WAIMATUKU SCHOOL

Southland Times, Issue 20617, 16 October 1928, Page 5

WAIMATUKU SCHOOL

SUCCESSFUL. CONCERT. (From Our Correspondent.) A very successful concert was held in the iWaimatuku Hall on Friday, 12th inst. The gathering eclipsed even last year’s record and the hall was filled to beyond its seating capacity. The financial results should be most gratifying to the staff who worked very hard to make the items a success. The gross takings were close on £2O which after all expenses are paid will leave a profit of about £l3 which will be devoted mainly to the purchase of school prizes. The concert was provided entirely by the school pupils and consisted of a pleasing and original variety of items. The opening one was. an amusing little dialogue “The Sick Doll,” by two of the junior room. A duet “I don’t want to play in your yard” was sung sweetly by two girls in quaint old-fashioned costumes. A humorous play from “Tom Sawyer” called “Monday Morning,” dramatized and acted by Standards 3 and 4, was the cause of much amusement. A recitation “My Shadow” followed and the first half closed with two Maori songs “Podgy Wodgy” and “In a Canoe” sung by fierce looking Maoris in realistic, costumes; and a character recitation by the primers, “Woman’s Work,” depicting the work done by the housewife on six days of the week. The second half opened with a story by A. A. Milne acted by the boys of Standards 1 and 2. It was entitled “Pooh Bear in a tight Place” and was especially liked by the children present. A solo with chorus “Early One Morning,” in which the audience were invited to buy violets brought a generous shower of pennies on to the stage, and the rest were sold afterwards, bringing in the sum of 8/6 to swell the total. A recitation “Next Door” and a solo “Dulcie and the Moa,” were both appreciatively received and a play “Mr Pickwick in Trouble,” presented by Standards 3 to 6, was also a great success. The closing item “Bedtime” was given by the girls and was very pretty With its flowers and fairies in dainty costumes. Afterwards the hall w r as cleared for dancing for which music was supplied by Mr and Miss Urquhart.