ST. PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20283, 16 December 1927, Page 7

ST. PHILOMENA’S COLLEGE.

STUDENTS’ ENTERTAINMENT. There was a very large attendance at St. Patrick’s Hall last evening when a variety entertainment on extended lines was given by th« students of St. Philomenu's College. So large was the attendance that the hall roomy as it is, barelv sufficed to accommodate everyone. The College Choir, which occupied the stage, and even encroached upon the auditorium, sang the chorus “ Let the Hills Resound with Song ” very well indeed. A welcome was then extended to Bishop Whyte by Miss Margaret Scurr, and a great many enjoyable items followed. A pianoforte quartet was played by Misses O’Brien, Phelan, Campbell, ana Tylee, and club-swinging gone through very neatly by six young ladies. The musical monologue “ Home, Sweet Home, was delivered by Miss Eileen Houston very nicely, and a kindergarten selection, “ A Picnic by Moonlight ’ was presented by a party of eight or nine boys and girls. Physical exercises by Misses Blackiock. Smith, Phelan, Williams, Kane, and Small formed the next item, and an actios song was given by the pupils. The juniors, led by Master O’Connell, engaged in a song, recitation, and chorus, and the pupils gave a Spanish scena, _ entitled “math Sunny Skies,” the soloist, being Miss Peggy Toms. “ St. Brendan’* Quest,” an allegory, served to introduce a large number of the students, the chief characters being taken by Misses Eileen Houston, Mary Mooney, and Gerty Kane. This was pleasingly presented. The College Choir opened the second part of the programme with a good rendering of the chorus “Hunting Song,” and a second lianoforte quartet of music—Suppes 11 Poet and Peasant”—was played by Misses C. Scofield, K. Whelan, G. Smith, and P. Smith. The pupils of Standards IV, V, and VI gave the action song, “The Gipsies,” and Miss _ Aroha Allan proved herself a clever pianiste in an “Introduction and Fugue,” by Harm, Miss QJare Scofield and Miss Kathleen Whelan played as a pianoforte duet “ Valse Arabesque ’’; the pupils, with Miss Stevens as soloist, gave the song scena “ Bubbles,” and the- choir _ completed the entertainment by _ singing “ Softly the Night Breeze is Sighing.” The second portion of the programme was .interspersed with scenes from “ St. Brendan’s Quest.” It was evident that amongst, the students we»e several blever musicians, in both a vocal and instrumental direction, and the elocutionary methods disclosed the fact that, the pupils, had been carefully tutored. The _ programme generally was of an entertaining character, and, judging by the frequent applause, was greatly appreciated by the, audience.