ENTERTAINMENT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2754, 22 December 1894, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENT.

lhe annual entertainment given by the children attending St. Joseph's Convent School, Kerrytown, was held last Thursday evening. The attendance was very large, and the entertainment was really excellent. The programme was as follows :—Overture (violin and piano), "Old Ireland," Master H. Hoare and Miss O'Driflcoll; full chorus, " Fairy Voices "; solo, "Crystal Sea," Miss Coughlan; drama," Precious Pickle." Characters : Miss Pease, Miss O'Connell; Mrs Gabble, Miss O'Driscoll; Sissy Gabble, Miss S. Fleming; city girls on their vacation— Jeuny Frost, Miss J. Sullivan; Bessie Show, Miss Scannell; Sally Bean Miss Hawkins; Juno (Miss Pease's colored servant), Miss Stack. Duet (piano), «Great Globe Quadrilles," Miss Fitzgerald and A. Hoare; bolo, "Believe Me if all those Endearing Young Charms," Mhs M. Sullivan; drama, "At a Convenient Distance." Characters : Mr Sedger, Master M.O'Dilscoll; Miss Julia Sedger (his daughter), Miss M. Hoare; Pat Rooney, Mr Sedger's servant; Mr Dobba, Master J. Scannell; Master Tom Dobbs, Master J. Sullivan; MrsDobbs and the two Miss Dampers, Misses Brosnahan, Naughton, and A. Hoare; Farrier's Boy, Master J. D. Scannell. Solo, u The Three Leaves of a Shamrock," Miss Hoare; duet (piano), « The Trquba.doar," Miss SaMmn and Miss MBulUvan; musioal drill, the junior pupils; golo, "Gathering Shells," Miss Brosuahaaj dialogue, " Daniel O'Coouell and

Biddy Moriarty," Master D. O'Connell and Miss E. Fleming; song, "Silver Herrings," Misses M. Coughlan, A. Day, B. Sullivan, G. Hoare, K. Fitzgerald, M. Gonnell, B. Fleming, and J. Hoare ; trio (piaao), "Bonny Dundee Quadrilles,' Misses Coughlan,Scauneil,and M. Hoare; solo, " The Meeting of the Waters," Miss O'Driscoll. First appearance of the Kerry town Juvenile Minstrels. Orchestra under the management of Rev. D. J. Malone, S.M. Duet, " What are the Wild Waves Saying," Misses Fleming, J. Coughlan, M. Hoare, A. Hoare; solo, "Jack o' Hazeldean," Miss Coughlan; drama, "A Slight Mistake." Characters: Lady Prince Proudly, Miss Hoare; Sarsanet (her maid), Miss Brosnahan; Penelope (landlady of a village inn), Miss D. Hoare; Bosnia (her cousin), Miss Coughlin ; Dorothy (her faithful friend), Miss O'Driscoll. Solo, " I Wish Mama Was Here," Miss J. Coughlan; trio (piano), Charles D'Albert Quadrilles," Misses J. and B. Sullivan and Master J. Sullivan; bolo, "The Irish Girl's Bouquet," Miss M.- Hoare; full chorus, " Bonnie Duudee "; solo," Af ton Water," Miss Hoare; drama, •« The Lost Child." Characters: Bridget O'Brien (ruler,of the house), Miss Fleming; Terence O'Brien (henpecked husband), Master D. O'Connell; Alex. Favre (a polite foreigner), Master J. Lyons; Jacob Solomon (traveller), Maßter J. D. Scannell; Abiah Squash vine (farm laborer), Master J. O'Connell; full chorus, "No One t to Welcome Me Home." The above programme was gone through in a manner that elicited great and wellmerited applause, and several of the performers'were the recipients of floral expressions of appreciation. The dresses were splendid, ann appropriate, and in many of the scenes where fairies and angels, and so on were represented the effect was beautiful. The singing all through was capital, but as usual, in Kerrytown, the acting was exceedingly good. As for the instrumental part of the programme it was far superior to what anyone could expect, piano, violins, organ, flute, etc., having been exceedingly well played. Too much praise cannot be given to the Bev. Father Malone's Kerrytown Juvenile Minstrels who not only Bang well, but also acted their parts with great nerve, and created quite a furore with their eccentricities. The rev. gentleman can congratulate himself on the great success of hu efforts in coaching them, and doubtless in future years they will give an excellent accoount of themselves. The accompaniments were played by Miss Deborah; Hoare, to whose taste and ability a great deal of the success of the entertainment was due. On the whole the entertainment was a great success, and the sisters of the convent may well be congratulated on the results their year's .tuition have produced.