JUVENILE ENTERTAINMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17729, 13 September 1919, Page 10

JUVENILE ENTERTAINMENT

MISS MAZENGARU'S PUPILS. It was a vory clever coanpany of juveniles that Miss lyy Mazengarb presented to tho! public in Ilia Majesty's Theatre List night. J. enuips tlio term " juvenilo " docs not • luito convey the idea intended to be conveyed, as somo of tho performers had got oeyond the juvenile stage, though all wero jouug. llowev>3r, most of thoso singing, danrang, and reciting had not yet readied their teoija, or had only just entered them. It is quite evident that Miss Mazengarb has among her pupils several gifted beyond tho ordinary, and that theso havo not failed to proht by tho tuition they havo received. ' rl nearly all cases whero extraneous aids, such as eostuii)o or setting, oould be used every advantago had been taken, and some very pretty and artistio elTccts wero obtained. Tho oostiunes wero particularly appropriate, and wero well chosen. Tho outstanding featuro of the entertainment was tho dancing, in which several of the girls excelled. They wero graceful, and their dancing was most attractive. Without any desiro to draw distinctions, tlio ballet " Awakening of tho Flowers," the "Peace." and tho ballet " Springtinio" may bo specially mentioned, but there wero others that came very close to these. Among items outside tho dancing, a coster acrobatic duo was presented by Misses "Vera James and Alice Trainor, a musical monologue (" Roses") by Miss Eva >> allace, to which a violin obbligato was supplied by Miss Stella Bayley;. a recita tion (" A Boy's T <amerit ") by Master Jack Ifayward, a cost ne monologue (" An Oldworld Pic-turu") by Miss Lily Stovens, and a humorous recitation (" An Aspiring Dish Washer") by Miss RL Durant Hudson; all of which were well deserving of tho applause they received. But, again, thsre wero so many pieces possessing merit that theso do not exhaust tho list. There were close on two dozen items in the programme, and in some of these as many as 20 took part. Tho most elaborate item was the Pageant, of Nations," in which Britannia was first presented, ajid was afterwards supported by young ladies representing Belgium, Serbia, Russia, Italy, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Rumania, India, Japan, Ireland, New Zealand, America, and South Africa. There were also representatives of tho Red Cross and, lastly, '• Peace." The grouping of all theso about Britannia was exceedingly well arrangfd, and a strikingly picturesque affect wa3 gained. 'The climax was reached when a party of blue jackets, headed by a diminutive lieutenant, marched on to the stage and took up a flanking position. Thcro was also a pretty Japanese sketch, in which a largo number of boys and girls took part. " Tho Reasons"—spring, summer, autumn, and wint?r—was another very effective piece of work, and the damring connected therewith was light and graceful. The principal performers were Dick Johnston, Laura Ilirnmcl, Ruby Robinson, Marie Gourlcy, Eva Wallace, Ngaire .Tamos, Daphne and Myra Stokes. Jack Ileyward, Lily Stevens, Dorecn 'iodcl, Connie Reeves, M. Durant Hudson, Alison Gourley, Vera JaTrios, Alice Trainor. Munro Sneddon, Bessie Stevens, and Neville Dawe. The ballets and - were arranged by Mrs B. Wyntt, and the music by Mrs .T. I.oech. Mrs R. T. Little was the accompanist, and a small but efficient orchestra provided other nccessary music during tho evening. Tho performance will be repeated to-night.