Akaroa

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 13, 1 April 1909, Page 503

Akaroa

A concert by the pupils of "the "Convent School was given in the Oddfellows' Hall, Akaroa, on the evening of St. Patrick's Day. A visitor to Akaroa and non-Catholic, Avriting in the Mail, has this to say of the entertainment: 'The good time kept by six little girls throughout the singing of "We shan't go to school any more" struck me as being highly commendable" for - ten-year-olds, in a quiet little place like Akaroa. After .sitting out the Christchurch - Musical and Elocutionary Competitions morning, afternoon, and night for six days, and hearing the judges' criticisms of the whole, my ears are naturally awake to detect thy common mispronunciations of amateurs, yet, wliile I listened to the elocution of the convent children the other night a firm belief settled upon me that the Sisters know how to teach English, and that there are some good littlo actors and actresses in Akaroa. ' Miss Myrtle Lelievre spoke out clearly and distinctly, though there was the usual childish " hurry to get it over " style in the prologue. . . A keen appreciation of music is mine, but not having a keen ear for its technique and classical points I can only say that the rendition of the musical items afforded me all pleasure. The best acting was decidedly that exhibited -n the farce at the finish, "The Doctor's Mistake,' and, secondly, by the maid with broom in hand in " Using the weed." The machinery was in splendid working order, and needed no oiling; in other words, the items followedone after the other in quick succession. , Everybody knew their place and part well, and the changing that went on behind the scenes gave one the impression that magic still exists in this matter-of-fact era.'