Cromwell

New Zealand Tablet, 29 August 1912, Page 26

Cromwell

(From an occasional correspondent.) The Dominican Convent school concert took place in the Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday evening, August 21, when the building was crowded by an appreciative audience, whose generous applause testified to the proficiency of the performers, and to the zealous care and patience the Sisters had bestowed on the tuition and training of their pupils. A pianoforte duet, ‘ Irish blossoms’ (Volti), was well played by the Misses N. and M. McLaren, as was also a pianoforte solo, ‘ San Remo,’ by Miss Eveline Scott. In the second part another pianoforte duet was excellently played by the Misses Amy and Anne. Thomas. The chorus, The cuckoo,’ was given very nicely by the pupils, and the Indian clubs’ display by the boys demonstrated the careful training they had undergone. The cantata, ‘ Judgment of the flowers,’ was well received by the audience, the handsome .dresses of the girls, who each represented a different flower, and, the grouping of the performers, made a beautiful display on the stage, and was loudly applauded. A boys’ play, ‘All is well that ends well, was also well received. The performers were, letter perfect, and' filled their parts remarkably well. The same can be said of the lads who performed a scene from Shakespeare, wherein Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell, and the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk were well represented. During the interval the Mayor, in the absence of Father Hunt, thanked the audience for their generous patronage, the pupils and the Sisters for having provided such a splendid entertainment. The receipts exceeded £3O.