AN OAMARU LETTER.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 13, 26 December 1890, Page 19

AN OAMARU LETTER.

(From an occasional Correspondent.)

AH cve E t that is always looked forward to by^uWifo/oamaru w e t 8 S Cl T Witb^° re , th , anordinary amoant of here in Bt. Joseph's schoolroom on Wednesday evening last When I tell you I refer to tbeannual entertainment given by the DtominicS nun. , your readers will not be surprised that such Uterest as i have mentioned is manifested in what is regarded here as, and what fa S ° w2> Ub B alW * y^ th S mTQßicalm T QBical and dramati ° treat of ?b c yTar 0 the White Stone City." Long before the hour appointed for the commencement of the entertainment arrived, the capacious Shool room was crowded to excess, and when the curtain weK precisely at 8 o'clock there was not even standing. room available. A sparkK operetta, entitled '< Dick Whittington," by tbe pupils of ft Joseph School, which was acted and staged splendidly, opened a flnTSro! gramme Heller's " Tarantelle," as played on three pianos by The Mtsees Harming, Dooley, and Proctor, was a real musical treat the execution being admirable and particularly noticeable This' fin* performance served to form an indication of what was to be expected later on and in this expectation tba audience were not destined to disappointment Miss Haggie deserved tbe applause which erteted her rendering of Warner's '• To the Woods." This youn/ lady £s wlnl^ eMe i aD f d nat . aralneßßth » t ™*J of our local amateur vocalhrts JES f 6l X 6'6 ' J" gal °P» " Qai Vive ." carefully played on three pianos by the Misses E. and L. Grave, de Lambert, Reid G Ri hmood, and B. Davey followed, and was re-demanded. " May Bells " a very pretty but rather difficult vocal duet was sung with fioish and ex* prtasion by tte Misses Proctor and Harming. The next item on the programme was, however, the piece par emcellenoe of tbe evenine I SnT K ni *l° V «. ture to " Semiramide " brilliantly played on three pianos by the Misses Looley, Harming, L. Grave, and L. and JLr «n, n^' T ? eße yy ° UDg ladie * deße " e B P ecial for their splendid execution and first-class interpretation of the above very difficu.t composition— whicb is one tbat it requires more than ft!«^ fl f ft*™? tQ P l^.^^ which but serves to demonstrate the merit of their fine performance, which must have been the result of assiduous practicing. Cowen's "Tbe Children's Home" witb violin obbhgato by Miss Hanniog was sung by Mi.s Proctor with that young lady s customary ability. Goria's " March Triump hale " splendidly played on two pianos by Misses Harming and Proctor brought tbe musical portion of the entertainment— to the regret of a Rreat many-to a close. However these regrets were quickly dispelled in the amusement which followed. A comedietta in two acts bearing the title of " Mi 83 Camduff. next of kin »as played by the young ladies whose names are mentioned hereafter was to use a laminar term "an immense saccess," and would "take" under the same conditions almost anywhere. The principal characters Fanny, Mildred, Sheila and Biddy were entrusted respectively to the Misses Proctor, Harming, Richmond, and Dooley who deserve commendation for the able manner in which they one and all, acquitted themselves. / The jdramatic ability displayed by those whose names I have mentioned would be no disg.ace to the members of aoy professional troupe, a sentiment which found exlnTin^ m %°? thß ?* many at the twn"n«u>n o f the performance, Seland 7R7 R kn Ja u-T cbaracte " J« re dby the Misses Cleland, B. ani G. Richmond, and White, who made the most of ihpVnnf^s! P r art8 \. . T ,_ be B[a * in * of "AU H ' il Zealandia," by the pupils of St. Joseph's brought to a termination one of the most successful entertainments e>er given here. The zealous order of St IJonunic are to ba congratulated on the success which has rewarded their labours-winch could not have been by any means l.ght-in their endeavour to place before the public euch an exceedingly hiehclass entertainment, and the residents of Oamaru, in turn, are to be congratulated on having resident in their midst such exponents of music and the drama as the members of this order undoubtedly are proofs of which have been afforded on inaumerabla occasions I trust the financial result was as satisfactory to the promoters as their entertainment was to tbe audience. If such were the case, I think they would be by no means disappointed, rather, I should say their raoit sanguine expectations would be more than realised A BupplemeDtary bazaar to liquidate the debt rpmaining on the Convent build, ugs h*re takes place in the Athenoeum Hall on the Ist 2nd, and 3rd January next (when I have no aoubt the public wil » P °nV ? eirgrat T lt Vi ude '. oth ? nuns for providing them with entertain52? im C flr ?h n1?"n 1 ?" deßCrlbed » and their ° h ildren with edacation that will fit them to take boiourable positions in lite), by coming to !ne Sebt n r n ln fi n T be H ' giV ' Dg . Wl ° r h6r mite *""*• '^g the debt on such a deaerviag institution, aad thereby relieving ihe nuns of what must be to them a serious encumbrance rellevmg lhe Wh JSif jTt" thiß J ear P. romi6e * t0 b e a very poor one here. evidently of a religious turn of mind suggests recourse to pravV/to the various churches, whilst others apparently devoid scout this idea as ridiculous, and suggest the firing of cannons guns and, in fact, anything that will create a noise. I think some of them would have the hardihood to suggest letting off a packet Tc£*S? All I say is let us hope for the beet. crackers.