MUSICAL RECITAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 17 December 1936, Page 5

MUSICAL RECITAL

PUPILS OF MISS N. CHING A NOVEL “OVERTURE” The Presbyterian Hall was well filled last evening . when , the pupils of Miss JSTelta Ching L.T.C.L:, L.R.A.M., gave a varied 'programme of musical and elocutionary items. A novel feature of the piogramme was the “Kitchen Overture” featuring the court of “Old King Cole” when the “Three - Fiddlers" introduced an orchestra consisting of kitchen utensils as instruments.

During the evening prizes and examination certificates were presented, the prize winners being :—Diligence, Pat Boyes and Rey Byrne; highest examination marks, Lois Boyes and Josephine Walker.

The programme was as follows : Piano solo, “Sonatina,” Hetty Clements; recitation, “Little Boy Blue,” Joy Davies : piano duet, “The Indians are Coming,” Rey. Byrne and Brian Green; recitation, “Jim,” Willie Wadsworth; piano solo, “The Bluebird,” Ivis Guthardt ; recitation, “Tomboy Madge,” Dorothy Sturgeon; recitation, “Bref,” Margot Champtaloup; duet, “Rose Petals,” Ivy Tomer and Teacher; piano solo, “Ocean Spray,” Gwen Jones ; recitation, “You musn’t do that,” Pat Boyen; song, “Trees,” Lois Boyes; recitation, “liist,” Ray Smith; piano polo, “Jollv Darky,” Margaret Spear; recitation, “Typ.es at a Football Match,” jAiiie Coleman; piano solo, “The Chase,” Zeta Smalley; piano duet. “The Sleigh Ride,” Vera Delaney and Pat. Livick; piano solo, “Longing for Home,” Joyce Hodgkinson ; playette. “The Rival Captains,”—‘ Cabtain Biff,” Brian Green; “Sammy,” Leslie Gordon; “Captain Gore,” Campbell Ellis; “Peter,” Gilbert Grainger: “First Mate,” Ray Austin; “Cook,” John Plumeridge; “Professor,” Peter Dickson. Piano duet, “Golden Dreams,” Pit Page and Flora Farmer; recitation, “Visitors,” Zeta Sinalley; piano solo, “A Summer Evening,” Lorna Simpson; piano solo, ‘Lazy Pete,” Sadie Howard; “Titania,” Lois Boyes; piano solo, “Dolls Dream,” Heather Chamberlain; recitation, “Dumb Charades,” Mifc Wilson; piano solo, ‘Poupee Valsante,” Norma Day: recitation, “Half an Hour on the Beiich,” Valerie Coleman; piano duet, “Dance of the Winds,” June McKenzie and Vonda Johnson; recitation, “Celia,’ Rana Grainger; piano solo, “Fun and Frolic,” Vonda Miles. “Kitchen Overture.”—“King Cole,” Jean Morrison; “King Wenceslas,” Valda Bell; “Courtier,” Cora Braddock; “Page,” Doris Reeves; ‘‘Page,” Betty Reeves; “Chef,” Alanoi’ AlliSo'n; “Scullery Boy,” Willa Wadsworth ; “Fiddlers,” Pat Livick, Betty Clements, Zeta Smalley; “Carol Singers.” Pat Page, Josephine Wfilker, Sadie Howard; ‘Flute Player,” Campbell Ellis.