COSTUME RECITAL

Grey River Argus, 18 November 1931, Page 3

COSTUME RECITAL

A Great Success Miss Adria Bush and her pupils last evening presented in the Town Hall a costume recital, the proceeds being devoted to the funds of the Grey Main School and the Dental Clinic. There was a *very large and highly appreciative audience and their warm and frequent applause was a striking tribute to the work of the performers and their teacher. The settings for the various items were effective and the costumes, designed and supplied by Madame Foley, Wellington, were very artistic. Miss Dorothy Thwaites and her pupils assisted and their perform-

ance of several ballets were quite in keeping with the general high standard of the entertainment. The programme was a well varied one and in all their items the children showed evidences of careful and systematic training. Their interpretations were at all times pleasing, and their enunciation was such that very few words were missed by the audience.

The star turns of the evening were undoubtedly the appearances of Miss Adria Bush, who in the first part of the programme, gave a costume recital, “Sydney Carton’s Farewell to Life,” from ”A Tale of Two Cities.” She gave a nicely restrained performance and held her hearers throughout. Later, Miss Bush appeared with Mr J. Stopforth (Hokitika) in a costume duologue, an excerpt from “Romeo and Juliet” (Shakespeare). Again she scored a great success, and Mr Stopforth also played his part well. Airs W. Cogswell rendered a solo for the dramatisation, “Little Boy Blue,” in her usual accomplished manner, while little Mavis MacDonald gave a very pleasing rendition of “The Geisha Girl,” a character song. At the conclusion of the recital numerous beautiful bouquets and boxes of chocolates were received by the performers, The programme was as follows:—

Five Minute Play, “The Witch’s Parlour”; characters: Jane. Donnie Cannell; Ted, Peggy Paterson; The Witch, Miss Adria Bush; Fairy Joy. Ethel Taylor; Fairy 'Piper. Beatrice Meller; Fairies, Rona Chapman. Peggy McGlashan, Una Clarke, Janet Musson, Moira Lawson, Leoni Michel. Monologue, “The Wicket Snail.” Zita Austin. Dance Duo, 11 Harlequin and Columbine,” Melva Moss and Miriam Trott. Child Recitals—“A Royal Tragedy,” Edna Gilmore; “A Tiny Seed,” Zita Austin; “The King’s Crumpets,” Vera Gilmore; “Porridge,” Mascotte Blake. Chinese Character Story. “The Willow-pattern Plate,” Tda MacDonald. Selections by A. A. Milne: “Missing.” Dorothy Congreve; “Market Square” (Peggy Paterson. Costume Recital, “Sydney

\ Carton’s Farewell to Life,” Miss Adria Bush. Novelty Ballet, “A Bos iof Tricks,” Pupils of Miss Dorothj Thwaites: Eileen Hannan, Melva Moss ! Lorraine Compton, Rona Chapman . Beatrice Meller, Ruth Olliver. Selee t:ons by St. John Webb—“ The Papei House,” Nola O’Loughlin; “Fairj Things,” Dorothy Congreve; “Am Jupp,” Joan Wasley. Cockney Com edy, “ ’Er Upstairs,” Ida MacDonald Dramatisation, “Little Boy Blue”— Boy Blue, Max McGlashan; Soloist Mrs W. Cogswell. Interval. Costume Duologue (Excerpt from “Romeo anc Juliet,” Act IL, Scene IL, Shake speare)—Romeo, Mr J. Stopforth (Ho kitika); Juliet, Miss Adria Bush. Seioctions by N.Z. Authors—“ Roses, and a Flower,” May Rae; “Pierette,” Donnie Cannell; “The Wood-pigeon,” Olive Winstanley; “The Change,” May Rae. Character Story, “The Eskimo,” Vera Gilmore. Patter Ballet, Miss Dorothy Thwaites and Pupils— Dorothy Thwaites, Joyce Fowler, Vivienne Knowles, Edna Armstrong. Costume Duologue (from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”) —Topsy, Vera Gilmore; Eva, Edna Gilmore. Character Recitation, “My Fine New Bed,” Joan Wasley. Dramatisation, “The Elfin Artist,” Zita Austin and Donnie Cannell. Japanese Character Song. “The Geisha Girl,” Mavis MacDonald. Humour, “Questions and Answers,” Ida MacDonald. Five-minute Play, “Nighttime in the Nursery”—Animated toys—Jack-in-a-box, Mascotte Blake; Golliwog, May Rae; Big Doll, Olive Winstanley; Fairy tale characters who live in the books—‘Peter Pan, Joan Wasley; The Mad Hatter, Peggy Paterson; Red Riding Hood. Dorothy Congreve; Cinderella, Ethel Taylor; Aladdin, Miriam Trott; The Fairy, Melva Moss; China figures. Edna Armstrong and Ruth Oliver. National Anthem.