HAWERA COMPETITIONS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 28 August 1929, Page 6

HAWERA COMPETITIONS.

COXTIXUED SUCCESS

GOOD WORK AND CROWDED HOUSE.

The popularity of the Competitions Festival at Hawera has been proved each year, and the results up to date of the present session show that the of the people of the town and district is unabated. The results yesterday were most encouraging to the executive.

The judges were amassed at the support accorded the festival by the public, and were exceedingly surprised to see the hall full during the day. Mr Moss said he had been at competitions in towns as large as Hawera, and had found very small audiences throughout the. festival. Last evening the Opera House was crowded upstairs and down, and there was not a vacant seat. The large audience displayed much interest throughout a long programme of events.

Results were, as below: RECITAL WITH MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT—Not humorous (open). Own selection. Recalls: Miss P. Milne (New Plymouth), Miss M. Dvmond, Mr J. Edwards (Wanganui). Also competed: Miss Mary Quin, j Miss W. Quin. Miss L. TCnip-ht j (Tntaraimnkn). I Awards: [J. Edwards (Wanganui) I Miss Patricia Milne (N.P.) 2 Mi iss Mona Dymond (Hawera.) 3 SONG IN COSTUME—Boy or girl under 10 years (own selection). • Recalls: Margaret Simpson, Pauline AlcEwan. | Also competed: Dell Barrow, Noeline Smith, Margaret Cowie, Beryl Chadwick. Arcihe Sunderland. Awards: Pauline McEwan I Margaret Simpson 2 RECITATION. —Ladies’ Test Selection; ‘‘Guinevere’s Remorse” (Tennyson) . Itocalis: Miss Mona Dvmond. Miss P. .Milne (N.P.) A Iso competed: Mrs J. C. Rolbb, Miss M. Quin, Miss M. Washer, Miss W. Quin (Hawera), Miss M. Legge (Alokoia). Awards : Miss M. Dymond ~.. 1 Miss P. Milne (New Plymouth) ... 2 LADY’S SOLO. —Under 21 yeans; own selection. Rlacalls: Miss M. Massey, Miss M. Cocker, Miss ,T. McClashan. Allso competed : Miss K. Quin, Miss L. Knight, Miss R. Mills, Miss. B. Burton, Miss A. Carter, Miss AY. Hoddle. Miss E. Goble, Miss E. Davis. Awards :

Miss M. Massey 1 Miss J. AlcGlashan 2 Miss M. Cocker 3 READING AT SIGHT (Open). Recalls : Mr M. Claris, Miss 51. Tapp. Also competed: Miss AV. Quin, Miss D. Clement. Miss M. Quin, Miss M.

Legge. Awards:' Miss M. Tapp 1 Mr M. Claris 2 PIANO—READING AT SIGHT (Open) Recalls: Miss M. Mackie. Mass R. Mills.

Also competed: Alias A. Curtis, Miss' M. Barber, Miss B. Elntwistle, Dick Silver. Awards : Afissi At. Atackie , I Miss 11. Alii!ls 2 READING AT SIGHT.—Bo v or Girl, under 12 years. Doris Gilmore and Norma Thomas (equal) 1 Leslie Raiding 3 RECITATION.—GirIs under 15. Veronica Quin 1 Joyce Goodwin , ■ 2 Nancy Turnbull 3 VIOLIN SOLO. —Boys under 10. Raymond Downey I David Stafford (New Plymou th) 2 Harry Sumpter 3 ACTION SONG.—Under 12, Joyce Knightb ridge ll Doris Gilmore 2 Margaret Simpson 3 PIANO SOLO.—Under IS; Test, “Butterfly” (Greig). Thelma Jones (Raupokonui) 1 Gertie Haill (Kakaramea) 2 Doris. Gatenby (ELfham) 3 BARITONE OR. BASS SOLO.—Test, “f Am Fate” (Hamidin).

B. Malone 1 AV. H. Cannon (Wanganui) 2 SCOTTISH SONG. —Own Selection. Miss M. Massey 1 Airs J. A. Rankin 2 CHOIR (Open).—2o to 25 voices; Test, “Sing o’. Heavens”. (Maunder); Hymn or Part Song (unaccompanied). Hawera Presbyterian Choir (Air C. Lamb) 1 Miss Reilly’s Choir and St. Mary’s Hawera (equal) .... 2 Also competed: Male Voice Choir.

JUDGES’ REMARKS

Professor Walker said in his remarks that the reading at sight for boys ami girls had been very good and he had found it impossible to separate the first and second. It was very creditable work in a, difficult selection, and the children under twelve were entitled to every credit on their performances. He was specially impressed with the intelligent leading, of Norma Thomas, who, he thought, was the younger of the winners. The class generally was exceptionally satisfactory, and one that should be encouraged, because it was valuable' educationally .and, culturally as a study. Parents should, got good literature for their children and encourage them to read at home. 11 would be a good, mo rat lesson and a .benefit to the country in the tutu re, for he considered children wore inclined to expect 100 much amusement, which was not good limn an intellectual or moral point of view. Referring to the work, lie said that there were numerous mispronunciations and one he .referred to, as made by most, was “seared” fur “.sacred.” I The recitation, girls under 15, “If,

was very good, and he was pleased to see such. a. high standard. lie added that this would he recognised when it was seen that he took the risk of five recalls. This was because the class deserved this .recognition. He was certain the people would Hike to hear them. He had great difficulty in separating the winners, having to take various factors into consideration. Nancy Turnbull, he said, suffered through not waiting for silence in the audience, and, therefore'

she did not grip her hearers. But for I all that it was a charming present- | ation. Veronica Quin and Joyce Goodj win were very close. The former had . certain excellent factors that placed her j ahead and her animated elfect was very good. The flatter was very artistic, but needed a little more brightness. Botli v however, gripped the audience and got a thrill into their work, which was necessary to secure the greatest success. The winner secured 79 marks, second 78, and third 77—practically all equal. Their performances were charming presentations. Mr AYalker said that the work in the lady’s test, a beautiful selection from Tennyson, “Guinivere’s Remorse,” was generally not satisfactory and the average not up to standard. Generally, the ladies did not evince a capacity to enter into the feelings of the character presented, and get the expression of remorse that would grip the audience. In passing he advised competitors in doing work in public to discard glasses, which militated against facial expression, an important part of the work of competitors. Miss Dymond has a good voice-, but was inclined to relapse into a. conversational tone, and wa.s not always natural. She juist got the 70 per cent, required to get into the first* grades. She has good enunciation and} style, but was somewhat monotonous j and her pauses werei defective. Mis si Milne wag somewhat mechanical and lacked emotion and force, with wrong inflections and emphasis. The sight reading open class wais good but a general tendency was shown to read too quickly. Mavis Tapp was good in style and accent and pronounced her words well, while Mr Claris was rather too slow. The marks scored were first 85 and second 75.

in the humorous monologue Mr Edwards hud too many gestures, but gave a very sympathetic’ interpretation, getting 93 out of a total of 120. Miss Dymond was faulty in enunciation, but put much expression into her work. The others all did well.

MUSICAL SECTION. Mr Moss said that in the song in costume the youngsters gave capital performances and he would like to have recalled more than two. They were all sweet and it was hard not to hear them again.

Pauline McEwen scored 89 —a good rendering, a sweet voice, with a little more effect than the second. Margaret Simpson was awarded; 87 marks. She has a sweet voice and made up an excellent little doll, with a very nice ensemble.

The violin class, said the judge, was excellent and the district and town has the makings of mam 7 fine, violinists. It was very good and a strong section, and there were evidently good teachers, for the bowing and the holding of the instruments wore markedly good and effective. Ray Downey, the first, has a fine style, with good quality of tone and a nice free- style'. He also chose a more difficult piece, the only one with harmonies. He was awarded 81 marks. David Stafford followed close with 80 marks. He is a boy with great promise for the future, and does his work well, but lie lost somewhat by change of tempo. In the action, song Joyce Knightbridge, with 91 marks, gave .a very dainty performance and was followed close bv Doris Giilmore with. 89. She, however, was a little sluggish in her work. The piano solo, under 18, was a good class. Thelma Jones, with SI marks, gave an excellent interpretation of a difficult selection, with good expression. and. much colouring. Girtie Haill scored 78 marks, hawing nice style and touch.

In the Scottish Song the winners gave very nice renderings of their numbers, and were separated by only one mark. In the choir work, said the. judge, the winners, the Presbyterian Choir, had nice balance and blend, with prompt attack. The intonation and ensemble were also good They scored 80 for the test and 83 for own •selection. The Ladies' Choir (Misses Reilly) had a three part arrangement-, the selection having been re-written and they had six marks deducted for this. It cost them the first place, tor they received 81 for test, and 83 for own choice. They gave, however, an excellent good rendering of their work throughout. St. Alary’t» Choir tied with them on the total.

All- F. AV. Horner presented the shield given by Air H. A. Brunette to the winning conductor (Air Lamb) offering congratulations and recalling that his choir had competed four times and had twice been second.

THIS MORNING’S RESULTS. There were again good entries in the five classes set down for decision tin's morning, the total number of entrants being 66. Both the Opera House, and the Presbyterian Hall were used, and at each there was a fair attendance. Results were as under: RECITATION IN COSTUME—Own selection ; 10 to 14 years.

Recalls: Joan Thomas (Hawera), Joyce Goodwin (Hawera), Osberta Partridge (Wanganui). Joyce Knightbridge. (Hawera). Also competed : Bruce ' Mclntyre, Eileen Ivelseii, Hermine Evans, Ilona Cann, John Murphy, Dorothy Brown, Alary Thomson, Madge Townsend, Alollv Jewell, Iris AlcDonald, Doris Gilmore, Margaret Pearce, Nancy Turnbull, Jessie Beamish, Leslie Pauling. Vivien Jones. PIANO' SOLO. “Dance of the Gnomes”.—Under II).

Recalls.—Shirley Craig (Harwera), Joan Bolger (Kaponga), Alarian Dundas (Okada-va). Very highly commended 1 : Marjorie Bai'iey (Hawera).. Also competed: Marjorie Horner, June Alar ter, Nancy Sprou.ll, Grade Chappie, Victor Elgar, Alacpherine Alarter, Ivy Morgan. He had' thoroughly enjoyed every performance in this class, commented the judge, and there had been very little between the competitors 1 .

PIANO DUET—“March Militaire” under 16.

Recalls: Edmund Drake and Phyllis Brown (Hawera), Bonnie Tonkin and Joe Hey (Kaponga). Highly commended: Haydn Murray and Gwendoline Silver (Eltliam). Also competed: Ola McAnerin and Joe Hey, Rhoda Phillips and Jean Campbell. Leila. HuiTiman and Muriel Grant, Olga Hancock and Alison Kemp. Frances Wills and l Vadne Lord, Jean • Campbell and Dick Blackstock, Jean MeAse.v and Vadne Lord, Frances Wills and Betty Crompton, Flsie Oaten by and Linda. Davies. Jean McAsoy and Frances Wills, Mavis Guy ! and Mollie McKinnon

The judge commented that he had been very disappointed with the class. The competitors had not got enough brightness out of the piece For a military march.

THIS EVENING \S SESSION . DA NOTNCI SECTION. This evening will see the ,first of the dancing n umbers, when Miss Gwen Gibbs will take her. place n.t the judge’s table. Tlio entries in, tile dancing section prove that she will have a busy anil an interesting time. in addition there wiilil be recalls from the various s cot ions beard during the day, including contralto solo (test), operatic dance, Shakesperian dialogue, clog dance and, mixed quartette,