STRIKING FROCKS SEEN AT CALEDONIAN HALL
MISS D. MANHIRE’S PUPILS GIVE DANCE RECITAL.
There were no dull moments for the audience at the Caledonian Flail last evening, when the pupils of Miss Dorothy Manhire gave a dance recital to aid the Fendalton open-air school funds. Practically every type of dancing was represented in the evening’s ‘entertainment—pas seuls. pas de deux and ballets bearing evidence of the care bestowed on the pupils by Miss Manhire. The dancing, particularly that of the senior girls, showed excellent training, and the steps, both intricate and easy, were executed with the utmost grace and skill. The frocks, particularly colourful and charming.
ad been chosen with the best of taste, and the tiny tots looked dainty in their short frilled ballet dresses of every hue.
Miss M. Austin, in a midnight blue Eastern costume, danced with grace, as did Miss P. Gale in her number, “ The Skipping Dance,” for which she I wore a frock of white satin with a deej hem of larkspur blue and Peter Pan collar of blue. Later she wore a frock of powder-blue ninon over pink, representing a cloud. Miss I. Manhire, in “ Dance Arabesque,” wore a white frock, the bodice being of satin with a beaded design, and the skirt of georgette. Fler Eastern headgear was of white satin heavily beaded.
Of the younger pupils, the most promising appeared to be Miss S. Higgins, Miss A. M’Nish and Miss A. M’Lay Miss Higgins, in her number, “ A Pink Pearl,” -wore a ballet frock of blush pink net with a pastel-shaded brocade bodice. Particularly striking was the hunting ballet, with the chorus dressed in white riding breeches, red coats and black caps, Miss M’Nish, the soloist, being in a trim nigger-brown riding habit. Worthy of mention was the “Chicken Ballet,” all the members of which appeared out of a large straw nest, dressed as fluffy yellow chickens. The Black Orpington, mother of the chicks (Miss N. Jones), was dressed in black, and ordered the chickens back to the nest in a most realistic manner.
In the grand finale the frocks were very charming, the most striking being those worn by the children in “ Tiptoe Through the Tulips ” number. Many bouquets and boxes of chocolates were presented to the performers at the close of the programme. Mr W. Lunn sang several songs, and the orchestra was under the conductorship of Miss E. Ford.
The items were:—Exercises, seniors; exercises, intermediates; exercises, juniors; Eastern dance, Miss M. Austin; song 1 , Mr W. Lunn; Valse Caprice, Miss S. Higgins; “Cupid” Miss A. M’Lay; Blue Danube trio, Misses M. Austin, P. Gale and I. Manhire; operatic dance. Miss A. M’Nish; waitress and chef. Misses S. Higgins and J. Joyce; chicken ballet, soloist, Miss N. Jones; tap ballet, intermediates; skipping dance, Miss P. Gale; La Vine, Miss B. Buckley; Pas-de-deux, Misses A. M’Lay and A. M’Nish; March Militaire, Miss N. Manhire; Dutch ballet, soloists, Misses F. Manhire and B. Laverty; “A Pink Pearl,” Miss S. Higgins; black and white ballet, juniors; a statue, Miss B. Laverty; Gopak, Miss J. Joyce; song—“ They All Follow Me,” Miss F. Manhire; “Danse Arabesque/’ Miss I. Manhire; song. Mr W. Lunn; “Tally Ho,” Miss A. M’Nish and ballet; "Clouds,” Miss P. Gale; Hymn to the Sun, Miss A. M’Lay; “Coons,” ballet; “In a Monastery Garden,” Miss B. Buckley; “Bubbles,” Misses M. Austin and I. Manhire; "Le Cygne,” Miss J. Joyce and ballet; operatic dance, Miss M. Austin; finale—“ Tiptoe Through Tulips,” Mias J. Joyce, S. Higgins and ballet; “Go to Bed,” Misses A. Laverty, N. Manhire and ballet; “Happy Days,” Jazz Trio
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19243, 3 December 1930, Page 10
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