Wanganui

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1, 5 January 1905, Page 19

Wanganui

(From out own corpespo'adent.) hi^ 01 !.^^ 7 ,0 ^ 6 ??^ 22 ' a lar « e a*i«flenee assembled m St. Ma/ry's Hbll, Wangamfui, on the /octxaiSiton of the emlertamment given by the pupils of the Marist Brotihers' The object of the entertainment was to provide prices for tihe boys who had merited them a^7T. llcJ flormf l orm a n>lKleus « f a school ciroulati'ng library' Although it was the first time the boys hati appeared in public, ttiey nevertheless acquitted tihemseWes in a manner for which they and tsheir teachers deserve the greatest crd^it. Especially in t?he play tine youthful parfJvjnnefß dus-pLavcii great ability. The foll'ow3T19; wa's the programme :^-Solo, Mjaster Loftus • ohoisus, '1-he harp that once,' pupils ; -dance, Irfsh iie' Mr. R. McGregor; recitation, 'The Irish .dmimmer hoy,' Master William Neyloh ; song, ' Happy little Sam ' iMastdr SMdfney Staffed (encored) ; viola eofo, 'Marianine Walti-, Master H. Jniry ; recitation, ' Gmilty or \not guilty,' Master Loo Duflou ; infant song, 'He she and it,' IViastara F. Jeffer^n, Celes>tine D^jftau, and B Kiely solo, • A boy's best friend,' Master H. Jtiry (encored) ■ raoitjation, ' When I'm a man,' Masters F Jefferson J Quirk, T. McFad/qn, H. McAlinldein, O. GDoean' g' Cronin, *M M. C^ro S an ; ohofus, ' Slumjbßr, gentle infant,' pupils (encored) ; chorus, ' H- a ste away ' pupils The ipHay was entitled ' The Marfvest Stk*m ' 'and the various characters were tably presented by tShe foliowrne lioys : Ciharles Oifonin, Thomas Boyle, Robert Flynn L Norwqod, W. Quir*k, M. Crotty, P. Lloyd, L. Loftus' and K. Onotty. The programme concluded, the Very Roy. Dean Grogaln adldressed the aiindiejice, and in the OQurse of his remacks said that the entertainment w a s an Hdiatian of tJhe training tihe boys received at the Brio tiers' s hool. He Complimented the Brbthdrs on the excellent resvlte ac.hie-vdd, arid asiked Rev. Bro Coleman to repeat tlhe perioriwame later in aid of the bazaar fumd. Rev. Bnother Coleman, Principal of the school then m/a/de a brief an*d a,ppriopriate after which' the prize list was read.