Central School Entertainment.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12438, 16 December 1903, Page 6

Central School Entertainment.

LnEortunatcly the woalher on Mmi<!Uy evening- vuu> \eiy boisteiou^. ami many were thus mcv rued * r.i ;iltcufling- the cnt'Tt ii i^tii-i ff^f, n, t';u Theatre Royal in ;;i<l ot tho Centra! School fumls. Still, tliuij was a Liy house, the downstairs i> n-zi >i 'viry well filled. The vVyun.vsi-rs ind.-*r .-d in great force, an,d -/>oim?;I, \y their \igoi-O[Us jipplaiuse of i">o-.-v : *.?m. t<; Jjo thoroughly plca^oH \v> eh the entertainment pirovivUfcl. .°»i.f-ril -nli^e names ,ajveard£l ou ' l f Jf; rr< •</.*.•■.»•. i- i; were prwentd:! by rain and other causes from j^uttiiig 1 in an appearance, but their plaices were Jilled by other*, and the evening 1 ' s a,mh;>pvnciit wius thoioughfy atyyable. The c<>nlrii_mti',ond by Mr Corjr\\ all's Mandolin Club wrre much appreciateil, a«cl e^tra numbers had to be given. Mi-»s Oaiby Taylor was in gioocl voice, ami sang* with c.onsiiflcra'ble offect, whiis Mr J . \\. Kyan ga\c a nice rcnx-lenn^ of "J"he Yeoman's AVe<Winy, ' whicn secured for him a double lecall. Miws Mujntoa-h sang- very sj-weetly. T].c chorus by the junior jiMpils, "Ala ; l>a^na Coon" was very g*oo'd, anir.l tlic actions of the joungisrters were neat aaui entertaining. The Girls' Gymnasium Club, xmder tiheir insftrucuor; g-ave a oi'editable display of i-tut) swmgingi, the time kept being- particularly good. "Tie Bellp," a juetty chorus, wa^j nicely sung by the senior pupils, wlio j^rotl'uccd a \ ohi'me of sound that was decideflly prai?c\%Tnrtihy. ; Master Salt pMyejcl a violin solo, ''UTomic, Sweet irlcune/' with \ aa-iations ? ax&l sSiowcU considerable Stdll as well as taste. He was encored!. Ml- CoUarn daniced a clog clance, anfl met with great favour. He kindly voluaiteered 1 his services, ami was also to sing a comic sons, (>ut tno noilrflG °f the ra i° falling on the roof was against v<ocal cliort, uiwl ho decided not to mal:e tlie " atteimnt. The i-hysical di-ill was gone tih rough in a very clean miannor, anU t3io cK'oriiis '"The Royal Fuisiliei s" was not the k»a«t liluawng of the ev<3jttmg\s items. Tihe aconic olVeets in tho ltittci were gjoo)--!, the tent an<l biaouac iircs, with the piled awns heli)ing to fpi;m a realistic sioenc. The other items wero ploas'ant, and a gooil cntcrtauimen+i Was brought to a close at II) o'Hocjk by the singing- of iho .National Ajnthom. Tjbe teachers (Mr Do-n>;pscy aoicl }ii.< assistants) close r,vc fjveilit for tihe Way in whic?h tihe yotft'hlul performers went through their work. Mr W. A. Oollis, chairman of the Town School CvivmtteG, and otiher cwnmitteemen, weie present at the entertainment, .amd did all tJiey coukl to hebp in making it a Kucceas. heli> in making it a siucccss. The §>yknnastic exorcises ami club swi'ug-Uig were a tribute to the care awl attention of Mr W. Taylor, the instructor.