THE CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 133, 7 June 1915, Page 3

THE CARNIVAL

AT NEWTOWNaPARK THE CLOSING SCENES A SUCCESSFUL WEEK. The Carnival celebrations at Newtown Park died no lingering death on Saturday night, but went with a merry grace right up to the happy obliteration that came with "lights out." In other words, business, the business of getting money for the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers, went on with undi'minished energy until the time came when it must cease. The stalls were pushing their wares, the side-shows pursued their business with many weird sounds, the rafflers sought contributors to their raffles, and the many flags waved in the breeze. The public were present in fair numbers ; and, if there was any diminution in enthusiasm, it was in this section of the Park denizens ": the section which gaye — and no doubt with fair excuse. The strain of the last few days had been pretty severe, and men were : not ashamed to openly admit that they ' were not contributing any more just then. And the fair collectors, and those who sold, were equally open in their admissions of fatigue ( and surfeit. They, also, could well be excused. Both public and Carnival workers, each in their respective capacity, had passed a heavy week, and had done nobly in a good cause — that, at least, was the statement on Saturday of the Carnival authorities, and they pleasantly hinted that all anticipations would be exceeded, 'as far as the financial results were concerned. The "Court of No Appeal" continued until a late hour the magnificent standard it had set itself of "running in all and sundry, and quelching any appeals by putting a fine upon each prisoner's utterance. Tired judge, counsel, and clerks sought vainly for inspiration for som9 new offence to attach to prisoners at the bar. But the wells of originality had been too heavily drawn upon during the three-days' session, and all parties were not sorry whpn the long calendar came to an end. The "records" contained a very lengthy list of fines. The court undoubtedly hfd done splendidly the work which it was appointed to do, and it had proved the chief Carnival entertainment — side-show, perhaps, would be too undignified an appellation — and its little jokes will probably be remembered for many days in their connection with well-known citizens. In their varied capacities the officials of the Carnival, too numerous to mention in detail, all kept faithfully to their tasks. This, as has already been said, has been one of the finest fw-turps of the effort. From president to tie tiniest Boy Scout, they were at their appointed duties until the closing hour, ?nd many of them, especially those in charge of the grounds, the money-counters, and the executive officers, long p.fter the closing hour. Like the ants in the cxi cellent simile of Mr. Lloyd George, and so often quoted by Mr. H. G. Hill, the Carnival president, they were each carrying their allotted share of the bnrden, the sum total of which is the glory of the British Empire. During the evening the various bands, which have lent such willing help, again contributed music, and helped very considerably to erHven things and make the evening enjoyable. QUICKSTEP CONTEST WON BY MISSION BAND. At' the quickstep competition in the afternoon, Mr. Albert Wade, of Wanganui, was the adjudicator. Five bands competed; and the results were :—: — Music. Military. Tl. 1 Mission Band ... 64 204 268 2 Tramway Band ... '81 178 i 259 i 3 sth Regt. Band ... 73 1634 2364 4 Watersiders' Band 55 1634 2184 5 Potone Municipal 60 146 206 In hie notes on the performances of the competing bands, the judge said :—: — No. 1 Band (Tramways). — Maich, "Dawn of Freedom" : Not* together at start ; several broken notee ; piano well taken ; duet weak in second part, forte better; bass solo fair; trio euphonium and baritone not exactly tuned ; cornets creditable. Second time : Sevei-al nasty broken notes in comets — improved later; band has good tone; beginning of the march the minims were., not all measured the same length, one solo cornet especially holding longer than rcet of the band ; duct much better balanced ; precision good in bass solo; fair performance, but too many broken notes. Marks, 81. No. 2 Band (Wateraders').— March, "Independentia" : A very poor start; badly out of tune ; many broken notes ; tone very thin, and production not showing good method. Second time : In taking top notes cornets failed, counter melody from trombone, euphonium, etc., was very ragged;' drum (bass) wants bracing up ; trio, notes not measured alike, by all; in front of tent band got badly astray in bass solo ; far too much pushing of notes than of clean tongue work; band not precise; attack faulty, and tune suffered badly. Sony to have to say all this, but that is what you gave me. Marks, 55. > No. 3 Band (Mission). — March, "Freedom of Honour" : Fair start, accented notes would be better released in bars 1 and 5, after repeat strain ; fairly well balanced band ; bass solo too spasmodic. For instance, the second crochet in bars 4 and 6 always left like a semi-quaver. : much better to sustain ; tune very faulty. In front of tent band was very; shaky at beginning of march, especially cornets on first repeat strain ; in trio > cornets were never together in semi-quaver runs, and tuning wants much attention, especially in second cornets ; precision was not good — got rather hurried towards close ; only fair performance of an easy march. Marks.* 64. No. 4 Band (Petone Municipal).— March, "InvercargiU" .- Poor start, second bar for cornets very poor; euphonium makes a few faulty notes; upper notes badly out of tune; band lacks sustaining power, and balance not good ; marks well observed ; trio fair, but euphonium and baritones still faulty (and very much so), in their intonation; in front of tent, better start ; counter melody was fair, but inside of band loose and untuneful ; trio was a poor start; no precision by accompaniment in first two bars ; bass drum too prominent many times ; only a fair performance. Attack and release want a lot of attention. Tone was thin. Marks, 60. No. 5 Band (sth Regiment). — March, " Marniion " : Fair start; band has one tenor horn far too prominent; tuneful and smart, tone rather thin ; in bass solo trombones not exactly tuned. In front of tent good start was made and | hand now well balanced ; one or two , slight slips by cornet; attack and re- | lease very creditable ; bass solo was ' good, except for a few blurs in cornet work ; very creditable performance of an easy march. Marks, 73. MARATHON RACE Twenty-four competitors started in theCj£tthsl Jftrriera'; Eac© from Nesvtoym

Park round the Queen's Drive and back to Park by the main eutrance. The result was : — Osborne, 3min 30sec ... ... -... 1 Clapham, jun.. smin 30seo . . ... 2 Cummins, 2min 45sec 3 The winner covered the distance in 35min 50sec, Clapham' took 36min 30sec, and Cummins 35min 20sec. Mr. W. H. Pollock acted as starter and Mesers. W. H. Bennett, George Frost, A. Marryatt, and A. C. Kitto were the judges. BABY SHOW The awards in the baby show held in the laughing gallery tent ' were :—: — Babies Under Three Months. — Boys : Hodgson. 1 ; James Kite, 2. Girls : (Atkins, 1; Symonds, 2. From Sik to Nino Months. — Boys : Cross, 1 ; Brcraer, 2 ; Rankin, 3. Girls : Edginson, . 1 ; Willis, 2. From Six to Nine months. — Boys : Wilson, 1: Cameron, 2; Evans. 3. Girls : Jessie Thompson, 1 j Marie Goson, 2; Ruby Martin, 3. From Nine to Twelve Months. — Boys : Brooke-Taylor, 1; Albert Sawtell, 2; James AJackin, 3. Girls : Mary Kitchen, 1; Ivy Askill, 2. Jolliest Baby. — Leon Mac Jones, 1. Best Pair of Twins. — Eric and Lewis Cornell. The judges we.re Mesdames M'Laren, Wollermann, Johns, ' and M'Vicar. Messrs. Braid and Cox were the supervisors. SURPRISE CONCERT In the Grand Opera House on Saturday night a "Surprise Concert" was held. It had been organised by the St. John Ambulance and Red Cross Societies in aid of the Wounded Soldiers and Sailors' Fund. Ladies in nurses' uniforms, and wearing the St. John Ambulance badges, acted as ushers, and were also busy in selling sweets, flowers, and tickets. Their Excellencies the Governor and Lady Liverpool were present. During the interval a successful gift auction was conducted by Mr. Ernest Leighton. The concert itself was a most enjoyable one. The items which delighted most were dances by Miss Beere's pupils. A tiny girl, Miss Hazel Hardwick, with an adult malo partner. Mr. T. O'Carrol, danced with charming grace in a "Movement de Valse." A serpentine dance by Miss D. Smith, and valse caprice by Miss Marie Stringer, were also illustrative of the poetry of movement. Lighting effects added much to their charm. In the vocal section, double quartets by members of the Wellington Liedertafel were greatly appreciated. Mr. H. F. Yon Haast was encored for a patriotic song of his own composition, "N"ew Zealand." He sang also "Two Little Submarines." Other items on the programme were songs and choruses by Professor Cardston's Pierrots, songs by Mr. C. H. Stephens, and Mr. B. O'Connor, instrumental selections by Miss Grace Kennedy, Mrs. Yeats, Miss Park, and Miss Mack (violin), Mr. Lotnas ('cello), and Miss Medley (piano) 1 , a clarinet solo by Mr. Moschini, and "The Day" recited by Miss Ida Vare. Mr. Robert Parker and Mrs. Stephens were the accompanists. SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Many were turned away from the concert in the Town Hall last evening. Those who found admission were rewarded with one of tho finest Sunday concerts that have been organised for a long time. The concert was organised by Miss Ruby M'Donald, the Sydney vocalist, and was in aid of wounded soldiers and sailors. Mr. Bernard Page, city organist, opened tho programme with an organ solo,' "Variations on Theme" (Iland-el), and was oncored. Mr Hamilton Hodges, wh6 was in splendid voice, declaimed with very fine vigour, "Arm, Arm, Ye Brave " (from Judas Maccabeus), and in the response to the inevitable encore gave " Tho Rosary." A flute solo. "Am Meer "' (Schubert) wae delicately played by Miss Nellie Simpson, and was encored. Miss Theresa M'Enroe scored a great triumph in Gounod's " Avo Maria," Miss M'Donald playing tho violin obbligato and Mr. Bernard Page the piano, accompaniment. The singer received" a great outburst of applause, and on appearing again gave the pretty Irish air, " Believe me, if all those endearing young charms." Another choice item was " Romance from D-minfar Concerto" (Wieniawski) by Miss Ruby M'Donald. Mr Page accompanying. Mies M'Donald, who produces a delightfully broad and sweet tone with rare technique, wae rewarded with an enthusiastic recall, and gave Lemare's " Andante," with organ accompaniment. Mr Page then played as an organ solo Saint-Saens's " Rhapsodic No. 3, op." The programme was further strengthened with a Shakespearean item, a scene from Hamlet, by Mr Culford Bell and Miss Betty Purdom, which was greatly enjoyed. 'The accompanisto was Mrs. Ernest IT. Queree. The proceeds of the concert totalled no less a sum than £56. This announcement was made by Mr. J. J. M'Grath, who said the amount would, with Miss M'Donald's permission, go towards the Queen candidature of Miss M'Enroe. A monster meeting of members of all sports clubs is advertised to take place to-morrow night at Turnbull and Co.'s auction rooms, Panama-street, to further the interests of the combined sports candidate. Ladies are specially invited.