RONGOTAI COLLEGE CONCERT

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 126, 24 November 1941, Page 4

RONGOTAI COLLEGE CONCERT

There was a large attendance at the Town Hall on Saturday night for the annual concert of Rongotai College. Under the leadership of Messrs. H. Temple White and E. L. Meier, the choir and orchestra performed splendidly. The orchestra showed its versatility by varying from "Blow the Man Down," a sea chanty, to the "Marche Militaire" and "Invitation to the Dance." Mr. White gave a striking performance of "Cuckoo and Nightingale," this being one of the most popular numbers. Equally well received were some vigorous sea chanties and a composition by Mr. White, "Three Cheers for Rongotai." The choir and orchestra scored in "For England," and several songs usually associated with the name of Peter Daw son were sung with feeling and spirit Four French traditional songs were handled by boys of the first form, and for the final item the massed choir and orchestra, aided by soloist A. Gardiner, sang "Land of Hope and Glory" in a manner which nearly brought the audience to their feet. The concert was a tribute to the keenness and enthusiasm of the college, and the teachers are to be congratulated for the part they played in the training of the performers.

KING'S THEATRE,

"Man Hunt," which is showing at the King's Theatre, is one of those occasional pictures that justify superlatives. It is an outstanding picture, and one of the finest of its type to be shown here. It is based on a familiar theme—the ruthless tenacity of the German secret police—but it is brilliantly constructed and brilliantly acted. The principal actors are Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders—Walter Pidgeon as the hunter who becomes hunted, and Sanders as the Gestapo chief who personally sets out to track his man down. STATE THEATRE. Well-balanced and first-class entertainment is provided in the programme at the State Theatre. The main picture is a stirring story of sea cadets, "Naval Academy," and it stars the child actor Freddie Bartholomew, who is one of a group of boys who find themselves cadets at a naval college. Here the contrast in boys' natures is splendidly brought out as the lads from various walks of life meet on more or less a common footing. The supporting picture is a rollicking Western, starring Charles Starrett. TUDOR THEATRE. "Western Union," Robert Young and Randolph Scott; "Murder Over New York," Sydney Toler.

PLAZA THEATRE. "New Wine," which is continuing at the Plaza Theati-e, ranks as one of the finest pictures shown in the year. "New Wine" is the story of the short, tragic life of Franz Schubert, whose romance and music have been the themes of half a dozen films and more plays on the legitimate stage. "New Wine" is made the success it is by ithe leaders of the very fine cast: Alan : Curtis as Schubert, Ilona Massey as Anna, the Hungarian girl who',was the inspiration of the composer's finest, fullest years, and Albert Basserman as Beethoven. ROXY THEATRE. "Charley's (Big-hearted) Aunt," Arthur Askey; "Bringing Up Baby." Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. PRINCESS THEATRE. "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur; "It Happened One Night," Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable.