Keen Competition And High Standard At Grey Festival

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 September 1947, Page 2

Keen Competition And High Standard At Grey Festival

The attendance at the Greymouth Competition Society’s 33rd annual festival, which is being held in the Lyceum and Wesley halls throughout this week, was again good this morning. Events were’ keenly contested and a high standard has been maintained. Results of this morning’s events were:—

Skipping Dance (13 and over). — Jean Telfer (Christchurch) and May Galvin (Dunedin) 82pts, equal 1. Highland Fling (under 10).— Janette Ellis (Christchurch) 79pts, 1; Janice Barnard (Christchurch) 77pts, 2; Carel Chaplin (Christchurch) 75pts, 3. Sailors’ Hornpipe (13 and over). — May Galvin (Dunedin) 85pts, 1; Nita Mayo (Christchurch) 82pts, 2; Valda Rowse (Christchurch) 81pts, 3. Song and Dance (10 and under 13).—Jill Ormandy (Christchurch) 79pts, 1; Peggy Guy (Christchurch) 78pts, 2. Sailors’ Hornpipe (open and local competitions only).—Leola Goodall (Cobden) 79pts, 1; Valmai Henderson (Blaketown) 77pts, 2. Sean Triubhais (13 and over).— Valda Rowse (Chistchurch) 89pts, 1; May Galvin (Dunedin), 84pts, 2; Nita Mayo (Christchurch) 83pts, 3. Yesterday’s Awards Results of yesterday afternoon’s and last evening’s events were: — Sean Triubhais (under 10): Jeanette Ellis (Christchurch) 79pts, 1; Janice Barnard (Christchurch) 76pts, 2. Tap Dance (10 and under 13). — Jill Ormandy (Christchurch) 76pts, 1; Peggy Guy (Christchurch) 74pts, 76pts, 1; Leola Goodall (Cobden), Barefoot Dance (13 and over).— Jean Telfer (Christchurch) 82pts, 1. ..Irish Jig (13 and over). — Valda Rowse (Christchurch) 85pts, 1; May Galvin (Dunedin) 84pts, 2; Nita Mayo (Christchurch) 83pts, 3. Tap Duo (open).—Peggy Guy and Jill Omandy (Christchurch) 86ts, 1. Skipping Dance (10 and under 13). Josephine Pickens (Christchurch) 76uts, 1; Leola Goodall (Cobden) 75pts, 2. Highland Fling (10 and under 13). —Josephine Pickens «(Chistchurch) 78pts, 1; Stuart L. Bridger (Green Island) 76pts, 2; Leola Goodall (Cobden) 75pts, 3. Song and Dance, (under 10).— Noela Perfect (Christchurch) 75pts, Song Test (girls 16 and under).— Janet Dunshea (Greymouth), 77pts, 1; Judith Archer (Dunollie), 76pts, 2. Very highly commended: Jean Cahill, Pauline Burley, Ula Drummond (all of Greymouth) and Nola Dalziel (Karoro). Highly commended: Betty Hicks-Ussher (Greymouth). Reading at Sight (boy or girl under 10). —Anne McQuinn (Greymouth), 83pts, 1; Margaret Higgins (Greymouth), 80pts, 2; Noela Perfect (Christchurch) and Patricia Morris (Greymouth), 78pts equal, 3. Very highly commended: Barbara White, Roger Tennent and Peter Gaffaney (all of Greymouth). Recital with Musical Accompaniment (lady or gent).—Mrs Aileen Cleane (Otira), 73pts, 1. Recital in Character (boy or girl, 14 and under; dramatic).—Catherine Sparks (Christchurch), 80pts, 1. Tenor Solo Test. — Reginald Bryant (Greymouth), 79pts, 1; James McDougall (Greymouth), 77pts, 2. Controlto Test. — Dorothy Thomas (Greymouth), 75pts, 1.

Baritone Solo Test. —Alexander McDougall (Greymouth), 79pts, 1; Maxwell L. Marshall (Greymouth), 76pts, 2. Men’s National Song (own selection).—Reginald Bryant (Greymouth), 79pts, 1; Lloyd Hansen (Greymouth), 78pts, 2. Vocal Solo with Obligato.—Reginald Bryant (Greymouth), 80pts, 1; Miss Netta Durkin (Dunollie), 78pts, 2.

Humorous Recitation (boy or girl, 14 and under).—Noela Perfect, 81pts, 1; Eileen Saunders, 80pts, 2. Recital in Character (boy or girl, 16 and under).—Evelyn Kiely (Greymouth), 85pts, 1. Musical Trio.—Ula Drummond, Rene Morgan, and Pat Eadie (Greymouth), 85pts, 1; Margaret McMillan, Frances McMillan, and Olwyn Mosley (Greymouth), 79pts, 2. Piano Solo (Boy or .Girl, 14 and under; own selection). —Rene Morgan (Greymouth), 80pts, 1; Anne Fahey (Greymouth), 79pts, 2; Colleen Erskine (Greymouth), 77pts, 3. Highly commended: Alice Bourke, Shirley Veale, and Betty Reynolds (all of Greymouth), and Pauline Hartshorn (Blaketown).

Highland Fling (novice). —Anne Hawker (Christchurch), 74pts, 1; Margaret Steel (Christchurch) and Judith Dench (Christchurch, 71pts, equal, 2.