DANCE RECITAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1922, Page 6

DANCE RECITAL.

MRS. EDWARDS’ PUPILS. On Saturday night, the pupils of Mrs. Edwards, of Hawera, gave a dance recital in the Emm re Theatre, when they revealed an ability quite equal to that of professionals. The programme included national, operatic, ballet and pantomime dances, of which probably the prettiest was “An Early Victorian Flirtation,” in which Miss Del Thompson and Miss Betty Jacomb nlayed the leads, assisted by Misses J. Crompton, Z. Spragg, D. D’Emden, and M. Dymond. The little touches of scandalmongering—nodding of heads on ths part of the younger dancers —was such as to excite quite a lot of amusement, and the performance was encored. Another charming scene was the “Bunny Dance,” acted ’-■v M : ss D’Emden, P. Goodson. Z. Spragg, M. Dymond and J. Crompton, a song descriptive of the terrors of “bunny” when a clog approaches being sung by Miss Goodson. There were five ballets —Irish, fairy, jazz, harlequin, Pierrette and Russian—by Misses D. D’Emden, Z. Spragg, J. Crompton, C. Tonks, P. Goodson, M. Dymond, M. and S. Washer, D. Thompson, P. Grindrod, M. Dixon, G. Taylor, G. and M. Lay, E. Riley, E. Quin, L. Douglas, and B. Jacomb. Most of the young ladies appeared in all the ballets, and tho effects were very pretty. As a dancer above the ordinary, Miss Betty Jacomb revealed her ability in her solos, “Danse Joyeuse” and “Operatic Dance,” and other striking performances included the “Russian Mazurka” and “Danse de Fascination” of Miss Dpl Thompson. Both these young ladies were prizewinners at the Wellington competitions, and their dancing on Saturday night earned them well-merited applause. They were also associated in a character-story dance, “The Dove and the .Bat” —a very pretty “turn” with ample opportunity for using their powers of expression. Another dance of similar type was the “Wood Nymph and the Faun,” by Misses Sybil and Molly Washer. The other dances on the programme were “La Militaire” and “A Woodland Sprite,” by Gladys Lay; “Daintie Danse,” by Dauna D’Emden; “Polka Caprice” and “Irish Lilt,” Gladys and Mona Lay; “Dainty Dance Duet,” Zelda Spragg and Dauna D’Emden; “Operatic Polka,” Marewa Dixon; “Scarf Dance,” Lois Douglas; “Valse Caprice,” Zelda Spragg, and “Harlequin Dance,” by Elwyn Riley. Each of the young ladies showed evidence of marked ability. The different styles of our forefathers and the generation of today were well exhibited in a minuet by the Misses Washer, which was bracketed with the tangoette by Betty Jacomb and Lois Douglas. During the evening a number of songs were acceptably rendered by M/rs. M. J. Goodson. The success of the evening was materially contributed to by the orchestra, comprising Mrs. Graham (piano), Misses Robinson and M. Good (violins), and Mr. H. Morrison (’cello). A word of praise must be said of the costumes; they were particularly striking and fascinating.