DANCE RECITAL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 13

DANCE RECITAL.

PUPILS OF MISS MARGERY MYERS. Daintv pupils cf Miss Margery Myers had their annual "night out" at tho Ca>coni.in 11*31 on Saturday, and they danced i in a good cause, the funds of St. bavii our's Orphanages. The audience wis large and enthusiastic. tfce wet night, having: Wt'c I ciTcct on numbers or spirits. An ambitious I IUU I lr .osi enjoyable programme included ft ! fantasy, "The Enclunted Garden." which i filled the whole of the second h.vf. Any i dancing teacher rv.ight have felt prowd at. the ' obvious stwes ih.it ttf.er.deil the Piece, tor i its Ivw.ity was a- fragile thins that would never have lived in unexperienced hands. Vi'iss Myers, however, made "The Enchanted Garden" really enchanting. It ""as a story to'.d ivithout words of a lonely thistle, which was scorned bv the flowers of a palace g&Jden. until the'prince saw it. landing alone niter a storm, and discovered its beauty. That- was evidently the antidote for the curse oi .i jealous witch, who had been up to her old tricks of transformation asain, for the thistlo came to life in an astonishing i and dclichtful manner, and completoH" cAptii vatrtl the prince. The. only thing to mair I the happy finale was that the previous princess, who had tripped so blithely in the warden, had, alas for ihe ways of princes! been quietly done away with. The colour scheme, was a, most effective Mending of mauve, daffodil, blue «nd pale pink. Dances of ilowcrs and b-uiterflies, fairies and grasshoppers. princes and princesses, followed each other in a fanciful and bewildering train, but one was able to follow without mental effort tho telling of the tale. Thistlo was well interpreted by Miss Edna Gi'.l, while Mis 3 Tvhona Yaugban made such a, delightful Princess that no right-thinking Prince would ever have deserted her. Mies D. Parsons was the fickle Prince, and tho rest of the laj-go cast was as follows —Queens of the Flowers: Mauve. J. Dickson: Orange, K. Edmonds; Blue, 1"). Woodhoad: rinK, G. Griffin. Grasshopper: T. Bntterflie«: V. Peppier, A. Menzies, K. Edbrook<! t ('■. I'albot, B. Pinion. Knirics: «T. Steeds, B. Armstrong, X. Kibblewhito, J. Browu, H. Turner. Fairies of the Flowers: Mauve, P. Boon, K. Wilkinson. M. Tvihblcwhite, P. Henry, M. Minson, M. "Wpbley, M. Taylor; Grange, G. Boon, J. Simon, .r. Lynch, K. McNamara, K. Mathews, M. Pyne; Blue, J. and C. "Wiikin.son, S. Smith, E. Crosby, M. Mtyrick, J. "Watkins, S. Clark, .T. Grant; Pink, I. Wilkinson, .Tv. Sandall. D. Wrnmatii, C. Anderson, P. Threlkeld, P. McKenzie, B. Smith. Solos and ballets filled the first half of tho programme. "Centre practice," a demonstration of ballet steps, by neatly gowned Eirls, was the opening item. Tho "Polish Dance, '* by the "babies," was gToatly enjoyed by everybody, performers included, and Miss K. Mathews was agreeably aiirmated in "Cnchuta," a. Spanish c»bta.net dsnoe. "La Spectre de 1* TIoso" was nplcndidlv danced and act*d by Misses Khona Vaughan and Edna Gill. A lisrht touch waa introduced in "Kag," a pleasinp: dance by Miss E. Edmonds, and in tho Ballot Chinois, by Misses Khona Vaugh&ji, D. Woodhead. E. Gil 1 ., .T. Dickson, G. Griffon, and E. Edmonds. The. Military Ballet was colourful and effective. Other items were—"The Vision." Miss J. Simon; "Tho Bainbow," Mies J. Lynch: WaJtz Fantastic, Miss J. Dickpon; Dutch Solo, Miss J. Steeds; Sur le Pointe, Miss D. Parson: The Gavotte, Miss Paula MfcKenzic: Operatic Solo, Miss B. Smith; Deapfiir, Miss G. Griffon; Bug'imo Babies, Misses G. TaJbot, A. Menzips, 'N. Kibblowhite, B. Armst*onfr, K. IMbrooko, H. Turner, J. Brown, J. Stwfls, B. Simon, Y. Peppier: soloist. MusterTwry VaughaJi: Military B*l'et, Misses B-. Wilkinson, P. Boon, M. Minson, M. Taylor, M. Pyne. G. Boon. J. Simon. J. Lynch, X. MoMamsra, K. Mathews, M. Kibblewhito, P. Henry, M>. Weblev, J. and C. Wilkinson, r. Wilkinson, S. r.nd B. Smith, E. Crosby, T). Wenmc.th, M. MeyricJc, J. Watltins, b. Clark, E. Sandall; «olomt, Beryl Simon; An Original Dance of His Own, Terry Yaughan; The Ballet (Sch»rwenk»).