KILBIRNIE HALL.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 74, 24 September 1912, Page 2

KILBIRNIE HALL.

The concert and operetta given last night in Kilbirnie Hall by the children of All Saints' Sunday School to a crowded , house proved to be a great success. ( The opening item was an overture by Miss Price. This was followed by a boys' chorus and a Very effective "crying" song. A duet in character by Masters Allan Fuller and L. Jones, " Is It What? Is It Not?" *as indeed a clever performance for two lada. A chortis entitled " Rainbow," in which thirty or forty little girls, dressed and arranged in appropriate colours, sang an ode to the raihbftw, was very pretty and effective. Master L. Power recited "The Slave's Dream," and received a decisive encore. A chorus "White Sails" was well rendered by a number of the elder girls. Masters Willie and Bob Gilpin played a pianoforte duet, and were brought back by an admiring house. Little Miss Ada Wallace sang "The Fairies Have Gone to Bed," each verse being illustrated by a tableaux of the various stages described in the song. For so young a child both the manner of singing and the tone of voice gave indications of a promising future. The first part cV>n« eluded with a Maypole dance by a dozen of the younger girls. The second part was introduced by ft aticceSßful representation in character of "The T«n Little Nigger Boys." The appearance of the bride at the last verse was a popular feature. Master P6wer recited "iffl a Boy," and the entertainment con* eluded with & chatming operetta "Little 80-Peep," in which Miss Annie Gilpin was fairy ciueon, while Miss Ida Drawbridge ana Miss ftona Schute repre» sented Little 80-Peep and Little Miss Miscliief. A skirt dance was introduced by Miss Eoha Schute. The Misses H. Fuller and Mattie Gilpin acted as accompanists. The whole entertaintueht, which had been organised by Mrs. Fuller and Miss H. Fuller, leflectod groat credit on their painstaking work in training the children bo effectively. Tha pogrtmune-wfll be repeated this even-