NEW PLYMOUTH CONVENTS

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH CONVENTS

■ <:■ ANNUAL CONCERT SUCCESS;// ' / I St. Mary's Hall was packed to capacity ■ last night when the three convent achooli/B of New Plymouth presented their. an,-/ nual combined concert. . The entertainment, which was of to usual high standard, was organised bj/ the Sisters of the Mission. Their efforts made the performance the great success it was and a fitting finalp; tp / the school year. ’/,f/';/ From the tiny tots in the primers tothe senior pupils, all gave of their best/ , and they richly deserved the rounds' of ; applause. ■ ' '■ \ ‘ / A special feature of the programme; was a five-act Nativity play entitlea... “The Magi.” . It was very well portrayed, by the principals: Herod the Great, Miss, P. Wilson; the queen, Miss M. Powell; the pilgrims’ leader, Miss P. Train; the magi, Miss J. Redman (Gaspar), Miss M. Karta (Melchior) and Miss >L.- Dunlop (Balthasar). These were ably assisted ■; by slave girls, attendants, priests and scribes. Talent was far from lacking among the players; " The programme was: Orchestral. selec- ; tic’, school orchestra; Dream Kfan’e,/ Train, infants; dance, Cushla Quinn;; “The Magi,”’Part 1; hoop* drill, girls/ ai forms I’and 2; -witches’ song, junior girls; fairy dance, girls (infant); “The Magi,” Part 2;'Japanese song and.dance, ■ junior girls;' duet, Misses B. Ryan .and . E. Tatnell; song, Tall Top Hat, senior boys; Spanish dance, senior boys; and? girls (E. Todd, J. Austin, R. Ryan, Grace, J. Terhpero, E. McCormack, K. Winthrop, R. Whittle, M. Price; “The. Magi,” Part 3; tambourine song, senior/; pupils; monologue. Miss U. Deane; “The/.' Magi,”, Part 4;. violin solo,-Master’V.! / Sisarich; recitation, Miss H. Sowerbutts; .•/; “The Magi,” Part 5., ■' //