DANCE RECITAL

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 53, 26 November 1929, Page 6

DANCE RECITAL

.MISS K. O’BRIEN'S PUPILS. The dance recital given by the pupils of Miss Kathleen O’Brien, before a crowded audience, in flic Town Halt Concert Chamber last night, reflected great credit on both teacher and pupils. In a long and varied programme, even the smallest child went through its work faultlessly, showing how thorough had been the training it had received. Tile rich colours and designs of the costumes were aii outstanding feature of the recital. Before a black background, the Irish ballet flaunted its short green and scarlet skirts, a golden dragonfly danced out of the darkness, and afterwards demure village maidens stepped daintily with their lads. There were other more stirring performances, among them being the slave dance, the death .of the Indian chief, and “Pirate.” "Ten Minutes’ Peep at the Baby Class” was ten minutes of surprises. It seemed that the occupants of a doll shop had wakened to life when a troupe of tiny dancers went through their special little steps in turn. It could not have been very long since the leader of the troupe had mastered the art of walking, yet she delighted a large audience with her “Soldier Dance.” The many proud parents and visitors who attended the recital must have felt grateful to Miss O'Brien and those assisting her for the delightful entertainment provided. Following is the programme:— Irish Song and Dance Scena.—Song soloist, Eunice Scott. Duo, Peggy Smith and Valeska Jenkins. Ballet; Jimmy Lock-' wood, Joane Benge, Mavis Lee, Ada Mottram. Vedras Kerners, Joane Itaine, Esine Anderson, Dorothy Daniels, Audrey Daniels, Thelma Bartholomew. Alys Sugden, Margery Penman, Eunice Scott, Dragonfly (Delibes). Shona Bennetts.' Lion du Bal (Gillct), Peggy Smith. “Dance Kusse” (Tschaikovsky), Margery Penman., Pastorale” (German”). Dorothy Daniels and Vedras Reiners. Step dance. Jimmy Lockwood. Song and dance sccna, “Take Your Flriger Out of Your Mouth”: Song soloists, Audrey Daniels and Eunice Seott; ballet, Margery Penman, Valeska Jenkins, Biddy and Kura Coltman, Joyce Knighton, Shona Bennetts, Denzil Wilkinson. Constance Chambers, Margaret McDonald, Margaret Dickinson. Peggy .Smyth, Norma Kerners, June Oldbury. Agnes Moffatt. Mavis Lee, Alys Sugden. Audrey Daniels, Eunice Scott, Joan Rea, Eileen Finucane, Zelda Corkill, Lomah McKercher, Mary Callan. “Sur les Pointes” (Delibes). Thelma Bartholomew. "Harlequin and Columbine” (WolseleyCox), Joan Benge and Dorothy Daniels. .“Pirate.” Audrey Daniels. Adaptation of Maud Allan's famous Syrian Slave Dance (Libelius). Joane Raine.. Swnuee Clog. Valeska Jenkins. “Dance Chinois,” Zelda Corkill. Italian Tarantella (Mulleii), Mavis Lee. “Old-fashioned Dance,” Mary Swaiuson. “Blackbird and Scarecrow.” Joan Raine and Norma Reiners. Step dance. David and Pat .McNamara. “Pau,” Lomah McKercher. Song and dance, "Breakaway”: Soloists, Nellie Doull. Joan Raine, Joane Benge, Ada Mottram, Jimmy Lockwood. Dorothy Daniels. Mavis Lee, Kura Coltman, Audrey Daniels. “Tin Soldier and Doll.” Brian Ashbridge and Melva Doney. “Lads in Navy Blue": Soloist, Ada .Mottram;' song soloist, Kathleen Ferris; ballet. Dorothy Daniels. Thelma Bartholomew, Vedras Kerners, Ada Mottram, Jimmy Lockwood, . Joane Benge. Eunice Seott, Joane Raine. Audrey Daniels, Margery Penman. Alys Sugden. “Ten Minutes’ Peep at the Baby Class”: Shirley Seott, Joyce Rowlands, Ngaire Corkill. Laurie Sutton, Ngairo Sutton. Brian Ashbritlgc, Melva Doney, Palmyra Bitossi. Audrey McCluggagc. Avis Monk, June Beavou, Joan Caywood,* June Oldbury, Mary Callan, LOmah McKercher. Zelda Corkill, Joaii Kea, Peggy Smyth. Margaret Dickinson, Margaret McDonald, Phyllis O’Shea, Valeska Jcnkine, Joyce Knighton, Shona Bennetts, Margery Penman. Dawn Larsen. Ballet, “Fire”; Abano Benge, Dorothy Daniels, Eunice Seott. Thelma Bartholomew. Joan Raine, Ada Mottram, Vedras Kerners. “Ballet of Little Hollanders,” Zelda Corkill, Lomah McKercher, Alys Sugden, Shona Bennetts, Valeska Jenkins. Joyce Knighton, Denzil Wilkinson. Biddy Coltman, Margery Penman. Peggy Smyth. Norma Kerners, Audrey Daniels. "Caprice." Dawtj Larsen. Skipping dance. Margery Penman. “Marche Militairc,” Molly and Veronica -McNamara. “Llebestraume” (Liszt), Joan Raine and Thelma Bartholomew. “The Death of Blue Eagle” (Greig). Vedras Reniers. “Ballet Charmeuse,” Lomah -McKercher, Zelda Corkill, Dawn Larsen, Margery Penman, Peggy Smyth. Shojia Bennetts, Valeska Jenkins. “Operatique,” Eunice Scott. "Jack-in-tlic-80.v," Norma Kerners. “Sunflowers” (Drigo), Thelma Bartholomew. Joan- Raine and Dorothy Daniels. “The Story of a Butterfly” (Greig), Joauc Benge. “Valse Bohemienne” (Coleridge-Taylor), Alys Sugden. Song, -Mr. Bon O'Brien. Rag-time ballet: Soloist, Joyce Knighton, Norma Reniers, Vedras Kerners, Dorothy Daniels. Joan Raiiie, Thelma Bartholomew. Mavis Lee, Eunice Scott. Stunts: Lomah McKercher. Valeska Jenkins, Joyce Knighton. “Valse” (Tschaikovsky), Dorothy Daniels. “Valse Movement from Kaille” (Delibes), Pas deux, Biddy and Chambers. Norma Kerners, Eunice Scott, Audrey Daniels. Kura Coltman. Ballet, Denzil Wilkinson. Constance. Alys Sugden.