DANCE RECITAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18339, 16 December 1927, Page 10

DANCE RECITAL.

An exhibition of the good that may be done with a mixed dancing class under the guidance of a talented teacher, was given in the Caledonian Hall last evening, when a recital was given by the pupils of Miss Iris Edmonds. The hall was well filled with an appreciative audience, who were enthusiastic in their applause, and the proceeds are to be given to Nurse Maude’s Christmas fund. Apart from the dancing itself Miss Edmonds must be congratulated on the artistic manner in which the recital was arranged. The frocking was simple and effective. The costumes in colouring were most specticular. The following was the programme:— Overture, orchestra; acrobatic antics, H. Courtney and children; dance. “Skipping Rope,” Marjory Hewertson; song, “School day Sweethearts,” Jim Humphries, and babies; dance, “Peter Pan,” Daphne Buchanan; ballet.; “Rompers,” junior girls, soloists. Iris and Daphne O’Connor; duo, “Charleston,” Joan Fleming and Neville Miller: song, “Ting Ting,” Esme Evans and senior girls; dance, “Gaby Doll Vamp,” Gwen Smith; duo, “Twixt Duty,” Rona and Fred Jones; song, “Ukalele Dream Girl,” Iris Edmonds; duo, “Artist and Model,” Jean Newsome and Evie Aly wn; ballet, “Tres Bon,” senior' girls; seann triubhais, Mabel Sinclair; ballet, “Rainbow Fairies,” the babies, green fairy, Beryl Lysaght, orange fairy, Nola, Fail, lemon fairy. Moreen Scott, blue fairy, Joyce Smith, cerise fairy, Yvonne Whall, pot of gold fairy, Joan Fleming; dance, “Trois Temps,” Thelma Preece; ballet, “Russian,, junior girls, soloists, Jean Newsome “Russe,” Joan Fleming “Gopak,” Iris Edmonds “Russian Mazurka”; overture, “Blaze of Glory,” orchestra; ballet, “The Dream”—The boy wandering through the woods becomes weary and stopping to rest, falls asleep. He dreams:—lt is dawn and the woodland sprites are dancing; the woodland elves frighten them away then scamper off. A sprite sings and heralds the sunrise. The spirit of day finds the boy, and tells the Queen of the Woods, who comes and falls in love with him. They dance; the sprites return and all rejoice. The boy, Ena Malzard, dawn, Daphne Buchanan, woodland elves, Valeri Cater and Jim Humphries, vocalist, Melva Cater, sunrise, Gwen Smith, spirit of day, Thelma Preece, the girl, Aimee Grieg; dance, ’’Eastern,” Jean Newsome; duo, “Moonstruck,” Rona Smith and Loma Hyland; song, “I Can’t Get Over a Girl Like You,” Betty Reid and ballet; scena, “Doll’s Party,” doll hostess, Evie Alwyn, butler, Merton Bunz, doll guest, Kathleen Diamond, golliwog, Gwen Webster; ballet, “Irish Jig,” senior girls, soloist, Bernice Jones; dance, “Gracieuse.” Rona Jones; quartet, “Operatic,” Gwen Smith, Daphne Buchanan, Fred Jones, and Russell de la Cour; duo, “The Golden Hour,” Esme Evans and Melva Cater; song. “Carnival Night,” Marion E\’ans and ballet; due, “The Waiters,” Fred Jones and Russell de la Cour; finale, “Carnival Night,” entire company. _ The orchestra was under the direction of Mrs A. Edmonds, and the stage manager was Mr W. J. M. Dickinson. The senior pupils included Bernice Jones, Jessie Ramsay, Evie Alwyn, Melva Cater, Stella Robertson, Esme Evans, Ena Malzard, Marion Evans, Aimee Grieg, Irene King, Mabel Sinclair, Nancy Chisholm, Herb Courtney, and the juniors Jean Newsome, Thelma Preece, Rona Jones, Iris Dunford, Rona Smith, Gwen Webster, Kathleen Diamond, Betty Reid, Iris O’Connor, Lorna Hyland, Joan Smith, Marjory Hewertson, Valeri Cater, Peggy Cousins, Daphne O’Connor, Gwen Smith, Daphne Buchanan, Moreen Scott, Nola Fail, Beryl Lysaght, Joan Fleming, Joyce Smith, Yvonne Whall, Fred Jones, Russell de la Cour, Jim Humphries, Merton Bunz, Neville Miller. Thanks were due to Mr J. I. Smail for the lighting effects.