CAMPBELL STREET SCHOLARS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7885, 16 December 1903, Page 2

CAMPBELL STREET SCHOLARS.

Annual Concert.

The seating accommodation of the Theatre Royal was taxed to its utmost last evening, when the annual concert of the Campbell-street School was held. The programme submitted was a capital one, and arranged so as to interest all ; and in this connection a word of praise is due to the teachers, especially Messrs Watson and Warden, for the excellence of the entertainment, The: first portion of the programme was given to numerous action and comic songs, intermingled with dumb-bell exercises and reoitations by the juniors, who all received their fair share of applause. The second part was opened with a pianoforte selection by Miss Amy Goldfinch, which was nicely executed. This was followed by a capital piano and violin duet by the little Gelhors. The song, "Hello, Central I" by Miss Violet Tasker, accompanied by a full chorus, and the recitation_ "Barbara Frietchie," by Miss Louisa Chapman, were well received; also the part songs, " Peal of Bells" and " Hark! the Boatman Calling," by the seniors. Master G-. Mellish an^ Miss B. Brown in their dialogue H Hubert and Arthur" j Master Lissainan m a song " Ooqn, Coon, Coon," in costume ; Miss j Winnie Watson in the song " Croon, Baby Croon " ; Willie Carter in the solo, " I was not born with a spoon iv mj mouth"—items all given wtyh full choruses, met with, greq.t applause, the singers in the majority ojf cases having to respflncj to. encores. The last item, a musical march, was, a feature of the programme. Th.c p,erfojrra,era wre neatly dressed, in the oolours of the school and the effect was most pleasing. The accompaniments were tastefully and creditably played by Miss E. Brown. The concert was an entire success, and the Committee's funds will be considerably augmented as a result,

Mr Harry Palmer, chairman of the Committee, thanked the audience for their patronage.