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C\HE pupils ol St, Jo.ep~·. High School were responsible
J [or a concm in the Large Town Hall on Wednesday
eveni '.;1, 1t was an unqu~lilied succe~s, The hall w~s '
packed, and the children all acquitted themselves in a manner
which lelt ~othing to bl' ~esired. "
The first part 01 the progra';'me was sustai~ed by tlte
preparatory class, Tbe platio'm. had heeD turned into an im.
provised .tage,
Acro.. the Iront hung bright coloured
dmpings, and the wings were also brightly drapea, 1 he cos.
IllInes of the childreD were all ' designed in those bright hues
which never fail to ,delight the juvenile
SCDSC 01, colour, and
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""'!I il:h even grown-ups fLnd fascinating when - artistically corni,i ncd and displayed, Primarily. ~his part 01 the eDtertainment
W.1S a plgeant. or. rather, a succession ~I pageants. in which thc
clildrcn showed themselves to be part.perfect.
Following the graceful introductory dance, .. Lanterns and
Balloons," a s\fcet •• ion ~£.nur.. ery rhymes were acted in dumb
s'ow by, the children, Mean;hile, a hidden orchestra and a
choir pl.,.d"ocNaq·:the, familiar word~';

Wbere all wer"'iOO~"it,..,..hlrin" j.rv;Ji"".,'and .pet~ap.
.part.d)and-~~~arecl. th~, ~,:,""'" -s~~n~;'~om , " Aladdin,H Both
unlai·r. to :"'k ,o:ompamon., " "Wlorere _e':Y'!"if~: to:" I!lY
-jutli'/1fs al.'d ' seni'ors were , respo!l'sibl~ 'ior tbis, Once again tbe
pl:ettr :MUdr? "_.\Yf6M!»y :••,iiave_ "..;d\,~1re ~.
~;Wfr<l· wa.~~'II" ~n'd" pretty. a~J; tbe singing. both 01 the
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ee ,its . ai'imit.y -~~me
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directly to their .. grown.up" sense 01 the humorous than, lor
'.- -Mi •• :M'o lly R~y Ie, a. Aladdin, sustained her part In a
veryci'editable :manner, lind' Miss Doris Brown, as T rickiman.
example, tb.t 01 .. The Qn.;en of Hearts'," tban because 01 any
quite delighted the audience: ~,,,ecial m~ntion .bould be made
greater merit on ,the p6rts 01 the little ' mummer.. "How ,does
iny lady's garden grow?" was another number in which the
'of Mi •• Ver_a Scott and Mis. Muriel Granaway as the IIfni. of
the ring and. the genie of ,tbe·lamp. Theil.. singing was eHectiv,e
singing 01 the choir ";as the most noticeable feature,
and' their 'dancing reoily h~tt~r than ~uch.. 'that passes 'f~r
A word 01 praise is due to the~hoir. Their singing
thrQughout was excelleDt, The harmony was nearly perlect,
dancing on the public .tage. Miss. , ~i1eFn Terry and Mi ••
the eDunciation clear, and the expression appropriate and·;'
Alix, Cobb. acquitted themselves well in the roles 01 slaves,
' , An operetta, ".Pearl. The Fisher Maiden. ", w~. next oPr •.
cbarming,
se,!'ted f . OQ~ can 'ol\Iy repeat; of tbis;, what h'as already, been
Wbile tlie second part of the programme was preparing, the ",
children who had taken' part in tbe nursery rh,y m.s p~;sed
said of ', other items 01 the programme: tbe staging w~s , good,
through the hall in procession, and the applause which greeted
the actidns 'convi~cing, ~nd the singing clear and harm~nious.
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them must bave been grat;!ying alik to them ilnd to those ' ,1', Mi.s Murie\"Grilpaway 'Igain appeared. tbis time asD~ddy , '
responsible for their training,
' - , Wh.ll<. 'and' Mis~ Don's "Brown ' assumed : 'the :,~hii~act~r 'of
The proces.ion o~er. the yellow curtains of the stage agai.!l~ ,. Lorenzo, the son of King Alphonso, a part,capabl:irh'~nJled ,by
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Miss Kathle,en O'Rourke. , Mistress Whelk w';s a p,srt entrusted ':,'
to Mi.. s T ri.~ie Weal. and o~e 01 ~he best periorq\allces oLthe
evening wa; tliat 01 Miss Yvette Anning in ' tb~ titfe r.ole 91
Pearl.
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The concert concluded with ' a tableau... L'Entente 'Cor.
diale." beautifully stag.d"arid,preso;nted.
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Throughout, those wh~', tQo~ '<part ,in tb~ evening's enter.
tainment are to be congratulated o~ , tlie success 01 their eU<>rt!.
Praise i. due to all, and notJea~t fo Miss Mary Hay. who was "
re~po~sibl" I~>r th; milling iii el~~utlon 01 the ,childr~n, ,and
Miss Baker, their dancing in~uct;'e.s. " "
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present a concert oj which 09 :school need h. asbamed. We

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