CONCERT AT KERRYTOWN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1529, 23 December 1886, Page 2

CONCERT AT KERRYTOWN.

The children attending St, Joseph’s Convent School at Kerry town gave a concert on last Tuesday evening in the schoolroom. The room was splendidly decorated and. lighted op, and the attendance was so large that many were unable to gain admittance. The chair was occupied by Mr J. M. Twoniey, who spoke briefly on the great progress the school had made daring the year, after which the following long and varied programme was gone, through by the children in a manner that would do credit, to adults {—Overture, “ Knights of St, Patrick,” Misses Mary and Lizzie Hoars ; ch.prus, “ The , Shamrock,?' all the children ; dialogue, Polly and Fashion,” Master Foley and Miss O’Keefe ; solo and chores, “ Children’s Voices,” Miss Hosre and the - infant children ; recitation, “ The Strawberry Girl,” Mhs Day; song (in parts), “The Flower Gatherers,” Misses O’Sullivan, Conghlaa, M; and L, Hoare, M. and A. O’Driscpll, D. and M. Hoare j fantasia (piano), “ Erin,” Mias Julia Scanned ; solo, “ Dublin Bay,” Miss Mary Hoare; , solo, “ Barney O’llea,” Miss Agnes O’Driseoll; dialogue, “ The Soldier’s Rotorn,” Master Connell and MisS Heffernaa; duet, “ The Little Bine Apron,” Misses Julia Goughian and Nora O’DrlscoH; chorus, “ Rich and Rare were the Gems She Wore,” all The children; duet (piano), Woodland Whispers,” Misses Mary and Lizzie Hoare ; chorus, “Nora Greina,” all the children ; recitation, “ Oasabianca,” Master Denis Hoare ; duet, “ Early Flowers,” Misses O’Driscoll and O’Sullivan ; drama, “ The Colonists,” Masters Day, Kelly, Goughian, firosuahan, Murphy, Fleming, Barry, P. Scanned, Hoare, Geaney, O’Driscod, and J. Scanned ; solo, “ Jessie’s Dream,” Miss Hoare; dialogue, “ The Teacher and Pupil,” Miss Julia Scanned ami Master T, Fleming ; song (in parts), “ Music and Her Sister, Song,” Misses O’Sullivan, Goughian, Mary Lizzie, Margaret

and Deborah Hoars; sold- and chorus, “ The Ring My Mother Wore,” Miss Lizzie Boare and children; solo, “ BesntifnMsle of‘.the Sea,” Mias O’Sullivan ; dialogue, spaniel O’Connell and Biddy Moiidrty,” Mester O’Driscoll and 'Migs/jFdley chorns, “ Farewell,-, hot Whenever, etc.” All these pieces ‘ : *w«Ve admirably gone lirough. The children sang and apoka and ktehtion* aibiicll had evidently been bestowed- on - their--» teachers. It is certainly invidious to mention nan es when all did W krell, but the fantasia entit!ed-“.,Krin,’Lplayed .by a little girl apparently six or seven yearsofagejdeeeiTesmWthan-itareo-typed praise. was so small-mat 7 bad to be lifted np on the seat} «yot she played; a difficult piece of music capitally.; , .It ijrpl, indeed wonderful how well passaged requiring rapidity of execution, were played Miss Foley, a girl of about 14 years of age, deserves special mention for the clever way in H which * she represented Biddy Moriarty, and'Master O’DriscbU, a lad. of between 10 and l2 yeaca/.who pronounced and spoke, the- 'very* difficult' words in the part of Daniel P*Cfynni|Ui which he delineated, wts/ exiyemely good, The strong features of the entertainment, howeyer, were the two dramatic pieces which' performed,. The boys ;played’ The Madcap -Student,” -the characters being represented as - -follows :- Student, Master ? O’Driscoll; Father f President, Master Coonihah ; . Soldier Jerry O’Donovan, Master. Keane ;' Sergeant, •Patrick Scannell ; lwo private Soldiers, Masters Murphy and Nanghton.' The principal parts were sustained by Masters Kesne and and they certainly f themselves very creditably, . Master - Keane not ..only spoke but acted first-rate, .and * Mailer O’Driscoll displayed* good elocutionary powers. The ! ; piece‘- was ■' well': acted throughout, and 1 ''was' very' amusing, The girls played .'a piece;.ilni|ljed f l . The Reverse of * the Medal,” 'the oast being as follows-bountess tP^rra‘pJ t '";|tisl Kelly ; Isabel (her daughter),/Mils M. Boare; Madame: Morville (goterneas to Isabel), Miss O’Sullivan ; Miss Phillips (maid to.the Count coll ; Ellen (bWseihaf^.)^''']^taS''. i l)iiy; Mother- Alarum,. Miss Agnes Q’Driscoll; jane (her little shepherdess), Miss Foley. All the girle r spoke and acted splendidly, and they ' were letter perfect in their parts, Miss Foley" - being irresistibly comic as the shepherdess. The dramatic! parts of -the ; programme were certainly: better than those in Temuka, and every credit is due to the Sisters, for the jadmirabfe;, manner in which Jhey had trained the i children, Miss Brimmer accompanied the singing on the piano, and played admirably. After ! ai Lw remarks from'the Chairman, Mr M. O’Drislioll ihbvCd a ' vole 1 of thanks to the -children for the excellent entertainment* . given by them; to the ' Sisters for thv admirable way iu which they ha j trained' the: to'’Miss .Brimmer for her excellent playing, and to the Chairman. The votes of thanks were carried by socl»rnation, and the proceedlings were brought to a clpso by the singing of the National Anthem. |