Sandon

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7241, 22 August 1933, Page 4

Sandon

From Our Own Correspondent. A general meeting of the Cricket Club was held on Wednesday night vvhen Mr. a Anderson presided over a fair attendnire of members. The main business of the meettng was to arrange a suitable function for the presentation of the shield, this club having been successful in the pfimoetitions for the pnst season. A. let* ter was received from the Feilding Club stating that they would be pleased to brtng The shield and present it to toe Sancton Club. It was decided to arrange a social and dance early next month Tne; is intended to enlist the services of local proposed date being 12th September. ;u. is Intended to enlist the services of local talent for the social pertloffi of the programme. Various other matters of detail were arranged and general' discussion entered into on the activities of toe club for the coming year. School Concert. The school concert on Friday night attracted a large crowd of people, the hall being filled to capacity. A most attractive programme - had been arranged and, the singing and acting of toe children re-: fleeted great credit on those who had.: trained them as well as upon themselves. The programme, was rendered as follows: Opening speech, Marie Tostevin; pianoforte duet, Shirley and Grayson .Bond;: action song, “The Poacher,” Lindsay Tostevin and senior boys; song , O er toe Downs,” senldr pupils; song, “Gentle Spring,” senior girls; song, "ye Banks and Braes,” senior pupils; vocal duet, "Please give me a Penny,” Terence and Barry Anderson; playettc, "The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe, ’ Duleie Burrowes and infant pupils; recitation, “People will talk," Eileen Behrent; pianoforte duet, Joyce Davoy and Margaret Coulter; action song, . “Yellow Bird, school choir; piano solo, Grayson Bond. A one act play, “The Knave of Hearts, was staged, the cast being: The Mn.iio.gei, Nelson Butler; The King, Eric Livingstone; The Chancellor, Grayson Bond; I.ady Violetta, Margaret Coulter; Ursula, Lady Violetta’s Maid, Joyce Davoy; Yellow Hose, a pastrycook, Pearl Moyer, Green Hose, a pastrycook. Molly Butler, 1-apper, Sheila Grace, Milk, Bptler; Vinegar, Jack Coulter, Salt,_Barry Anderson; Cinnamon, lieg. Davey; Butler, BOrvyn PTood; First Herald, Jim, Kilpatrick, Second Herald, Hilary Murphy The Knave, Terence Anderson. The final song was given by the entire, company. Worthy of special mention was the playettc. “The Old Woman'who Lives in a Shoe.” Duleie Burr Owes as the OU Woman,” displayed natural talent, rue actinl and singing of the tiny tuts was wonderful as each one, dressed to represent a nursery rhyme, stepped from a huge “shoe,” upon' the stage. The excellent production of tthe play, the Knave of Hearts,” gave evidence of man j hours of hard work by the a suitable interval the Rev. P. J. Cossum, chairman of the school committee said he wished’to congratulate the teachers, Mr. G Francis and Miss M. McFarlane and those who. had assisted them in so successfully training, the c^ 1 * d r® n „_S r , V prc concert. ' Special thanks he thought were rlue, to Mr. H, V. Bond for preparing.the beautiful scenery for the plays, to Mrs E. N Butler for training the children with their singing; and to Mrs G. Francis and Mrs XI. V. Bond for their work behind the scenes in dressing the children for the various acts. The Rev. Cossum said the committee were indeed grateful to the parents for providing their children with Siimea and also for allowing them d Ch du£ e “Please r °Give ol Me*°a of the programme the laaies com nfittee provided the performers with supper.