DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 15914, 21 September 1915, Page 2

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS.

' Fiith Day.—Monday. ’ • •.Two contests were disposed of duvhvg the daytime—the reading ■* of prose and poetry at sight and the bight-reading <U the piano. There was a good attendance - in the evening, when Air Hanlon occupied the chair and announced the following results . . AIUSIC. ■ PIANO DUET, 14 and* under 16 -*A Kerry Story ’ (L. Schytte). Prizes, £2 2® and 10s 6d. Aliases Alonica Christie and Dorothy Mlirtim, 87 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Misses Evelyn Duke and Lena Geddes, 76 ... .... ... ... 2 - Misses Ruby L. Hudson and Ada P. Atatheson, 67 ... ... ... ... 3 Other competitors: Masters Leslie Burk and Qeo. Wilkihsbn 70, and Misses AI. Armftdoe aM E. Todd 63. Air Maclean, in announcing his- decision, said that the Work Chosen demanded care, and the competitors all deserved .credit. There Was no difference between their n&tks Iti the pheliminaty a-Pd in the evening. The judge Went on to speak of the merits and demerits of the individual petforiwanoes. SOPRANO SOLO, amateurs—‘ Rose Softly Blooming’ (Spohr). Prizes, £2 2s and lOa 6d. Aliss JeSSio Christie, 88 ... ... ... >.. 1 Aliss Aleda Paine, 76 ... ... ... ... 2 Aliss Dota Blatekbnttt, 62 ... ... ... 3 Other competitors : Airs J. E. Coventry 55. Miss Ivy AI. Reekie 49, Miss Corrie

.Aislin 49, Aliss Janet Pride 48, Alias Maggie AlacdoMald 47, Alias Violet Carr 42, Miss Helen Dixon- 41, Aliss Dorothy Blaekie 40, Miss Deris L. Colston 37, Aliss AI. Walkinshaw 31. Mr Ala Clean said in the course of his remarks that Miss Ghrisflete was a good performance, that Aliss Paine had nice attack, but the grace notes were wrongly treated, and that Aliss Blackburn broke the phrases. PIANO SOLO, amateurs—‘ Second Arabesque in G’ (Debussy). Prizes, £2 2s and IDs 6d. Master, Alfred Geddes, 85 1 Afiss A. Mansell, 78 ... ... 2 Miss Alyra fiaugh, 75 ... ... 3

Also competed; Miss Phyllis Nalder 63, Miss Madge Keenan 52, Miss Doris Ellis 61, Miss Marjorie Stbheharh 58. The' judge comiftehted in detail on the plating Of the recalled performers, and said that blaster Geddes’s playing was crisp and nice in the touch, and he attended to the marks of expression and brought out effects in the 80th bar which the young ladies missed. FOCAL SOLO AND ACCOMPANIMENT, gentlemen—Own selection. Prizes, £2 2s and £1 Is. Mr G. Proctor, 106 ... 1 Mr P. H. Taylor (Tuturau), 104 ... 2 Mr J. H. Cocks ((Christchurch), 101 ... 3 ' Other Competitors; Mr J, H. Ken- 100, Mr John Jacobs 99, Mr P. M. Perkins 82, Mr Bussell V. Ritchie 78, Mr W. W. Strang 77, Mr G. Newton 72, Mr C. V. Andrews 66, Mr Ernest Woods 64, Mr O. Firkin 57. ELOCUTION. IMPROMPTU SPEECH, gentlemen amateurs. Subject, ‘Sirs Grundy.’ Prizes, £2 2s and 10s 6d. Mr A. C. Toshach, Invercargill ... ... 1 Mr H. S. Adams 2 Mr W. R. Sinclair 3

Also competed; Messrs T. J. Melville, D. W. Daucumb, A. W. Stuart, and W. P. Stock.

The judges were Dr P. Marshall and the Rev. W. A.. Hay. Mr Hay announced the awards. Mr Toshach won the first prize. In voice and manner his performance was distinctly unattractive, but for a gentleman who did not know the subject he hit the . nail on the .head every time. ' Mr Adams had approached more nearly to the heart of the subject than any o! the others bar Mr Toshach. The fault abbut Mr Sinclair was that he was rather sketchy, and his view of Mrs Grundy limited. It would, added Mr Hay, be interesting to hear Mr; Melville bii ■ a subject that he knew something about. He (Mr Hay) had hot before heard anyone to facile and flowing without anything to talk about. It was a pity that Mr Stuart did not finish. He was distinctly the best up to the poiht when he stopped and Went off. Dr Marshall briefly endorsed Mr Bay’s remarks, adding that it was strange to find men who did hot know Mrs Grundy. HUMOROUS RECITATION, gentlemen amateurs. Prizes, £1 Is and 10s 6d. Mr A. A. Low (Invercargill), 68 ... 1 Mr P. M'Carthy, 65 2 Mr Gordon Hendry, 65 5

Other competitors: Mr W. J. Allpress 60, Mr E. Dick (Timaru) 60, Air G. T. MTlroy 59, Mr Cyril D. Moloney 58, Jit ,W. L. Sutherland 57.

Mr Pain© said he was greatly disappointed With the selections, there was an ample field of humor, and the Competitors could have chosen much better and more refined items than those which were presented.

Mr Low recited ‘Sam’s Tselter,’ from the old-time comedy ‘ Our American Cousin.’