EISTEDDFOD ENDS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 123, 27 May 1935, Page 7

EISTEDDFOD ENDS

LIST OF AWARDS x

PROPOSED TRIP TO SYDNEY

Xew Jsealand's first national Eisteddfod came to a conclusion in the Town Hall on J Saturday night, when in tho presence or a large and entl usiastic audi- , ence championship awards and scholarships were presented to the successful competitors during- the interval in the long demonstration 'concert programme. > Before the presentations the organising manager, Mr. K. McLennan, took the opportunity of publicly thanking all those who had helped,, in the conduct of the '' Eisteddfod. Hie' mentioned particularly .the parents, teachers, and- competitors, * and expressed the opinion that to attract t . 2600 entries in the first year was "a wonderful effort." Others he thanked were Mesdames Aston and Harris ' (lady " hostesses); Miss' Dorothy Spinks (aecom- '. panist), Miss Hazel Compton (secretary), Mies Iris Henry (treasurer}, Miss Edna I ■ Hoband (statistical secretary), and the Town Hall staff. 4 . ' Mr/ McLennan announced that the champions 'in the instrumental, dancing, , vocal,, and'elocutionary sections at next year's Eisteddfod wculd visit Sydney as the.guests of the New South Waleß Eisteddfod to compete there, and- the four New South Wales champions would come to-Wellington as guests of the New Zealand " Eisteddfod to compete against our champions. i • "I'm not going to make a speech to--night,." began Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P, and,-true-"to his word, after briefly con- * gratulating, all who had assisted in the festival, particularly the president, Mr. L. Evans, and'/the-manager," JMr. McLennan, and the executive, he presented the championship and scholarship awards as ■ follow*:— Baby €lass, under" 7.—Winner of both / baby classes: Lloma Larsen. Baby Championship, 7-9, the Colbnan _\ Cup (forgone year) and miniature cup: Eunice Adams. ' ■ Dancing Chaifpionship, under 12: Dawn' , 'Larsen; runrier,-up, Ngaire Bynam. Dancing Championship, 12-16, the Thorby Cup-(for one-year), and miniature cup: Joan Mabin; runner-up, Joyce Oliver. Dancing Scholarship, 12-16: Joyce Oliver. Elocution, * girls, 8-13, championship: Violet . Compton; ' tunner^up, Shirley , '• Austin-Turtle. * ■ v, 1. Elocution,i boys, 8-12, championship: Keith' Dudson; runner-up, Kenneth Bruce. • Elocution, v girls, 12-16, championship: Edna Gorrie; scholarship, Edna Gome. Elocution* boys* 1246, championship: Richard' BurgessJ "schdlarship, Leonard Orothers. . , . . ~' Elocution, open, 16-21,' championship: Dapbse Violieh; scholarship, -Daphne .Violich.- * J. ' Elocution, -senior, championship: Con-stance-'Kelly-- • ' . ' ' Champion of' Champions: Grapje Kerr. National Dancing Championship, under 10: Meta McKenna. / ' National1-Dancing Championship, 10-13: Peggy Tovey; runner:up, Donald Young. , National- Dancing Championship*43-16: Gracje'McKay. , " Pianoforte Scholarship, 13-15: JSgaire ■ ffiAe£" ■' * Vocal' Scholarship, ladies: Eileen Courtenay. ' • . Vocal Championship, ladled: Mabel Kske. ' ' 'concert programme. Talent representative of .the-best, at the Eisteddfod was called upon to 1 perform at the.cpncert,-which was,a worthy.climax to * ,W-«leasipg, festival. There 'was."not. one item "that was not.greeted with grounds of applause. , ,', *. „ ' ' -r -1. The programme was as follows:—lrisn reel, under 16, the" Claud Sander Studio of Dancing; • Jnutional'dance,: .under ip, Irish jig^Meta McKenna; operatic dance, 9 and uader^'l2^ Dawn Larsen; pianoforte soloy, New.'Zealand . National. .Eisteddfod open championship, ."Jeux d'eau," Miss-Dorothy - La-Roche; verse-speakinff-choir, selected, «*-'.Junibi> Wellington Verse-speaking Choir; song-in'.charaoteV, "Mary ITawcett," Peggy iSmyth; recitation, "The Call.,of MadriJ ,]and,""Misß- vDaphne Violich; duet in 1 • - character, -"Silver Threads Among ,the Gold,". Shirley Anstin-Turtje £j arid j^ona 1 Hood; recital withTmusical accompaniment, . lCEhe-Boosfr-witb.jNobody.aiL -It,? sJoan 'Wasleys humorous Tecitatioai-^he- Koya '/■Bum^r'DegreV'G'ordoii'Te'wardt'SpSrTisl v- dance, senior class, Vedras Eemmers; vocal . solo, "Advice," Melvyn Aston; humorous recitation, "The Breakfast Table,"- Miss Betty Manley; tap dance, 12 and Tinder 16, Joan Fleming; vocal championship, ladies 16 to- 21, "Indian Dawn," Miss Lucy Kindall; humorous recitation, "Proposals/ Mr. Robert Cheyne; toe' dance, 12 - and under 16, Joan Mabin; contralto solo, Ah, Sestinto, Ancor Mi Vuoi," Miss Mabel Kske; ballet, "Chinatown,"'' 'the Marcaret Vause Studio of Dancing; popular song, "The Old Spinning Wheel," Miss Louie Compton; song in character, "Cobbler Jim," Lloyd Hansen; vereespeaking choir, selected, Junior Belfrancis Players; eccentric dance, 16 and over, Esme Chalk; duet .in character, ; Little Dutch »DolJ," Lloma Larseu and Eunice . ,• Adams;,bal]et, "Hiding- on a Rainbow," " Margaret Oates Studio of Dancing; vocal solo. "Love's Roses," Mrs. Henrietta St. George-Webster: national song, "Killarney," Doreen Calvertj.humorous'eharacter " sketch, "Mra. Botherus," Miss Violet PoJ> ter; toe dance, senior class,,Thelma Wakeford; recital in character, "Tho Beam- - - stress," Violet Compton; elocution, cham,pion of champions. Gracie Kerr; sword dance, 12 and under 16, Hazel Ned; balle "Tulip Time in Holland/" the Hazel Mar-1 tin Studio of Dancing; ~ humorous recita\tion. "Shakespeare and So' On," Miss Constance Kelly; vocal solo, "Mifanwy, Miss 1 Eileen Courtenay; character dance, Spanish,'.' Bryan Ashbridge; humorous recitation,' "Monty on Empire Spirit," Nathan ' Beatus; popular song, "Love is the Sweet- - est Thing," Mrs. L. Rosenthal; clog dance, 12 and under 16, Jean O'Connor; dialogue, •"Barretts of Wimpole Street," Miss Nathalie Pollock and MissDiedre Hungerford,