New Plymouth

New Zealand Tablet, 30 December 1915, Page 55

New Plymouth

(From an occasional correspondent.)

A very successful entertainment was given in the; Theatre Royal on Thursday afternoon, December 9, by the pupils of the convent schools, in aid of the wounded soldiers, by which the fund benefited by over £56.. There was a large attendance of the public, and, con--sidering the hour chosen for the concert, the result must be extremely gratifying to all concerned, especially to the Sisters, who so carefully trained the children* and whose efforts have been attended with such splendid results. The pupils acquitted themselves well,* and went through their various parts without a hitchT The following is the programme.:—Part I.—Pianoforte 1 duet, ' March Hougroise,’ Misses Bennett' Old, Connett, and J. Bennett flag drill, girls; part song, ‘The may morning,’ pupils; instrumental selection, ‘Airs from Mozart,’ Misses Mannix, Jones, Lindstrom, Esse, Hooper, Duggan, Murray (violins), and B. Allen (piano) : vocal solo, ‘ Roumanian night song,’ Miss Gilbert: violin solo, ‘ Andantino,’ Miss E. Mannix; chorus, ‘Britain’s soldier boys,’ boys; song and drill. Lovely flowers,’ girls: pianoforte duo, Polonaise; briHaute ’ —first, piano, Misses Barry and McMahon; second piano, Misses Whittle and Allen. Part . 11.— ■ Pianoforte duet, ‘ Hungarian dance No. 2,’. Misses Bennett, Old, Connett, and J. Bennett; chorus, ‘The vesper hymn,’ girls: instrumental selection, ‘Barcarolle’ from ‘ Tales of Hoffman,’ Misses Mannix, Jones, Lindr strom, Esse, Hooper, Duggan, Murray (violins), and B. Allen (piano): hoop drill, girls; pianoforte duet, ‘ Yalse brillante,’ Misses Bennett, Old, Connett, and J. Bennett; song, ‘lnvitation to the dance,’ Miss Gilbert: song and drill, The fascinating fan,’ girls; pianoforte duo, ‘Soirees de Vienne’—first piano, Misses •McKenzie and Fouhy; second piano, Misses Jones and Hooper; violin solo, ‘Romance,’ Miss E. Mannix; cantata, ‘Our news,’ newspapers represented;- finale; ‘ God defend New Zealand.’ *

I notice the New Plymouth Borough Council is not included in the list of public bodies published in your issue of the 9th instant, as being in sympathy: with the Catholic'Federation in reference to censorship' of cinematograph films. This no doubt was an over* sight, as I understand the council is in sympathy with the object, and a letter to that effect was sent by the town clerk to the secretary of the Federation.