No 34 - December 1937 - Southgate County School
No 34 - December 1937 - Southgate County School
No 34 - December 1937 - Southgate County School
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<strong>Southgate</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>School</strong> Magazine 45<br />
RED HOUSE.<br />
Unison Song.,—" Nymphs and Shepherds " (Purcell) ; The House<br />
, Choir.<br />
Instrumental Quintet. — " Chanson Triste " (Tschaikowsky).<br />
Vocal Item.—" To a Wild Rose " (Macdowell) ; Grace Hatcher.<br />
Dramatic Item. — Prologue to ' ' Hassan ' ' (Flecker) ; The House.<br />
Surprise Item. — "The House chooses its Surprise Item "; The<br />
House.<br />
ADJUDIC4TOR'S NOTES.<br />
Choir. — Very good tone — a real unison. Extremely musical.<br />
Good rhythm — the beat was felt. Some good voices and good<br />
blend. Rather bad time join in middle.<br />
Instrumental Item. — Nice tone and good blend in this quintet.<br />
The effect was musical. Clarinet nicely played. The general<br />
rendering lacked freedom and was somewhat restrained (afraid<br />
of feeling) but refined.<br />
Vocal Item. — A voice of pleasing quality. Articulation and<br />
pronunciation need attention. Considerable feeling and quite<br />
good control.<br />
Dramatic Item. — Some good choral verse speaking. Here<br />
again not sufficient grading in pitch and inflection. The colour<br />
of the voice wants to match the colour of the dresses. Still a<br />
thoughtful and artistic interpretation.<br />
Surprise Item. — A very good item packed with interest. Well<br />
thought out and well carried out. Most enjoyable.<br />
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" EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES."<br />
Reprinted by permission of the " Palmers Green and <strong>Southgate</strong><br />
Gazette."<br />
" Emil and the Detectives," adapted from the German by<br />
Erich Kaestner, by Cyrus Brooks, produced by Mrs. Pole, and<br />
presented by <strong>Southgate</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>School</strong> Dramatic Society at the<br />
school on Friday and Saturday.<br />
To describe " Emil and the Detectives " as a children's play<br />
is, perhaps, to do it some injustice, for—with the utmost respect<br />
for those who write them—the average piece for juvenile players<br />
is theatrically unremarkable, usually depending on some other<br />
feature to make it interesting.<br />
Certainly " Emil and the Detectives " is a children's play<br />
because it offers good parts for a large number of juvenile players,<br />
but in its swift characterisation, clever grasp of idiom, and ability<br />
to make a rather episodic story compact, it is head and shoulders<br />
above the average play of the type.
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