DANCING AND FENCING

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 88, 13 April 1935, Page 5

DANCING AND FENCING

APPRECIATED ENTERTAIN-

MENT

CHILDREN'S DAY TODAY

The attendances, despite the weather, have been maintained well at the level of last year at the Easter Show, chiefly through the excellent entertainments which draw good attendances in the evenings. Today is children's day, and the merry-go-round and the miniature railway gave free rides to orphanage children. Soon after midday the children began to arrive, and it was evident that the attendance would be excellent. ,There is plenty to amuse the youngsters, and they were seen taking advantage of their, opportunities in every direction. Considerable interest was being taken in the Education Board's fine exhibit of school work from all districts.

Preparations for the Pets' Paradej from 3.30 onwards this afternoon, showed that tfiis event has caught on well.

Last night's entertainment took the form of dancing and other displays by teams from the Wellington leading schools of the art, and the general verdict of the large attendance in the stadium was that this was an outstandingly pleasing entertainment. It was the first of succeeding dancing and marching displays. These have proved very popular in former, years, and the opinion was expressed last night that the previous efforts had been eclipsed. Even _the marching of the girls last year is said to have been surpassed. The performers ranged from eight to eighteen years of age, and they came on in the same way as in last year's displays, each bearing a descriptive banner, in the centre of the stadium being a where the turns are seen to advantage, after which there is a spectacular massed march. The costumes have been given special attention. A full attendance is expected for this entertainment tonight. The pushball contests between -sixteen teams will be resumed on Monday night. ■ . , ■

ffhe well-known attractions of the commercial stands and working exhibits continue to draw interested visitors, while the sideshows, which comprise a better and more novel selection than in most former years including some seen'for the first time in New Zealand, offer an excellent opportunity to spend the evening in the society of friends, with enjoyment undamped by the outdoor conditions: