CONVENT SCHOOL, TEMUKA.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 51, 20 December 1900, Page 6

CONVENT SCHOOL, TEMUKA.

The annual concert, which winds up the year's woik at the Convent School, Temuka (says the Leader), was held on Thursday evening in the Volunteer Hall, which was crowded. The programme began with a duet (four pianos and a harmonium), played by Misses Connelly, Gaffaney, Blyth, Roulston, Earl, Beri, Prattley, Barrett, and Scannell. A number of pupils Bang a chorus with spirit, after which a dialogue was given by Misses Carr, Sughrue, Dunn (2), Tozer, Williams, Scannell, Tarrant, and Masters Spillane and Twomey. Masters Bourke, Knight, Rooney, Tangney, O'Loughlin, Wareing, Lawlor, Twomey, Clarke, Flynn, and O'Shea sang an amusing action song. Misses Dwyer (2), Taehan, Daly, Simpson (2), Brosnan, Flynn, Collins, and Perry, little girls, prettily attired and carrying brooms, sang ' Buy a broom ' very tunefully. An enjoyable item was a piano trio (four pianos and harmonium) of Scotch airs by Misses Comer, Harrison, Story, O'Donohue (2), Twomey, Beri, Blyth, Prattley, Gaffaney, Earl, and Masters Gapper and Austin. Master G. Twomey scored a decided hit with his song ' Barney 0 Brien.' In the second part he was equally successful with a comic song. A charming item was a French minuet performed by Misses O'Donohue, Gillespie, Connolly, Harrison, and Twomey (2). Misses Connolly, Coughlan, and Earl contributed a vocal trio, and the two former young ladies sang the duet ' Floating away.' An action song was capitally sung by Misses Cunnard (3), Sughrue (2), Dorm (2), Tozer.Williams, Soannell, and Tarrant. Misses Connell, Gaffney, Gillespie, Soannell, O'Donohue and Beri took part in a dialogue. A very pleasing item was the maypole danoe by Mteses Harrison, Story, Scannell (3), Twomey (2), O'Donohue, Connolly, Beri, Leary, Demuth, Z. Gillespie, Sughrue, Dunn, and Carr. In the second part the first item was ' Mirror Drill,' by Misses Twomey (2), Leary, O'Donohue, Scannell (2), Gillespie, Harrison, and Story. Following this was 'Star Drill,' by Misses Gaffney, Scannell (2), Story, Beri (2), O'Donohue, O'Brien, and Ardagh. Another clever pianoforte trio was given by Misses Beri, Gaffney, Pratley, Gaze, Gillespie, O'Donohue, Harrison, Scannell, Comer, Farnie, Earl, and Masters Austin and Gapper. Masters Twomey and Beri and Misses Gillespie, Demuth, Beri, and Twomey recited ' Little helpers ' capitally. A change in the programme was a drama, ' Whittington and his Cat.' In this the characters were taken by Masters Twomey, Bourke, Clarke, Knight, Rooney, Lawlor, and Wareing, and Misses Twomey (2), Connell, Scannell, Beri (2), E. O'Donohue, Leary,. and Gillespie. A piano duet (four pianos and harmonium) was brightly played by Misses Roulston, Gilleßpie, Connolly, Prattley, Barrett, Earl, Beri, Blyth, and Gaze. An action song by Masters Fitzgerald, Clarke, Geany, Hogan, Rooney, Wareing, Carr, Spillane (2), Sharp, and Twomey was perhaps the best effort the boys made. The programme concluded with, a charming drill, song, and tableau ' Killarney.' The performers were Misses Earl. Ardagh, O'Donohue, Beri, Gaffaney, O'Brien, Gillespie, and Connell. Miss Quinn, aa usual, kindly acted as accompanist throughout the evening.