St, Vincent’s Orphanage Fund Entertainment

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIX, Issue 24, 15 June 1922, Page 37

St, Vincent’s Orphanage Fund Entertainment

Burns Hall, Dunedin, was well filled on last Wednesday evening, on the occasion of a very enjoyable entertainment, promoted by the ladies of the Refreshment Stall in connection with the projected fair in aid of the St. Vincent s Orphanage building fund. The programme consisted largely of an exhibition of fancy dancing by pupils of the Otago School of Dancing, in which quite a large party (wee tots among them) excelled themselves in remarkably talented performances, and to the. evident delight of the audience, every number receiving the compliment of a recall. The various items were as follows: —Double step dance, Nanna Newey and Goldie Lawson; toe dance, Bel Martin; classic barefoot dance, Nanna Newey; step dance, Gwen Webster; toe dance, Murrell Shepherd dance duo, Phyllis and Goldie Lawson; dance trio, Madge McCleary, Lily Stevens, and Linda McDonald; dance duo, Linda McDonald and Jessie Gillies; characteristic dance, Madge McCleary; toe dance, Linda McDonald; toe dance Rongoraai Carter; Russian dance, Lily Stevens; Chinese song scena, “Hong Kong,” L. Stevens, L. McDonald, J. Gillies, M. McCleary, R. Carter, G. Webster, D. Wheatland. The promoters are certainly under a debt of gratitude to the directress of the school (Mrs. B. Wyatt) for the highly artistic exposition of her training abilities, and they also deeply appreciate the efforts of her pupils (little and big) who provided such a charming entertainment. Interspersed with the programme of dances were songs by Misses F. Gardner, H. McCallum, and M. Carter (whose contribution was given with violin obbligato by Miss J. Baird), Messrs. O’Sullivan and Seymour. Miss Baird gave a very pleasing violin solo, and Miss Mavis ' Sandys a piano solo. Miss Sandy’s also played the accompaniments for the vocalists in her usual efficient style, and Mrs. Leech performed a similar duty for the dancers. The musical portion of the programme was well received, recalls being general. J

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