THE COMPETITIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 143, 16 May 1930, Page 11

THE COMPETITIONS

FURTHER AWARDS. THE PIANO SCHOLARSHIP. With the announcement of further awrnrds last evening, the ninth annual festival of the Alanawatu Competitions Society reached its concluding stages, and the remainder of the adjudications were to be finalised this afternoon. Last evening’s numbers produced some talented performers, and all the contestants acquitted themselves very creditably indeed. The standard of the dancing was praised by the judge, who stated that the town possessed some exceptionally good teachers. She imparted some advice to the performers concerning interpretation and pose, and described the dressing of the ballets as very effective, though their work was a little ambitious.

Principal interest attached to the announcement of the winner of the piano scholarship, of a value of £l2 12s, given by the Alanawatu Society of Professional Teachers of Alusic. This was won by Aliss E. Hansen, of Palmerston North, with 458 points. Other competitors were Aliss Al. L. AlacFarlane (Nelson), Aliss Al. Ingley (Palmerston North), Aliss AI. Fiske (Wanganui), Aliss Thora Rodden (Palmerston North), Aliss I. AI. AlcJorrow (Silverhope) and Aliss H. Aluir (Otaki). Points were awarded for the rendering of (a) “Aloonlight Sonata,” Last Alovement (Beethoven), (b) Own Selection i (c) Reading at Sight. Awards made yesterday afternoon and evening were as follow: VOCAL. LADIES’ OPERATIC SOLO. (Own Selection.) Aliss AI. Hamerton (Patea) 190 ... 1 Mrs F. AfcLaclilan (Palmerston North) 189 2 Also competed.—Aliss B. Dewe (Feilding), Airs G. Plummer (Palmerston North), Airs H. W. Hulme (Wanganui). VOCAL SOLO. (Girls 17 to 21.) (“Dream O’Day Jill,” German.) Aliss AI. Penketh (Palmerston North) 161 1 Also competed.—Alisses L. Knight and I. D. Larkin (New Plymouth). LADIES’ FOLK OR TRADITIONAL SONG. (Scotch.) Aliss AI. Hamerton (Patea), “Eriskay Love Lilt,” 193 1 Airs H. W. Hulme (Wanganui), “Ye Banks and Braes,” 185 ... 2 Only competitors. SONG IN CHARACTER. (Boy or girl under 12.) Joyce Kniglitbridge (Hawert), 193 1 Also competed: C. Sapwell and B. Inglis (Palmerston North). NATIONAL SONG (gentlemen). C. J. Roberts (Palmerston North), “The Alinstrel Boy,” 192 ... 1 B. Ziegler (To Pohue), “O’Donnell Aboo,” 191 2 Air W. H. Gregg (Palmerston North), “Skye Boat Song,” 188 was highly commended. Also competed. E. Tapp, “I Like a Soldier Fell” and A. Robotham (both Palmerston North), “The Song that Reached my Heart.” SONG, New Zealand composer, men, (“Pokarckare.”) Air B. Ziegler (Te Poliue) 191 ... 1 Air W. 11. Gregg (Palmerston North) 189 2 Only competitors. DANCING. CLASSICAL BAREFOOT DANCE (12 and over). Joyce Hayward (Feilding) 80 ... 1 Isobel Brown (Palmerston North) 79 2 D. Shapleski (Feilding) 78, was very highly commended. Also competed.—Eileen Curtis, Trevor Hunter and Shirley Cramond (Wanganui), Alargarette Oram, Betty Aluir, Phyllis Waugh and Judy Christian (Palmerston North), Audrey Robertson (Wellington). TEST DANCE (12 and over). Aliss P. Burgess (Palmerston North) 73 ... ... 1 Aliss J. Hayward (Feilding) 72 ... 2 Aliss A. Robertson (Wellington) was very highly commended. Also competed. —Alisses S. Cramond, Ora Jones, Stella Vernon and T. Hunter (Wanganui), D. Berryman, J. Christian, B. Muir, J. Scott and PWaugh (all Palmerston North), R. Bushby (Wellington). SAILORS’ HORNPIPE (under 12). Errol Wood (Wellington) 75 ... .:. 1 AI. Penman (Wellington) 74 2 June Scott (Palmerston North) and Iv. Hopping (Feilding) were highly commended. Also competed.—N. Nixon (Hawera), T. Pratt (Rotorua), C. Sapwell, E. Hemmingsen and V. Oliver (Palmerston North), J. AlcAsey (Normanby), and F. Pierson and D. Adsett (Colyton). SWORD DANCE (16 and over). Aliss D. Shapleski (Feilding), 72 ... 1 Aliss C. Cooksley (Longburn), 71 ... 2 Alisses G. Alontgomery (Rotorua), E. Curtis (Gisbonie) and A. AlcKenzie (Napier) were highly commended. IRISH JIG (12 and over). Eileen Curtis (Gisborne) 78 1 Alma AlcKenzie (Napier), 77 2 Doreen Nairn (Hawera), 72, v.h.c. Also competed.—Berna Simpson (Alnsterton), Joan Scott (Palmerston North), Jean Lowry (Napier), Audrey Robertson, Winifred Lee, Charlie Stewart (Wellington), Doris Shapleski (Feilding) Constance Cooksley (Longburn), Lulu Adsett (Colyton). OPEN BALLET (6 to 12 performers). Broadway School of Dancing (P.N.), 95 ' ... 1 Alanawatu School of Dancing A (P.N.) 90 2 Also competed. Aluriel Swann School of Dancing (Wanganui), Manawatu School of Dancing B (Palmerston North). GRECIAN DANCE (under 12). Dawn Larson (Wellington), “Pan” 75pts 2 | Only competitor.

ELOCUTIONARY. GENTLEMEN’S CHARACTER SKETCH. W. J. Mountjoy (Wellington), 105 1 J. W. G. Davidson (P.N.), 104 ... 2 M. J. Krivan (Awapuni), 102, was very highly commended. Also competed.—Messrs W. J. Hall (Wellington), A. Pedehsen (Ohakea), G. T. Buttle, A. J. Eising and C. J. Roberts (Palmerston North), B. Ziegler (Te Pohue). LADIES’ SHAKESPEAREAN RECITATION. “Othello,” Act I. Scene 111. Miss J. Maunder (Wellington), 83 1 Misses G. Kerr (Wellington) and N. Kent (Hawera), 81, equal ... 2 Also competed.—Mrs E. Spencer, Miss P. Trask and Miss V. Wright (PaL merston North), Miss L. Knight (New Plymouth), Miss J. Stevenson (Foxton), Miss D. Davey (Himatangi), Mrs M. McCallum (Okaiawa), Mrs Shearman (Woodville), Miss P. Brown (Dannevirke). TEST RECITATION (girls under 16). (“Sweet Stay at Home” and Own Selection). Joyce Knightbridge (Hawera), 161 1 Nathalie Pollock (Wellington) and Cecil Christian (P.N.), 160 equal 2 L. Cooksley (Longburn), P. Kerr

(Wellington) and J. Goodwin (Hawera) were highly commended. Also competed.—L. Garratt (Wanganui), D. Parker (Wellington), J. Bower and P. Teaz. (Rongotea), V. Jones and D. Gilmore (Hawera), M. Haneox and P. Newlands (Palmerston North). HUMOROUS RECITATION (boys under 16). R. Holmes (Palmerston North) 80 1 R. Cheyne (Wellington) 79 2 G. Oates (Palmerston North) was hijily commended. xtlso competed.—A. Waterhouse and W. Steel (Palmerston North). STORY WITHOUT WORDS. G. T. Bettle (Palmerston North), “Did He Catch the Train?” 80 1 Also competed. —Miss G. Kerr and W. Hall (Wellington), “’Engagement’s Off” and Mrs J. McCallum and Miss N. Kent (Hawera), “At the Bargain Sale.” ACTION RECITATION, 12 and under 16 (own selection). Joyce Goodwin (Hawera), “The House that Jack Built,” 81 ... 1 Patricia Kerr (Wellington), “Elocutionist’s Curfew,” 80 2 M. Hancox (Palmerston North), Nathalie Pollock (Wellington) and Vivien Jones (Hawera) were highly commended. Also competed.—Jill Bower (Rongotea), Doris Gilmore (Hawera) and Peggy Newlands (Palmerston North). RECITATION (Girl Guides and Citizens on'^i, N. Pollock (Wellington) and D. Gilmore (Hawera), 79, equal, ... 1 INSTRUMENTAL. TEST PIANO SOLO (“Clair de Lune” and “Lotus Land.”) Miss J. Maunder (Wellington) 351 1 Miss L. Macf-arlane (Nelson) 348 ... 2 Miss M. Ingley (Shannon) 341 was very highly commended. Also competed.—Miss R. Donald (Bunnythorpe) and Miss M. Forbes (Palmerston North). VIOLIN SOLO, 12 to 16 (“Andantino,” Martini-Kreisler). C. Downey (Hawera) 186 1 D. Mitchell (Palmerston North) 178 2 Also competed.—Elsie Abbott and W. Woodroofe (Palmerston North). BRASS SOLO, other than cornet (own selection). L. Carruthers (Palmerston North) 144 1 H. Barraclough (Palmerston North) 140 2 Also competed.—W. Clark nnd C. Hancox (Palmerston North). Miss E. Gooding (Palmerston North) entered for the vocal scholarship, but was not a competitor. Her name was published in last evening’s issue as having competed, but this occurred through the entry not being cancelled in the official programme. Miss 31. Smith (Palmerston North) was another whose name appeared on the programme as competing in the song and character (ladies) class, hut who did not compete.

DEMONSTRATION CONCERT. BY LEADING PERFORMERS. To-night a demonstration concert will be given by the leading performers at the competitions in a special programme as follows, in addition to the appearance of Mr W. Russell Wood (elocution) and Miss Iris Montgomery (fancy dancing) who have been adjudicating: Miss J. Bennett, piano solo; Miss D. Larsen, character dance; Mr W. H. Gregg, folk song; Master E. Davidson, humorous recitation; Mr L. Findlay, violin soloj Mise N. Nixon, sword dance; Misses Davidson, Penketh and Christian, unison song; Mr W. J. Hall, Shakespearean recitation; Misses N. Croad and E. Rush, piano duet; Miss A. Robertson, operatic dance; Mrs F. Cunningham, soprano solo; Miss V. Jones, story without words; Miss G. Kerr, character sketch; Miss J. Scott, skipping dance; Mr B. Ziegler, operatic solo; Miss H. Oates, humorous recitation; Miss L. MacFarlane, piano solo; Master C. Stewart, sailor’s hornpipe; Miss C. Christian, song in character; Miss M. Penman, classical barefoot dancing; Miss J. Goodwin, humorous recitation; Mr C. J. Roberts, vocal solo; Mr J. W. Davidson, recital with musical accompaniment; Miss A. McKenzie, sheauntrubhais; Miss M. Cullen, sacred solo; Master R. Holmes, recitation ; toe ballet, Miss G. Gibbs’ pupils; Miss P. Burgess, Grecian dance; Mr P. H. Parr, tenor solo; Mrs M. McCallum, humorous recitation; Mr P. Barrv, step dance; Misses M. Forbes and 31. Inglev, piano duet; Miss M. Hamerton, vocal solo; Mr W. J. Mountjoy, humorous recitation; Miss I. Brown, character dance; Mrs F. McLachlan, national song; Miss T. Hunter, character story dance; Miss J. Maunder, recitation; Miss E. White, vocal solo; Master 31. Ross. Highland fling; 31r W. J. Hall, recitation with musical accompanifent.