Maungaturoto

Northern Advocate, 30 March 1937, Page 9

Maungaturoto

FANCY DBES£ BALL AND CONCERT. After weeks of arduous practice, the pupils of Maungaturoto School entertained a very large audience of parents and friends at a fancy dress ball and concert. on Wednesday evening, March 24. Not for a very long time has such a successful children’s function been held at and great credit is due to the teachers, Mr Burch, Miss Smith and Miss Brambly, for the excellent manner in which the items of dancing, singing and recitation were presented. Particularly popular was the country dancing, which was done perfectly. “The Princess” dance was, perhaps, the mostinteresting dance, and the little folk danced with much enthusiasm, their faces beaming with pride and delight. With the many gay frocks, the scene was indeed very pretty. Eunice Jeffs, one of the senior girls, played the music for the dancing, and proved an efficient accompanist. The judges had a most unenviable time, there being about a hundred children in fancy costumes. The prizes were won as follows: — ' 4 Tiny tots (girls): Judith Cullen, “White Rabbit,” 1; Peggy Snelling, “Old-fashioned Lady,” 2. Primers (boys): Rex Civil, “Sultan,” 1; Collin Foote, “Mr Savage at the Coronation,” 2. Girls: Kathleen Rintoul, “Christmas Cracker,” 1; Dorothy Finlayson, “Drummer Girl,” 2. Stds: 1,2, 3 (boys): Lloyd Eager, “Engine-driver,” 1; girls, Heather Stewart, “Patty Pan Lady,” 1. Stds. 4,5, 6 (boys): Len Hayes, “Chinaman,” 1; girls, Pat Butler, “Eastern Lady,” 1. The concert programme included the songs, “The Fairy Glade,” “The Ash Grove,” “Won’t You Buy My Pretty Flowers?” “Roll Along, Covered Wagon,” “Haera,” “All Through the Night,” and “Goodnight. Ladies.” Dances were: “The Skipping Dance,” “Pease Porridge Hot,” “The Crested Hen.” “Pop Goes the Weazel,” “The Shoemaker,” and “The Princess.” Recitations were given by Elizabeth Judd (“Santa Claus and the Mouse”) and Joy Auld (“The Wind and the Leaves”). Musical monologues were given by Dudly Brooks, At the close of the concert, the chil- i dren wex-e served a dainty supper in the supper-room. Dancing was en- j joyed by the grown-ups until mid- I night. Old school pupils and friends supplied excellent music. Those in fancy dress were Marion Williams and Eunice Jeffs, “Lord and Lady pompadour”; Doreen Smith, “French Maid”; Roberta Cockerton, “Black-and-White Pierrot”: Alain Ariell, “Gypsy”; Fay Johns, “Night”: June Finlayson, “Dick Whittington”; Joyce Hubbard, “Carna- V tion”; Nona Cox-Smith, “Balldt Dancer”; Betty Wallace, “Brasso”; Velma Bullen, “Hiker”; Lois Johns, “Fairy”; Audrey Cox-Smith. “Cardinal Bells”; Melva Howard,. “Cellophane Lady”; Bruce Smith, “Harmony Boy”; Daphne Johnson, “Japanese Lady”; Sybil Underwood, “Gypsy”; Doris Wallace, “Teddy Bear”; Sheila Snelling, “Fairy”; Moyra Allen, “Witch Pierrot”; Bobby Smith, “Harmony”; lan Foote. “Pirate”; Roy Williams, “Pirate Captain”; Derek Howard, “Safety First”; Colin Foote, “Mr Savage at the Coronation”; Fred Johnson, “Jockey”; Allan Flower, . “Sailor”:. Lloyd Eager, “Engine-drivex’”; Douglas Mellis, “Nigger Minstrel”; Barry Row, “Indian Prince”; Allan Mincher, “Maharajah”; Allan Cox-Smith, “Navy Captain”; Brian Caldwell, “Cowboy”; Dudly Brooks, “Pea-pod”; Tui McLean, “Toreador”; Len Hayes, “Chinaman”; Desmond Bullen. “Scout”; Nan Massey, “Old-fashioned Lady”; Dorothy Eager, “Buy British Goods”; Joy Auld, “Umbrella”; Peggy Auld, “Indian Princess”; John Hayes and Hilda Mason, “Golliwogs”; Kathleen Rintoul, “Christmas Cracker”; June ’Flower, “Candlesticks”; Marie Smith, “Japanese Lady”: Yvonne Flower. “Princess”; Mary Rintoul, “Green Fairy”; Shirley Worthington, “Fluffy Ruffles”; Dorothy Finlayson, “Drummer Girl”; Ross Finlayson, “Pierrot”; Hilary Johnson, “Red Riding Hood”; Leslie ‘Foote, “Clock”; Ross Griffin. “Nigger”; lan Grant, “Black-and-White Pierrot”; Brian Flower. “Maize Cob”; Patricia Butler, /‘Eastern Lady”; Nina Grant, “Minuet”; Preston Wallis, “Teddy Bear”; Judith Cullen, “White Rabbit”; Peggy Snelling, “Old-fashioned Lady”; David Cockerton, “Sailor”; Heather Stewart, “Patty Cake Lady”; Margaret Massey, “Bumble Bee”; Jack Dodd, “Cowboy.” Mervyn Mellis. “Soldier Boy”; Lloyd Cullen, “Topsy”; Ida Cullen, “Japanese Lotus Flower”; Owen Dodd, “Red Indian”; Royce Cullen. “Starch”; Fay Huband, “Powder Puff”; Donald Cullen, “Sundowner”; Zona Smith, “Harmony Girl.” Personal. Miss L. Ariell has returned from an enjoyable holiday at Cambridge. Master StexT Worthington spent the Easter vacation at home. Miss K. Sadler visited Auckland for the week-end. Miss H. Smith visited her aunt, Mrs A. Wilkinson, Kamo, for the Easter holidays.