LITTLE AKALOA.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2081, 25 August 1896, Page 2

LITTLE AKALOA.

On Friday night a very successful entertainment was held iv the Hall, consisting ot songs, tableaux, dances and action songs. The entrance money will be devoted lo the school prize fund. Mrs A. H, Mcintosh and Miss Forsyth deserve great praise for tbe manner in which the several items were got up. The children showed evidence of very careful training. The tableau Woman's franchise, in two scenes, evoked roars of laughter. At the close of the programme Mr At Waghorn, Chairman of the School Committee, thanked the ladies who had promoted and carried out the entertainment so successfully and all who had assisted. The decorations., .surpassed any former attempts at'beautifying the ball. Mdme. Ivens and Miss Waghorn were the pianists. S; ',''" r '■*) J'

The following is the programme :— Chorus, ' The mowers,' school children ; song and tableau, 'She wore a wreath of roses,' Mr H. Gilbert nnd Misses A. and L Gilbert and Forsyth ; Quadrille, Misses K. Hamilton, V. Waghorn, G. Waghorn and 0. Priest, and Masters L. Hamilton, A. Priest, L. Henderson and L. Gilbert; Tahleau, music gong and dance, Misses Waghoro, Mcintosh and Ashton ; song, 'Silver threads are on our brows,' Mr Price ; song and tableau, * Coming through the rye,' Mrs A. H. Mcintosh and Miss M. Priest and Mr E. Henderson ; tabtaau • Love looks not with eyns,' school children ; song, * Gipsy Jane,' Alias Mcintosh ; song, ' A cruel hies,' Mr Hi Gilbert; chorus,« I ight hsarted are we,' school children ; tablean '.Geres and the. .spasons,' Misses 'Waghorn, Henderson., .May Prießt, C. Ashton and E. Priest; song, 'After the BsH,' Master L. Gilbert; tableau, ' Woman's Franchise,' {1) lady footballers, (2) men occupied with household duties ; song and tabaleao,' Good iSßghl/ school children.