SCHOOL CONCERT AT GORE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 51, Issue 51, 22 April 1898, Page 20

SCHOOL CONCERT AT GORE.

Good wine needs no bush. And the annual concert given by the Gore Convent School has so well established a reputation for excellence and skill that crowded audiences are now looked upon as foregone conclusions. The Town Hall was once more crowded on Wednesday night, the 13th inst., and the proceedings passed off without a hitch from start to close. Mi?ses D. and M. Archibald opened the proceedings with a well-expcuted pianoforte duet. Other pianoforte duets were given in fine style during the evening by Misses O. Holland and C. Smith, L. Dodds and D. Archibald P Fleming and D. Archibald Then followed the song, " Light in the East is glowing." The old favourite duet, •• What are the wild waves saying ?" wa3 sweetly given by Misses D. and M. Archibald. Misses L. Sparks and K. Black gave a nice rendering of the Queen Ann Fan Song (duet). Master J. Walsh, of Pukerau, carried his audience away with his rendering of the ever popular Irish gongs, ■ Killarney " and '• The harp that once." The Scarf Drill and the Japanese I«an Song- proved particularly attractive items. Great merriment was created by si* clever little Lids who sang, in costume, •' The tall top-hat." Miss Julia Walsh danced a Highland Fling (in costume) and was highly applauded. Mrs. Neave, who was the onlyalult performer, sang "The wearin' of the green," which was warmly encored. All the other items on the programme were given by the pupils or ex-pupils of the Convent School. The entertainment concluded with a very amusing farce, " Miss Willis's Will." The following were the dramatis personal : Mrs. Robinson (executrix), Miss Fraser : Lady Spindle, Miss M Fraser • Mrs. Dwindle, Miss N. Mulvey ; Rachel (assistant housekeeper), Miss M. Flanagan ; Jenny (orphan), Miss J. Sullivan. The farce was played with plenty of verve and " go" and was highly enjoyed I he whole programme was highly creditable alike to the Sisters of Mercy and their pupils.