MOTUEKA D.H.S. CONCERT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 19 September 1945, Page 7

MOTUEKA D.H.S. CONCERT

{large attendances of public There were very large attendances for the two nights when the Motueka District High School presented its concert. The concert was held in the Institute Hall and the stage was attractively decorated for the occasion. A varied and entertaining programme was presented by the pupils, ranging from the primer children to the sec- ■ ondary girls and boys. A delightful item was a dramatic presentation of I Little Bo Peep, by the small children. {The children taking part were prettily costumed and acted their parts remarkably well. Particularly winsome were Bo Peep and her three lambs, two white and one black, i There were a number of verse speak--1 ing items by different'classes, and the j children spoke clearly and well. Also on the programme were songs by several of the classes and the audience was warmly appreciative.' One Such song, “Ten Little Nigger Boys,” in cos. tume. caused great hilarity and was heartily applauded. A feature of the programme was a presentation of “The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” by pupils of the Hau School. Dressed in the well-known Alice in Wonderland characters, the children captured and held the interest of the audience as they brought to life the delightful absurdities of Lewis Carroll, i The secondary school girls gave two j displays of folk dancing which‘well I merited the applause they received. | and two items, “Ipswich” and “Sandj hurst” were presented by the Boys’ j Bend, which, as usual, gave a good j performance. Several plays were presented by the younger classes, all of whom acted naturally and spoke up well. In a bracket of songs, two Ave Marias, one ,by Bach and the other by Schubert, I were charmingly rendered by the secI ondary girls’ choir, and a quartet, | drawn from the choir, also gave a dej lightful number. i An unusual item was a presentation bv secondary ‘girls of the . traditional Maori Stick Game. Seated in rows on the floor of the stage and dressed in Maori costume, they sang softly as they rhythmically passed the sticks.' Following the Stick Game, the girls gave a very fine presentation of Maori action songs. One of the highlights of the programme was the play put on by the secondary pupils. It was a humorous one and (here were many appreciative chuckles from the audience as the girls and boys on the stage entered whole- 1 heartedly into the spirit of the comedy. The programme drew to a close with I a group of songs by tne secondary | school choir which was very well train. ! cd and sang delightfully j Nearly four hours of entertainment j was provided and it reflected great j credit cn those responsible for the training and costuming of the school j children, as well as on the children themselves.