KAIKORAI SCHOOL CARNIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22063, 20 September 1933, Page 8

KAIKORAI SCHOOL CARNIVAL

A SUCCESSFUL EFFORT PINAL PAGEANT IN HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. Every beat in His Majesty’s Theatre was occupied last evening when the grand finale to the Kaikorai School Queen Carnival was conducted by the pupils of the school, the function taking the form of a colourful pageant in which the Queen received the homage of the Princesses representing the various British dominions. The carnival was commenced about a month ago for the purpose of providing funds to assist in the renovation of the school, the representative of Standard V, Marion Matheson, securing the honour of being Queen of the Carnival. The effort realised £153, most of which was gathered by means of card parties, bazaars, and sales of work, and the committee was able to carry out extensive renovations to the school, such renovations and repairs having been urgently required for some years on account of the Education Department’s inability to spare the funds necessary to carry out the work. The School Committee’s offer to provide a portion of the amount required to have the work put in hand was accepted, with the result that the school has been cleaned and repainted and stoves have been provided for the rooms The enthusiasm which has been evident throughout the carnival was fully maintained last evening, when the climax to the effort was reached, the young performers entering into the spirit of the pageant with a will. No pains had been spared to make the ceremony as effective and as artistic as possible, the gowning of the Queen, and the Princesses, and their train-bearers having been carried out with a close regard to the details required to make the spectacle a success. Prior to the presentation of the Princesses to the Queen of the Carnival, a grand parade was held round the aisles in the stalls, after which the principal figures in the pageant took their places on the stage, which already accommodated a large choir of scholars. The various Princesses were a B follows.—Canada (Betty Anderson}, Newfoundland (Elizabeth Simpson), India (Joan Fawcett), South Africa (Barbara M'Leod), Australia (Betty M Donald), New Zealand (Agnes Stewart). Miss Molly Lawn, the dux girl of the school in 1932, was Mistress of the Robes. As each Princess was presented, songs appropriate to the occasion were sung by the choir and individual pupils. The choruses were “ Mighty Britannia, Mother of Nations, “ Canadian Sleighing Song,” “ Three Cheers for Canada,” “Hurrah for a Fisherman’s Life,” “The Sea is Britains Glory,” “For War and Commotion We Have no Desire,” “Glorious is India, Empress of the East,” “To the East and the West,” “Advance Australia,” “New Zealand, All Hail,” and “ Stretch Forth, Stretch Forth.” The remaining vocal numbers were as follows: —Solo, “The Bird that Leaves its Parent’s Nest,” by Ngaire Brosnan; trio, “ A Glorious Life, by Stuart , Smart, Esmond Scott, and Scott Holden; solo, “See East India Coolie,” by Neil Smith; solo, “ I Love the Land of the Southern Cross,” by Dulcie Goodlet; solo and chorus, “Waggon Driver’s Song,” by Harold Dewhirst; solo, “Ober de Mountain,” by Hector Hanna; solo, “When on'a Broiling Christmas Day,” by Claire M'Kinnon; duet, "Black Fellow He Like Plenty Sleep,” by Allan Parker and James Kennedy; and duet, "The Maoris Came to Bow Before Thy Throne,” by Eileen Excell and Norman Sutherland. William Hudson, as an Indian chief, also sang the first verse of the National Anthem in the language of the Oneidas. The ceremony as a whole was carried out with dignity and charm, the young performers having evidently undergone intensive preparation for the great event. Prior to the more important part of the a dqiightful little playette, entitled “King Richard Comes to Sherwood,” being a tale of Robin Hood and his merrie men, was produced by a. number of the pupils, all of whom carried out their parts with considerable credit to themselves and to those wdio had been responsible tor the preparation of the production. The incidental music to the entertainment as a wdiole was provided by a competent orchestra under the baton of Mr J. Matheson.