ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 9 December 1925, Page 4

ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL.

BREAKING-UP CONCERT. Last night’s “breaking-up”- concert by the St. Patrick’s School pupils waswell up to the standard set in previous years, and was much enjoyed by tho* large audience. Every seat in the halt wa,s occupied, and a number had to find standing room. The stage had been, nicely decorated with greenery and coloured paper. The programme was varied and entertaining. A feature was the number of excellent action songs, for which the preparation of tiie costumes must have entailed much work. One of these was a song by the pupils of Standards 1 and 2, “The Seven Dwarfs,” who were attired in gay colours and wore realistic beards. The Chinaman song and the Sailors’ .song by the senior boys, and the Drummer’s song by the infant boys, were also good. - A comic song, in which six girls were dr esse as old maids, and a boy, as-the sought-after young man, caused merriment. Another, in which the youngest girls, including a tiny mite, represented old ladies, was one of the best of the evening. Throe senior boys, 6ingiing “My Wife’s Relations,” also evoked amusement. In pretty action songs, “Butterflies” (junior girls), and “Roises Red and White” (senior girls), the singers were very dainty and the dance steps were gracefully executed.

T.he audience showed themselves very pleased with the violin numbers. A duet, “Andantino,” by J. Savage and E. Buektbn, and a sextette, “Cuckoo,” by Masters Vaughan, McDiarmid, Savage. Buckton, Hamill and Joblin, were heartily encored. # Two entertaining playettes were given, and all the little performers acted their parts very well indeed. The first told the tale of a woman and her daughter who expect a legacy from a richrelative. He comes for the statue of his grandfather, which has been stowed away in an attic. A maid breaks and, as a punishment, is made to act? as the statue when the uncle arrives. After main' funny incidents, everything ends satisfactorily. The players were Misses N. Reynolds, K. Curtin, A. Veiteh, B. Carr, Molly Beale and Master Jack McDonald. The other playshows the antics of a man who feigns lunacy, and two real lunatics in a, men'ta.l specialist’s hospital. The performers were Nellie Hogan and Masters A. Ca.rrig, J. Bunny, M. Bacon, F. Davey, T. McCracken and W. Horne. To the producers and players all praise is due for the splendid way in which these two items were performed. Much fun was caused by- Albert OarTig’s band, who sang a parody of the old favourite, “ MaeNamara’s Band,” , and then made plenty of noise with a weird assortment of instruments. ■ Among the- other excellent items of . a long programme were ball drill by the junior girls, Swedish drill by the senior boys, a comic recitation by Kitty Kerins, and a sailor ’s hornpipe and, an Irish reel. . The sweet singing of “Hills of egal,” by the assembled brought a really fine concert, to.a close. Miss Isabel McKenzie was an able accompaniste- for the large number of dances and eon ns.