THE COMPETITIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 142, 18 May 1932, Page 4

THE COMPETITIONS

INTERESTING CLASSES. INCREASED ATTENDANCES. The Manawatu Competitions Society’s tenth annual festival is being well patronised by the public. The session last evening was lengthy, but most attractive, and included the ladies’ test recitation, mezzo-soprano solo, song in character under 12, tenor and sacred solo, and ballet and Highland dancing. In the song and character seotion, which was particularly pleasing, tho judge referred to tho singing voico of the winner, Rae Sanders, as being exceptional m a' young child. Such splendid programmes should attract consistently big audiences for tiro remainder -of the week. The society has a very capable secretary in Mr K. G. Chamberlain, and the smooth running of affairs is due to his methods of organisation and general efficiency. To-night’s session includes ladies’ operatic solo, piano solo, championship and impromptu debate. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL.

LADIES’ VOCAL SOLO, New Zealand composer. (Own Selection.)

Miss M. Hamerton, “AVaiata Maori” (Patea) 160 1 Miss E. Gibson, “Summer Rain” (Urenui) 158 2 Mrs M. C. Buller “Hine e Hine”

(Wanganui), and Miss E. Gooding, “Waiata Maori” (Palmerston North), D, Ebbett, “After the Grim Daylight” (Pahiatua) were highly commended. Miss Irene Roberts, “The Song of the Locust” (Pohangina) also competed. SACRED SOLO, Men. (Own ■ Selection).

Norman Shelton “It is Enough” (Feilding) 170 1 R. Taplin, “It is Enough” (Palmerston North) 167 2 Ray Trewern, “Where’er you Walk” (Wellington), Bert Ziegler “Honour and Arms” (Napier) and C. J. Roberts “0 Pure nnd Tender Star of Eve” (Palmerston North) were very highly commended. P. H. Parr, “People that Walked in the Darkness” (Palmerston North) was highly commended.

Also competed.—D. B. Rowe, “Gloria” (Palmerston North), E. G. Collin, “The Lord is My Light” (Hawke’s Bay).

CORNET SOLO. “Dulcinea” (J. Forester). B. Register (Dannevirke) 1 Also competed.—W. Holmes (Palmerston North), E. R. Perkins (Dannevirke).

SONG IN CHARACTER, boy or girl

under 12. i (Own Selection.) Rae Sanders, “Lullaby” (Hastings)

184 ... ... 1 Valerie Evans, “My Crinoline” (Napier) 178 2 Also competed.—Joan Andrews, Melba Niven, “Little Grey Bonnet,” Earle Catterick (Palmerston North), Rita Cass, Constance Chalk, “Alice Blue Gown,” Elaine Weel>er, “Little Lady Wide Awake” (Wellington), Ivena Pothan, “Go Away, Mr Bogie Man” (Hastings). PIANO SOLO, under ten. “Minuet in G” (Bach).

Jean Tarr (Palmerston North) 176 1 N. Stenberg, 168 2

Very highly commended.—Joyce McNeilly (Palmerston North) 176; highly comemnded, Shirley Bond (Sanson) 162.

MEZZO-SOPRANO SOLO, “Dawn” (P. Curran).

Miss Evelyn Sherriff (Marton) 165 1 Miss Ella AVhite (Feilding) 163 2 Miss Irene Roberts (Pohangina) was highly commended. Also competed.—Misses Jane Marshall _ (Stanway), M. Guy (Feilding), Ellerie Gibson (Urenui), M. ’Penketh, E. Gooding, M. Day (Palmerston North).

TENOR SOLO. “Eleanor” (Hulbert). Mr Ray. Trewern (Wellington) 177 1 Mr 11. Wilson (Palmerston North) 153 2 PIANO DUET, 12 to 16. ' “The Lake” (D’Aurville). - Oakden Davies and Ken Olney ! (Palmerston North) 164 ... ... 1 s Merle Petersen nnd Zealie Petrie ; (Palmerston North) 162 2 ' VIOLIN SOLO, under 14. ! “Gavotte in G” (A. H. Von Carso). Margaret Fox (Hawera) 177 1 Duncan Snelling (Palmerston North) 165 , ... 2 J. Franklin (Napier) was very highly commended. DANCINGSKIPPING DANCE, over 12. Marjorie Penman (Hataitai) 87 ... 1 Jean Scott (Palmerston North) 86 2 | Dorothy Daniels (Wellington) 85 3; CLASSICAL DANCE, over 12. Miss Dorothy Daniels; “Lieb- I straume” (Wellington) 93 ... 1 Miss Trevor Hunter, “The North Wind” (Wanganui) 92 ... 2 Miss Marjorie Penman (Hataitai) 91 ... 3 HIGHLAND FLING, 13 and under 17. Jean Scott (Palmerston North) 81 1 Ray Malcolm (Napier) 76 2 Kathleen Hopping (Feilding) 79 ... 3 Also competed.—Joan Thomas (Hawera), Maroella Edwards, Nancy Edwards (Palmerston North), Betty Jenkins (Gisborne), Mavis 'Thistoil (Wellington). HIGHLAND FLING, 10 and under 13. Ethne Hcmmingsen (Palmerston North) 1 Claude Henderson (Bunnythorpe) 2, Dorothy Ramsay (Napier) 3 Also competed—Ngaire Lynch, Joyce Hill (Napier), Juno Goodwin (Hawera) Peggy Mason, Gracie McKay, Rosina Smither, Jean O’Connor (Wellington), Doll Adsett (Colyton), Kcitha Scales, Betty Waller, Peggy Mcßrearty, Lucy Cronin (Palmerston North), Joan Peters (Wanganui).

CLASSICAL DANCE, 12 and under. Rae Sanders, “The Bubble” (Hastings')' 84 ... ~. ... ... 1 Ngaire Lynch, “Fairy Piper” (Napier) 83 2 Diana Elliott, “Tho Bubble” (Lower Hutt) 3 ELOCUTIONARY. BOYS’ RECITATION, 9 and under 12. “What Became of Them” (Anon.) Jim McCarthy (Napier) 68 1 Robin Holloway (Hastings) 67 ... 2 Jack Bell (Palmerston North) and Wilson Hulbert (Patea) were highly

commended.

Also competed.—Earle Catterick, Gordon Johnson, James Stubbs, Bob Holmes, Keith Sloman, Bill Oram (Palmerston North), Alan Gordon (Taumarunui).

RECITATION, girls 9 and under 12. “Goodnight and Good-morning” (Lord Houghton).

Kathleen Stevenson (Lower Hutt) 1 Ruby Clieyne (Eastbourne) and Ivena Pothan (Hastings) equal, 2 Also competed.—Joyce Stevens, Marie Tottman, Peggy O’Connor, June Davidson, Margaret Campbell, Nathalie McKearney, Rosa Proctor, Audrey Oates, Josephine Christian (Palmerston North), Peggy Meier, Doreen Purdie, Elaine Weeber, Gwen Luff, Diana Elliott (Wellington), Ngaire Lynch (Napier), Margaret Waterhouse (Havelock North), Rae Sanders (Hastings), Edna Gane, Pixie Kent (Hawera), Phyllis Hill (Rongotea). LADIES’ TEST RECITATION. “0 May I Join the Choir Invisible” (George Eliot).

Miss Meryl Daniels (Hataitai), 72 1 Miss Kathleen Bartosh (Lower Hutt), 64 2 Miss Joan Maunder (AA'ellington) was highly commended. Also competed.—Misses Beryl Tunks, Jessie Gray (AVellington), Nancy Kent (Hawera), Jean Stevenson (Foxton), Edna AA r atts (AVanganui).

BOYS’ RECITATION, 416 and under 21. E. A. Martin (Palmerston North), 65 1 Ralph Holmes (Palmerston North) 64 2 CHARACTER RECITAL, 9 and under 12. (Owm Selection). Jim McCarthy, “Miss Mowchcr” (Napier), 105 1 Elaine Weeber, “Dolly Varden” (Wellington), 101 2 Also competed.—Gwen Luff, “Castles in the Air”; Ngaire Keys, “Joan of Arc”; Doreen Purdie, “Land of Mommy” (Wellington) ; Edna Gane “Miss Miggs”; Pixie Kent, “Peter Pan” (Hawera); Robin Holloway, “Captain . Hook” ; Ivena Pothan, “Puck”; Nola Thear, “Ariel,” Rao Sanders, “Joe” (“Bleak House”) (Hastings) ; Ngaire Lynch, “Sairey Gamp”; Jack Bell, “Tarry Buccaneer” ; Pcggio O’Connor, “'The llunjaway Princess”; June Davidson, “Goldilocks,” Audrey Oates, “Tho Fairy Cobbler”; Rosa Proctor, “Puck”; Earle Catterick, “The Bold Buccaneer” (Palmerston North).

HUMOROUS RECITATION, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Mr W. W. Thomas, “Tho Squire’s Son” (Hawera) 1 Miss Kathleen Bartosh, “Popping tho Question” (Lower Hutt) ... 2 Miss D. Tunks, “At the Photographers” (Wellington), was highly commended.

Also competed:—Misses Myra Reid, “Red Riding Hood” ; Joan Thomson, “Tho Mouse” (Palmerston .North); Nancy Kent, “The Story of a Tack”; (Hawera); Meryl Daniels, “In tho Train” ; Edna Watts, “A Speech on Education”: Jessie Gray, “My Financial Career” ; Joan Maunder, Marjorie Newport, “Mr Higgins on the Eddication” (AVellington); Jean Stevenson, “Mischievous Tommy” (Foxton) ; Messrs B. Ziegler, “Fairy Stories” ; Allan Oppatt, “Schoolboy Howlers”; W. J. Hall, “Bertram at the Bachelor’s Club”; Gilbert Bettle, “She’s Late Again”: Errol Muir, “Bertram on Business.” JUDGES’ COMMENT.

The judges made brief comment at the conclusion of the session.

Miss Phyllis Edgar declared that excellent work had been revealed in the senior skipping dances. Another excellent class was the senior classical dance, a great deal of praise and admiration being due to the winners. The standard of work was really high. In the junior classical dance some of the steps introduced savoured of the operatic, but the prize-winners were more truo to type. Mrs McKenzie suggested that the dancers in the Highland fling should pay more attention to their appearance. It would also be better if they ontored the stage to the; musical accompaniment as then they would be able to start on the correct foot. Otherwise the performances were good. Jean Scott gave a finished performance.

Mr Barry Coney described the violin solo class as an exceptionally good one; fenerally in competitions it was poor. he sacred solos were very good and while the second prize-winner had the better voice, the first prize-winner gave a finer interpretation. Miss Hamerton, of- Patea, sang “AVaiata Maori” very effectively, with great expression.

Professor Maxwell AValker urged { teachers to train their pupils not to be [ so mechanical and monotonous in re- f citing. Many recited their pieces line i by line instead of according to the 1 sense of the poem. In the ladies’ test ! recitation there was also a tendency ,j toward monotony, only one performer appearing to have really studied the j piece, and she gave an artistic render- j nig. Professor AA’alker also commented on tho poor choice of humorous reci- [ tations. Many were hackneyed and j should have hecn buried years ■ ago. I Then it was absurd for a lady to at- j tempt a piece that was meant for a man. How could she, for instance, ' expect to interpret an Irishman making a. speech. She could cut that style of piece out of her repertoire. Some of the performers were inclined to force the humour.