Fine Fun At Tapuhi’s Concert

Northern Advocate, 18 July 1939, Page 2

Fine Fun At Tapuhi’s Concert

R.D. Tapuhi, Hukerenui. Deal - Kupc. Now to tell you all about the concert from beginning to end. First of all wo all sang "God Save The King." then we sang “Tapuhi Will Shine Tonight." Nita Hayes said a piece of poetry called “There was a Little Man.” She said it quickly then ran down among us. After this we had a play called. “Schools In.” Del si e Coyne was teacher. She was dressed in a long fawn dress with lace collar and cuffs and a pair of gold rimmed glasses well down on her nose. She had five pupils and these five were worse than five hundred to teach. Their names were: Ura Dunce (Pat Sheehan), who wore a dunce’s cap decorated in Jalack with a big black "D"; Sheeza Goodgirl (Mary SheehanJ, who had a big silver paper bow in her hair; Horace Horsecollar (Cyril Coyne), who had an old rod handkerchief round his neck; Harry Diculous (Cecil Rhodes), Walter Leanagainst (Bon Underwood). Then Cyril Coyne said a piece of pcctry called “The Pirate.” He had an old red handkerchief round his head. I wouldn’t be surprised if it* wasn’t the end of an old dross. He had on a pair of long pants with a tear in the knee. In his belt he carried a toy gun and a wooden cutlass. Mary Sheehan sang “Early One Morning” and we sang the chorus. Theresa Sheehan said a piece of poetry “The Duel.” Then there was another play. "The Sun, The Wind and The

Traveller." Cecil Rhodes was the Sun. Bobby Rhodes the Wind and Willie Underwood the Traveller. The Sun had a yellow dress with straps over his shoulders and a big Sun on his head. The Wind had a brown paper dress like the Sun's and had a big placard tied round his neck with “West Wind" written on it. We all sang “The Mermaid.” lan Hansen, Noeleen Coyne and I did a play. Noeleen Coyne was Biddy; lan was Jock, and I was Mother. 1 had on a long red dress of Vera's, one of Mum’s aprons, a mop cap and a pair of glasses. We all sang “Fairings.” I s.aid a piece of poetry, “Morn On The Farm.” Do you remember that piece—that Kitty Allen wrote? I had on .a pair of long pants which were made for lan, and I could hardly get into them. I had Mum's gumboots, a hat, a whip and a big billy. Pat Sheehan and Noeleen Coyne sang “Within The Shady Thicket,” in parts. Don Underwood, Theresa Sheehan and Glennis Hedley did a play. Don was a woodcutter, Theresa a fairy. She had a wand of silver paper with a star at the top and she wore a pink dress with, two silver bells on little chains in the front. The last song was “Goodnight Ladies" sung by June Hedley. The last item was a folk dance “Epping Forest" by those from Standard 1 up. We Hapu people wore a white band four inches wide and a two-inch band down the middle. And we all wore a little green and white bow each. The cake looked lovely. It was decorated in green and white. On the top it had “The Waterlily Hapu.” and

round the side it had “Tapuhi, July 8. 1939.” The Doll was dressed in green and had a big white bow on its hat. Mr Jim Rhodes won the doll; its name was Belle. Mrs “Bun'” Hedley won the cake. It was 61b. and she put 61b. loz. Mr Stretton put for fun. 6 ton scwt. We had the' “Jolly Miller” to get warm. I fell down and my partner had to pull mo up. It was so funny. Well I’m exhausted for news and will close now. I remain, A loyal maiden. VERNA HANSEN.

Must have been a grand concert. Verna. How sorry I am that I missed it. Well done, you Tapuhi people! I’m looking forward to the ball. Kupe.