BUSY COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7460, 10 May 1934, Page 8

BUSY COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL

I Band Section is !: ; Interesting Feature 4\ COMPETITORS ’ WEAKNESSES POINTED CUT *! A busy day was experienced at the “Manawatu Competitions' Society festiuval yesterday. Three halls were utilised V during the various sessions, and a large ‘'portion of the extensive -schedule was expeditiously" gone through. Attend,Lances were quite satisfactory. *' „ ... Dance Section. t, Skipping dance. (Id and under), “Eunice Adams (Lower Hutt) and ~ Masey Hoskin (l’ctone) S2 points * equal 1, Diana Elliott (Lower Hutt) 61 *' points 3. Twenty-four entries. Character duo (12 and under).— ‘ Masey Hoskin and Diana Elliott / / ‘‘points 1, Heather Elgic (Petonc) and Peggy Caldwell (Petone) /li points 2, “Grace Hodgets (Wellington) aud MarI jory Leo (Wellington) 75 points 3. vNinc" entries. *' Operatic dance (10 and under 13); -J!recalls Thursday evening.—Masey Hos- ■ kin, Phyllis O’Shea (Weiington), Peggy ' Caldwell, fifteen entries. Seantribuhais (Id and over); recalls ' Thursday evening.—Dorothy Kamsay ] (Taradale), Isa McKenzie (P.N.), Mar“garet Kerr (Westport). Nine entries, i Sailor’s hornpipe (under 12). —Joan ■ Peters (Wanganui) 92 points 1, Hazel ; Miller (Hastings) 69 points 2, Con- . stance Burke (Mastertou) SS points 3. f Six entries. * S'cantribuhais (under 12). Joan Peters SS points 1, Mavis Petcrana (P.N.) SG points 2, Hazel Miller S 5 ’ points 3. Eight entries. Highland fling (13 and under 17). ; Margaret Kerr 92 points 1, Dorothy Kamsay 91 points 2, Betty Jenkins (Gisborne) 90 points 3. Six entries. ?• -Sailor’s Hornpipe (12 and over).— Claude Henderson (Bunnythorpe) SS “ points 1, Betty Jenkins S 7 points 2, '■ Ethne Hemingsen (P.N.) SG points 3. Ten entries.’ Sword Danee( 10 and under 13); recalls Thursday evening.—Joan Peters, Hazel Miller, Ernest Davis (Wanganui). M Fifteen entries. > Irish Jig (under 12); recalls Thursi, day .evening.—Joan Peters, Marjorie •; Syme (Feilding), Masey Hoskin. .Classical dance (over 12).—Miss Joan - Reid (P.N.) 77 points 1, Miss Margaret Kerr 76 points 2, Miss Joan Mabin Brooklyn) 75 points 3. Six entries. Operatic duo (12 and over).— Mar,i jorio Lee and Vola Walls ( Wellington) 1. 'Only entry. ■ , U In the classical dance (12 and under) - liearcTon Tuesday evening, third placo ’ was gained by Athole Ninkie (Wellington), not Margaret Longdill as announc- * cd previously. h Instnunental and Vocal. , Eadio vocalist.—Miss D. Ebbett * (Pahiatua) 179 points 1, Mr. G. WhiteI lock” (Newbury) 173 points 2, Mr. N. t L-. Shelton (Feilding) IGS points highly commended. Seven entries. Piano solo (under 1-1). —Monty Picr- “ ard (P.N.) 179 points 1, Kobin Kirkby (Hawera) IGI points 2, Betty Whittington (Woodvillc) 153 points 3. Five entries. n Vocal solo (girls under 11). —Mavis “ Trowcr (Hutt) and Rita Gass (Wellington) .1 Si points 1, Patricia Blamires " (Feilding) 132 points 2. Six entries. j. Sacred solo. —N. L. Shelton 171 points »’ 1, D. B. Ro.wc. (Kongotca) IGI points 2, Georgo Whitelock highly commended. •'Three entries. *: National song (ladies).— Miss Gladys S' Cameron (P.N.) 183 points 1, Miss M. Gibson (P.N.) 175 points 2. Miss D. “ Ebbett and Mrs. G. Young highly comj, mended. Five entries. Negro spiritual. —Mr. D. B. Rowe, “ only entry, IG2 points. Elocutionary, Test recitation (ladies). —Miss. Joan ' Maunder (Wellington) 48 points 1, Miss ’! lone Christian (P.N.) 39 points 2. Only i entries. " Kecitation, humorous (boys under 12). *i —Jim McCarthy (Napier) 47 points h Hugh Picrse (Napier) 39 points 2, Eon*'a!d Tremain (Feilding) 3G points J. ' Four entries. Eccital with musical accompaniment (boy or girl under 1G); recalls Thurs- , day evening—Patricia Trowcr (Wellington), Doreen Purdy (Wellington), ; Ethel Sumner (Wellington). Fourteen 'entries. *■ . Shakespearean recitation. Gordon Oates (P.N.) only entry. Character recital (9 and under 12). “June Williams and Jim McCarthy equal ' 1, Beryl Chrystall (P.N.) 3. Thirteen entries. Brass Section. ■ Cornet solo.—N. W. D’Ath (Wanganui) 74 points 1, G. Sherlock (Wanganui) G 9 points 2. Four entries. ' ! Open solo.—C. Thompson (Wangru ~ 5 po ; nt3 c> Greening (P.N.) 73 * points 2. Five entries. ■; ■oforass quartette. —Queen Alexandra’s v (jwiE.No. 1 (Wanganui) 74 points 1, Community Quartette (P.N.) and Junior Band (Wanganui) 73 po.'V s ; equal 2. Six entries. Miss Eoaa Purton was the accompanist. What the Judges Think. Judges’-remarks were directed largc'‘'TyO'upon the lines of previous nights. Miss Madeline Vyuer, judge of dancing, said that in the classical section (over "12) a lot of “sloppy emotional stuff’’ was presented. It had too much pathos ■and lacked originality. It did not seem that people really felt what they claim- .-• Cd-to bo portraying. With proper treatment, there was no limit to what ■ ’’could'bo done in this branch of the art. yThe'winner's effort was an attempt at genuine interpretation, and was less stereotyped than the others, vjc la appraising and criticising the elocutionary work, Miss Beatrice MacKcnzie said that too many lyrical pieces -'‘were poorly interpreted. Artificial gestures —which were freely used, had -'little significance or value, and should bo' avoided. The ladies’ test pieco had I'offeWd somo pleasing work. The character pieco was goody with quite suit- ■ ■able pieces chosen. \ The vocal solos by girls under li con-

stituted a charming section, said Mr. Barry Coney, and he had experienced some difficulty in making a solution. Tho radio section was also a great pleasure. In the ladies’ national song, tho two competitors showed good training, and made good use of their voices throughout. Air. Gray (Wanganui) judgo in the brass section, stated that he was very pleased with the performances in both quartettes !lnd solos., He had detected many young soloists who gave great promise of developing into first-rate instrumentalists. After giving the bandsmen some sound advice as to how to approach their work, AJr. Gray congratulated the Competitions Society on their initiative in staging the section.