SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 136, 5 December 1929, Page 14

SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT

A crowded house greeted the rise of the curtain at the Y.W.C.A. Hall when Chiltou House School submitted a novel and bright entertainment. The first part was sustained by the junior pupils in the cantata "The Snow Fairies," which was gorgeously mounted and presented with brilliant lighting effects. Miss Beryl Hope as the "Frost Queen" was heard to great advantage in "The Song of the Frost Queen" and "The Fairy Pipers." being attended by Misses E. Dreyfeldt and W.Norris as train-bearers, Misses J. Archer and P. Asher as pages, and Misses P. Evans, D. Taylor, and N. Magee as pipers. Miss Hope's assistance to the children was very valuable indeed. The dancing was a prominent feature, and consisted of "Fairy Dance" by Miss P. M'lntyre, "Rainbow Sprite Dance" by K. Pears, and the "Dance of the Elfin Leader", by Miss K. Murray, assisted by Misses N. and M 1 Solomon and T. and M. Smith. A song and dance, "Fairy Bells," by Miss M. Jenkins, was a most appreciated number.. Other numbers were "Wendy Longs For Fairland," by L. Gregory, "Transformation" by Patsy Asher, "Nymph and Goblin" by M. Evans and P. Luckie, "Wendy and the SnowFlakes" by Lorraine Ferkins, "Farewell of the Snow Fairies" by J. Archer. J. Laybourn as "Wendy" and P. Dufour as "The Drummer," both wee mites,' did .their respective parts very well

Miss Kathleen Ward is to be congratulated on the fine production, which showed what can be done to develop talent by painstaking teaching on the part of the producer.

The second part o£ the programme was of a high standard. Vocal items by Miss Bery; Hope and Mrs. Clinton Hunt pianoforte solo by Mr. G. Cattaneo; skipping dance by Miss Dudleigh Carstens; doll dance by Miss P. Welch; elocutionary items by Mrs. Martyn Williams and Mr. Vernon Oswin; and tableaux, "Sleeping Beauty," "Extremes Meet," and "The Winter's Tale" by senior pupils—a firstclass programme not usually found at school concerts. The finale was the playlet by Harold Brighouse, "The Maid of France," produced by the Playbox Chib. Miss Myra Fahey as Joan of Arc, Miss Jean Beyers as the Flower Girl, Mr. KeDneth Gibbings as the English Lieutenant, Mr. Sydney Levy as Lancashire Tommy", and Mr. George Young as the French Soldier, rendered a brilliant interpretation of this war-time story. At the conclusion of the concert the large audience enthusiastically expressed its appreciation of the very fine entertainment. Mrs. and Miss Ward were the recipients of floral bouquets; also the children were not forgotten by their admirers and friends. A mostsuccessful entertainment by the pupils and friends of a notable school.