RAETIHI

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 82, Issue 288, 6 December 1938, Page 10

RAETIHI

DISPLAY OF DANCING That recitals illustrating the pleasing extent of local amateur dancing talent are entertainments to be e.ncouraged was the impression gained after attending the display of tap dancing and allied arts given by Mrs. D. Smith, of Ohakune, and her pupils at the Drill Hall, Raetihi, on Friday evening last. Upwards of 150 people comprised the audience and they were treated to two and a half hours' of pleasant entertainment which at times reached a commendably high standard. The most polished item was provided by Mrs. Smith in her interpretation through various types of dancing, of the metamorphic moods of an Eastern woman bringing gifts to her gods, subsequently falling to a temptation to sell them and finally meeting her death due to being poisoned by a snake. Other effective individual items were a Russian dance and an acrobatic dance cleverly executed by Miss Edna Morrison, and an operatic dance by Miss June Lee. A hula dance strenuously performed by Mr. Henry was very popular and tne diminutive Miss Daphne Smith completely captivated the audience by her confident microphone singing and tap dancing. Probably the neatest periormer was little Miss C. Fenton—aged about 6 years—whose display of varied types and dancing caught the eye and revealed great promise. Miss Joan Rush proved to be a polished exponent of tap dancing and also revealed a considerable measure of stage presence. The male part in two tap dancing trios were ably taken by Mr. J. Kilham. Other pupils whose work favourably impressed were the Misses Lorna Rickards, Joan Foster, P. Duggan, N. Coker, E. Deadman, Joyce Rose, S. Brown, N. Tarrant, M. Jordan, L. Rogers, H. Brown and S. Brown. Two vocal items were rendered by Mr. C. Goldlinch, whose songs, “Silver Hair and Heart of Gold,” and “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” gave lull scope for a very pleasing voice. A humorous touch was added by items given by Mr. Farmer, and the recitai was supported by Miss Claudia Warrington—a sister of Mrs. Smith. Jacob Brown and his orchestra provided appropriate music while the lighting effects were a credit to those responsible. The costumes of all performers were of a noticeably high standard and revealed the large extent of preparatory work which preceded the recital. SCHOOL GAMES The baseball-rounders and cricket teams of the Raetihi School visited Rangataua on Friday and were in both cases defeated by the Rangataua players. The rounders match was a low scoring one in which Rangataua scored 41 points to Raetihi’s 32). In the cricket match neither side scored with any freedom. Rangataua scored 30 runs of which 12 were gathered by “extras.” Raetihi responded with but 26 runs, of which 10 runs were scored by A. Barakat, Lie only player to reach double figures in either team.