CAVERSHAM SCHOOL CHOIR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19965, 6 December 1926, Page 3

CAVERSHAM SCHOOL CHOIR.

ANNUAL CONCERT. There was a very large attendance at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday night to hear the Caversham School Choir. It was the choir’s annual concert, and was quite equal to its predecessors. ine Caversham School Choir has made a musical reputation for itself which it evidently intends to live up to. It is quite apparent that the youngsters have been well trained in the musical portion of their education, and another noticeable feature is that they are under perfect control. llic slightest indication from the conductor is watched for and the direction given carried promptly out. The choir has chosen a good motto—“ Good, better, best. Lot us never rest. Till our good is better and our better best”—which its members are evidently determined to carry into practical effect. The singing was throughout remarkable for its aiicuracy. Of course, the music set the choir was selected with a full recognition of the juvenility of its members, and there was, very properly, no attempt, made at too lofty a flight. The first part consisted of music, recitation, and dancing, the last-named being a negligible quantity. The choir items were “A Song of England,” “ifary s Lamb, “Cradle Song.” “Drake’s Drum. “ The Owl,” “Mav Day Morn,” “The \\ itch. "Three Chestnuts,” “Boot, Saddle, ‘The Storybook Ball,” “Ships of Yule,’ and “ilo’ha-oc.” The elocutionists were das. Decide and Dora icckic, and both proved clever and amusing. The boy gave a very laughable recital of “So Was I, and the "ill caused a lot of merriment by the wav she told of “Mr Caudle’s Umbrella. A step dance was cleverly done by Laura Bain. The girls’ section of the choir sang “A Japanese Proposal” very well, Ihe latter part of the nrogramme was reserved for the performance of "The Pedlar, horn "The Winter's Tale,” in which the characters were sustained by Jas. Leckie. S. M’Connell, S. Riddle, Dora Leckie Jean Lee, Amv .J'Connell, Nancy BennetL \\. Gwvnne, H. Hook, R. Gilbert, and R. Kerr but'in addition to these there was a small army of shepherds, shepherdesses, and herdsmen. The children did very well in "The Pedlar.” Mr G. T. Palmer conducted, the nianistes were Mrs A. L. Burk and Miss D. Gardner and the organist Mr A. V. Fleet. The dances were supervised by Miss Botting.