and the various hits made by the comediennes were quickly appreciated and applauded. The entertainment, will be repeated again to-night.