AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 184, 2 August 1912, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

I •■ THE DkANIHES. ,, i •• The Handles" continue on their ponn« ! Inr war at the Town Hall, the auditorium i ncnlii brine well filled last evening. The ! hrislu anil sparkling programme made a , strrus appeal to all those present, ami re-r-nlls were insisted upon In every instance. ! Mr. Woods ih:rt--s>. Mr. Peacock (baritone). I ami iMi?« Ward (contralto} eaiig new songs, which -proved Tory popular. '• The Dandies " will appear again this evening:. J nrxEnix competitions ■ SOCIETY. The Dnncdln Competitions Society's elev- ! Piilh nnnuiil festival will be hold in His I Majesty's Theatre. Dunedtn. from SeptemI ber 23fh to October 12 (inclusive), ana j promise In be the most successful yet held hj* the Society. Ttw committee have ! secured the services of two excellent judges from Australia—Professor Macully. M.A.. IiL.B. (Trinity Collesp. Dublin). being the elocutionary .-ifljudicatKr. while Professor C. Hell-man, of Sydney, will judge the musical items. An excellent syllabus has been I arransea. nnd a record entry is expected. Several new Items have lieen added to this year's syllabus, the principal item being I a school choir content. Swedish drill and : figure marching for boy senntF, photogrnphT I and character dialogue. The oommltteo arc j r,n>! iriK £30n in prize-money, and among the . special prizes is a scholarship for winner of the piano solo, played by competitors 13 years :ind under IS. entitling the successful competitor to one year's free tuition by a ■' teacher to he selected by the winner. Enj tries close on Saturday, Aujpisi. 10th, ST. rtEXEDICT'S CLUB. The first of the series of mnslcal evenings in connection with the above club took place !at the Club Room on Wednesday evening. I Mr. A. .1. Fernandez (-president) pre- .= lcl<?d. and vocal Items were rendered by Mrs. .1. .T. Furlong, iMe/.=srs. Robertson. Foy, R. Owens, Bush. Fernandez. Mr. ('. I". ifp- ■ earthy contributed two Sbakespcrian reel--1.-itions In niiiutiTlj- stylo, and Mr. Arthur ' I'enrson ilellzbtci] ail with his musical t speciality act. Mr. R. r!u.-h acted ndmiri a'l'.y as accompanist. I