CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 210, 18 August 1934, Page 6

CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Hastings Expression Circle The Hastings Expression Circle, under the directorship o f Mr K. Theo. Starkey, gave a very successful concert last evening in the Wesley Hall in aid i of the Methodist Sunday School funds. | Each item rendered showed care in preparation, and the audience showed its sincere appreciation of the efforts to please. The action songs were well staged and the circle gave a fine expression of items that would appeal to the children. With the exception ol the character sketch from the ' •Tale of Iwo Cities,’ by Charles Dickens, all the items were of this nature. The humourous items created much merriment, especially an unrehearsed one in which Mr Starkey called tor children (three girls and a boy) from i the audience to come upon the plat- j form and mimic him. Mr L. A. Denton, on behalf of the j staff of the Sunday School, voiced their ' thanks for the generous effort of Mr j Starkey, and called for three cheers for : him. JJic following programme was given, Miss Joy Spurdie acting as announcer, and Mr Starkey as accompanist Prologue, Joan Manson; character dance, "Jester,” Eunice Wade; action recital, “Fairies Un the Lawn,” Ngaire Tucker; song (in costume), “Jolly Little Dutchie,” Mavis Stewart; dialogue, “When I’m Grown Up,” Jocelyn Lasker and Letty Doole; Shakespearean character recital, “Puck,” Joan Manson; humourous recital, “Little Chatterbox,” Audrey Jones; story without ''ords, “School Days are Happy Days,” play-acting class; tap dance, Moira Thomson; dramatic story recital, “The Cripple Boy,” Mavis Stewart; humourous character sketch, “The Obliging Lady Boarder,” Letty Doole; classic dance, “feea Foam,” I Joan Manson; action song (in cos- ’ tume), “The Hat Shop,” Mavis ■ Stewart and Phyllis Fowler; humourous recital, “My New Dress,” Yvonne ' Hinds; action recital (in costume). ; “The Busy Housewife,” Ngaire I Tucker; character recital (Dickens), I “Madam Lefarge,” Jocelyn Lasker; humourous dialogue, “The Three Peaches,” Ngaire Tucker and Jocelyn Lasker; song (in costume), “The Little Grey Bonnet,” Mavis Stewart; humourous monologue, “Peach Pie,’’ Joan Manson; action recital, “When! Phyllis Makes a Pudding,” Phyllis I Fowler; skipping rope steps, Gwen j Lane; monologue, “Trials of School j Lifej” Letty Doole; novelty item, , “Scarecrow,” Mary Lane; humourous ! monologue, “In the Bus,” Jocelyn ! Lasker; action song, “Shopping,” 1 Mavis Stew art; humourous dialogue, , “The Sewing Society,” play-acting I class; action recital, “Cooking,” j Marcia Rowe; epilogue, “Goodnight,” Joan Manson.