THE COMPETITIONS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 29 August 1929, Page 6

THE COMPETITIONS.

LAST NIGHT’S SESSION

TALENTED PERFORMERS. For the continuation of the Haivera. Competitions tlie Opera House was packed last night, not a seat being empty. The programme, as on preceding nights, was diversified- and varied, dancing, singing, elocution and 1 instrumental items forming a, pleasing miscellany. A high standard was revealed throughout, and the judges, in their remarks at the conclusion of the programme, were very complimentary in their references to the ability of district competitors Sixteen classes were decided, and the management was such that there was a minimum of delay between items. Results were as follow :

TEST CONTRALTO SOLO “Still as the Night.”

Miss Jean AlcGlaslian 1 Airs C. G. Sunderland $ Also competed: Aliss AY. \ Hoddle Miss Ruth Alills.

The winner, commented the judge, had a very premising voice, and made good use of crescendo, but her intonation was uncertain in places. Nevertheless, it was quite a carefully studied performance. Airs Sunderland also possessed good quality of voice, and gave an interesting rendering. RECITATION IN COSTUME. Own selection; 10 to 14 years. Joan Thomas 1 Joyce Goodwin and Joyce Knightbridge (equal) 2 Twenty competitors. Alost of tlie items chosen in this class, commented the judge, were not strictly recitations in costume ; rather they were in the nature of character sketches. However, as all had adopted this attitudee, lie had treated them accordingly. The winner had made a good effort in a difficult) item. Regarding the pronunciation of the children. he wanted to point out that syllables should he pronounced cleanly, but this ’.should not ho carried to the point of exaggeration or affectation. TEST PIANO SOLO.

“Dance of the Gnomes” : under 10

Shirley Craig 1 Joan Bolgov (Kapongn) and Marian Dundas fOkaiawa), equal 2 Eleven competitors, OPERATIC DANCE. Tinder 12.

Nonna Thomas 1 Jim no Goodwin 2 Also competed: Joyce Burns (Wariganui). Molly Peterson (Wanganui), Mavis Reid (Wanganui), Christine McLaren. The time and rhythm in this class, commented the judge. Miss Gwen Gibbs, were remarkably good for such young performers, and the winner had given a dainty nerfonnance. However, she would like to .see more use . made of arms in this class of work. ]

CHILDREN’S UNISON SINGING. Own selection; under 10. Kltham School ] YVliareroa School 2 Four competitors. In this class, spid Air Aloss, he had had to disqualify one competitor localise of the note being given more than once during the piece. BOYS OR GIRLS’ DIALOGUE. Own selection; in costume; under 16. Joyce Goodwin and Joyce Ivnight.bridge ' 1 Jean Veitoh. C. Whelan, V. Jones, and D. Brown 2 Highly commended: Norma Nixon. Pixie Kent, Monica. Beaver, Winnie Nicholson and Hazel Johns. Alary Thomson and Jim no Goodwin. Thirteen comoetitors. This, said Professor Walker, had been quite an enjoyable class. Not an item could be criticised from the point of view of quality. The winners’ effort was outstanding in the competitors so far. and had merited him awarding extraordinarily high marks. ROYS’ SONG. Own selection ; under 14. Norman Shield (Paten) 1 Also conn noted : Brian Walsh, Norman VelviiC Jack AY ebb. Reginald Muscilnump. .John Flynn, Henry Pauling (Patea). Bertie Haddern. The winner had given a bright performance, but lvad not sunir as well as he had during the day. " The hoy planed second had also given a better perloi’inanoe at tlie preliminary -session. The maiin fault in this class was faulty diction, and the fact that the competitors didn’t open their months enough. There were here some voices in the making. CHILDREN’S CHORUS. Own .selection. 3.2 to 15 voices : under 18. Presbyterian Junior Choir 1 Afia.ua.ia School 2 Highly uninmondcd : Stratford' To’.finical High School. Also competed : Haivera Alain School. The winners gave a good crisp rendering.

HUMOROUS CHARACTER SKETCH Own selection ; open.

.Miss L. M. Knight (Tatnmiiniuka) I W. W. Thomas 2 Also ('ompotdt: O. L Sharpe, Miss Mona Dynvond. Mrs AW Pettigrew (Stratford"), Miss Mavis Tapp, Mass Cwon Harrourt, Mi*s Mar';ii< l nte Legge (Mokoia). 1 The class was criticised h.v the judga firstly oil account of the lack of humour, and. secondly, because of the poor quality of the selections, ‘‘Most of the pieces put before you,” said Professor Walker, “was enough to give a. man the toothache: it was rubbishy mcho dr-anna that wa-s not worth while memorising.” One of the competitors bad sluing together a. collection of jokes that, were apparent 1 v new to Hawera and had not memorised them fullv. having to ckjiisi ill notes, which action do-barml him from scoring any points. Mr Thomasi was flic'Oldv competitor who ihiivl taken | a. genuine character sketch, but his work bad been forced. The winner had given a good performance.

, . TEST PIANO DUET. “Af archa Alilitnire” ; iindler 16. [ Bonnie Tonkin and. Joe Hey (Kaponga) 1 j Edmund Drake and Phyliis Brown 2 ! Fourteen competitors, i The performances of the two reI called competitors were outstanding, i the others being poor. Tlie oompatij tors had not entered into the npir.it of ! the piece; Hie re had not been enough i brightness. 1 SHAJvESPHAiIMAN RECITATION I Own Selection ; Ladies. I Miss Molly Washer - 1 ! MiiiSiS, Patricia Milne. (New Plymouth) 2 i Also, competed : Miss Valerie Healey, j .Aliss Mima Dvmond. Mis*? Alargnerit© Legge (Aloko’ia), Airs J. C. Robb. J NSTRIU AIKN TAJ - TR J (>. Own Selection; Under 16. St. Alary As Boy’s' Club A (J. Beamish,'ll. Downey, B. Thomas) ... 1 B. Thomas R. Downey, D. Raw son Jlaiveni) 2‘ Also competed: St. Alary’s Boys’. Club B (C. Carrel, R. Downey and B. Thomas); Alervyn Dymoiid, E. Alehqrry and Zara Morris; St. Alary’s Boys'l Club O (C. Carrel,, J. Beamish and D.j

Raw son) ; Alary Sunderland, DorisHawkins and Zara Morris. Thi;s, said, the judge, was an exceptionally good class, and there were some fine instrumentalists, in the making in tlliisi district. S' HA KESPERI AN DIALOG UK. ! . Own Selection ; Adults. Alisses Alary Quin and A'alerie j Healey - - Also competed : Airs A. Healey and Aliss AVinifred Quin. The work her© was not. up to firstclass standard, and the judge could not make more than a second award to thej winners. CLOG DANCE. Under 18.

Trevor Hunter (Wanganui)

Gwendolyn Ala,honey (Wanganui) ... Eoinr competitors. The .standard of dancing hero was very poor, disappointing the judge. The beating was poor, amt she could not iie!|p •.-criticising the accompaniments, 'like winner had, given tlie neatest performance, but it. called for improvement. The girl given seoond place wanted to pay more attention to' footwork .

QUARTETTE. Own Selection ; Unaccompanied. Airs J. Duffill, Airs Sunderland. Messrs A. E. Aforris and L. Chadwick 1 Misses Alathicfion and AloNae and Messrs Lamb and Fade 2 Only competitors. OPERATIC SOUL Own Selection ; Ladies. Ali.s. J. A. Rankin (Kltham) 1 Airs A. Boiietti ...i 2 Also competed: Aliss Ethel Gabs’by (Stratford), Aliss Eileen Harvio (Alanutafii), Aliss Al. Cocker (Rawhitirea). Mrs C: G. Sunderland, Aliss K. Quin. Aliss Flora Davies (Alanaia), Aliss M. Alassey (Stratford). ' Tiie two placed competitors gave excellent renderings of difficult numbers .

THIS MORNING’S RESULTS. There was an attendance of several hundred at the Opera House this morning, while at the Presbyterian Hall there was also a big attendance. Twelve further sections were entered upon, and the judges had to hear over hi) competitors. Results were as follow:

SAILOR’S HORNPIPE Under 12 veara.

I Recalls. —Narnia Nixon, Margaret | Lawrence (Manga t-oki), Jean MeAsey. j .Also competed': Andrew Aldridge , | (Stratford), Peggy Denman (St-r-at-i lord), Sydney Parker. Eileen Peebles j (Eltiiain). ! CULLS' SONG. Own select ion ; under IS. I Recalls.—Miss Olga Hancock, “Tiptoe” ; Miss E. o’Den. (Auroa), “April is la Lady.” Higri.y commended: Miss Jean GBri-en. “Sun Hakes”; Miss Veronica. ; Quin. “The Lusts* with the Delicate I Air.” j . Also competed: Misses Jean Cowie, Evelyn Peterson, Myra Handling (Kajponga), Molly Vincent- (Manada). ! DANCE DUO. i Not acrobatic; under 16. Recalls. —Joan Thomas land Trevor Hunter, “Harlequin and Columbine”; Junue Goodwin and nridrey McLaren, “Dutch.” •Commended: Norma Thomas and Onri s tine Ale Lareii, “ Gavotte. ’ ’ . Also competed: Joyce McHnrdy and No'.a Martin (New Plymouth), Molly Peterson and Joyce Burns (Wanganui), Mavis Reid, and Nancy Burgess (Wanganui), Gwendolyn Mahoney and Joyce Burns (Wanganui). , PIANO SOLO. Reading at sight: under 16. Joan Pinson •,•••• 1 , Also competed: Una Mates, Edmund Drake (Okaiiaiwa). OPERATIC DANCE. Twelve and under 16. Recalls. —Gwendoline Mahoney (Wanganui), Joan Thomas. Also competed: Joyce McHardie (New Plymouth), Audrey McLaren. Trevor Hunter (AVangnmd). - Doreen Allemann (Inglewood).