Pupils of Miss Fern Eldred Entertain

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 10

Pupils of Miss Fern Eldred Entertain

DELIGHTFUL PROGRAMME O? ELOCUTIONARY ITEMS

Last evening pupils of Miss Fern Eldred combined to present an excellent programme comprising elocutionary items in a pleasing variety of forms, with, recitations grave and gay, concerted items, musical monologues, a fairy play and dialogues. Throughout the long programme the, pupils acquitted themselves with credit, ..the high standard attained testifying to the inspired teaching they are receiving. No effort had been spared to beautify the large room at Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame’s where the function was held, aud which drew an appreciative audience of parents and friends. Spontaneous applause greeted the performers throughout. Mr. Weldon Whelan made an efficient chairman and Miss Helen Muir was the accompanist.

Most of the items were done in character. The girls in the “Spring Song" were dressed as wood nymphs with garlands of pink and yellow and tho boys were dressed as Brownies, the intermediate pupils in “Priscilla and Peter” appeared in Kato Greenaway frocks with poke bonnets specially mado for the occasion, and carried parasols and dolls. In this item a stork appeared to present the dolls. In all the other character items the dressing was most appropriately carried out. At the conclusion of the programme Weldon Whelan returned thanks’to the audience. Miss Eldred’ also expressing her appreciation, little’ Weslie Whittaker presenting Miss' Eldred with a dainty posy amidst applause. Tho performers were later the guests of Miss Eldred at supper which was a festive occasion on the balcony, bringing a very happy evening to a close. Following was the programme: —Recitations, “The Two Squirrels," Desmond O’Keefe; “A Boy’s Ambition," Prank Jenkins; “Let’s Pretend," Desmond Whittaker; concerted items, “The Coming of Spring,’ Josephine Ward, Janet Perrin, Shirley Henderson, Noelinc Perrin, Adrienne Allen, Patricia Arm strong, Margaret Dalton, Vivienne O’Keefe, Desmond O'Keefe, June Henderson, Weslie Whittaker, Ruth MeNeiily, Joyce McNcilly, Frank Jenkins, Desmond Whittaker, Maurice Terry; “Trees" and “Stars of the Zodiac,” concerted by pupils; humorous, “Safety First," Beryl Crystall; “How the Dimples Came," Josephine Ward; “Young Fellow My Lad," Peggie Whelan; “Pert Little W'eka," Vivienne o ? Keefe; “Teddy’s Proposal," Noeline Perrin; fairy play, “The Ugly Box," Pandora, Joyce MeNeilly; Epimetheus, Beryl Crystall; Hope, Adrienne Alien; Fairy Dancer, Shirley Henderson (danco taught by Miss June Scott); “Charm" (musical monologue), Mr. G. Oates; “Grandpa's Boy" (humorous recitation), Frank Jenkins; “Moonrise" (recitation), Patricia Armstrongp “The Difference (musical monologue), Weldon Whelan; “Harry Walmers" (recitation character), Noeline Perrin; “The Highwayman" (drama recitation), Beryl Crystall; “Little Chatterbox," Janet Perrin; dialogue, “Mrs. Pipehin,” Margery Goodwin; “Paul Dombey," Frank Jenkins; “Two Into One Won’t Go” (character recitation), Ruth MeNeilly; “So the Grandmothers Say" (recitatation), Margaret Dalton; “ When Susannah Shook Her Curls," Joyce McNeilly; “The Patrol," Russell Jackson; “Great Grandmother," Weslie Whittaker; “If Burglars Came," Maurice Terry; “Priscilla and Peter," by intermediate pupils, Stork, Ruth McNeilly; Mummy Stork, Josephine Ward; “Bethlehem" (recitation), June Henderson. |