THE COMPETITIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 12 May 1945, Page 2

THE COMPETITIONS

1945 FESTIVAL CONCLUDES presentation or prizes FINAL CONCERT LAST EVENING The Nelson Competitions Society’s eleventh annual festival concluded last evening with a final demonstration concert and the presentation of trophies. The Theatre Royal was packed and the audience enjoyed an excellent programme of items by winners of classes in the vocal, instrumental, dancing and elocution sections of the competitions. A highlight of the entertainment was an item by Miss May MacDonald, adjudicator of the elocution classes at the festival Miss MacDonald prefaced her peiformance by explaining that she had spoken lo the competitors a great deal about rhythm in verse, and to illustrate her remarks she recited a lilting Negro poem, “Dese Bones Gwine to Rise Agair.” The judge of the vocal and instrumental section, Mr Len. Barnes, on behalf of Miss Constance MacDonald (dancing adjudicator), Miss May MacDonald (elocution adjudicator), and himself, thanked the committee of,the Competitions Society for the consideration and hospitality which had been accorded to the judges and commended the competitors for the high degree of sportsmanship displayed. Mr T. Murphy, president of the society, thanked all those who had cooperated with the committee in the organisation of a successful festival. He especially thanked the judges for the manner in which they had carried out their duties and for help they had given to teachers and pupils. Special thanks were also extended to the accompanists, Mrs P. Vining and Mrs M. Hishon, to the voluntary women workers and the girls of St. Andrew’s Orphanage, who assisted with morning and afternoon teas, and to the members of the committee. The president then presented the large array of trophies awarded to winning competitors in the festival. WINNERS OF TROPHIES Cups and trophies were awarded as follows: Musical Section: Begg and Co.’s prize (winner piano solo under 10), Ailsa Halkett; Begg and Co.’s prize (winner piano solo under 12), Marie Potete; Begg and Co.’s prize (winner piano solo under 14), John Watson; Begg and Co.’s prize (winner piano solo under 16), Madge Tomlinson; Begg and Co.’s prize (winner piano solo under 18), Rosalie Price; Begg and Co.’s Cup (chief piano solo), Miss Marion Swafford; Moss Cup (most points entrants classes 129 to 132), Marie Potete; Bullock Cup (junior girls, vocal, girls under 16), Judy March; W.D.F.U. Cup (girl's vocal championship), Joyce Duckworth; Vining Cup (girls under 18), Margaret Brunetti; John Henderson Cup (boy’s vocal championship), Noel Mangin; William Richmond Cup (boys’ vocal, under 12), Allan Swafford; Bruce Cup (ladies’ solo, open), Miss June Watson; Competitions Society’s Cup (runner-up ladies’ solo, open). Miss Molly Sutherland; Kitchingman Cup (gentlemen's solo, open), Mr William Richmond; Nelson Competitions Society’s Cup (runner-up gentlemen’s solo, open), Mr Maitland Gard’ner; Kerr Cup (vocal championship, ladies). Miss Jeanette Harley; Marshall Cup (vocal championship, gentlemen), Mr William Richmond; Melba Scholarship preliminary, Miss Molly Sutherland. Dancing Section: Aydon Cup (dancing championship, under 9 years), Malvina Moore and Josephine Monahan; Cameron Cup (dancing championship, under 12 years), Paddy Holland; boys’ dancing championship. Allan Van; Gahagen Cup (winner of open classes), Allan Van; Etta Banks Cup (open national section), Audrey Nott; McCormac Cup (stage presence in open tap), Allan Van; Competitions Society’s Cup (runner-up open tap), Murray Bennett; Howson Cup (tap dance, open), Allan Van; Lock Bros.’ Cup (dancing championship, 12 and under 15), Betty Williams; Wilkinson Cup (.studio gaining most championship' points), Miss Jean Horne; Joan Miller Cup (most championship points of Nelson entrant in solo dancing championship), Ann Stringer; Competitions Society’s Cup (runner-up Jean Miller Cup), Murray Bennett; Scottish Society’s Cup (Highland dancing championship). Audrey Nott and Barbara Dix; Scottish Society’s Cup (solo dancing championship), Betty Williams; Competitions .Society's Cup (runner-up solo dancing championship), Andrey Nott. Elocution Section: Nelson Competitions Society’s Cup (girls under 7), Beth Lipscombe and Margaret Newport; Karsten and Hay Cup (elocution championship, girls under 14) Beverley Stewart; Webley Cup cution championship, girls under 16) Ria Baldwin; Mullard Cup (elocution championship, girls under 18), Hazel Doel; Nelson Competitions Society’s Cup (elocution championship, boy under 10), Warren Doran; Webley Bros.’ Cup (elocution championship, boy under 14), Hal Bourne-Webb; Kingsford Cup (lady or gentleman, open), Mr N. Andrews; Barton Ginger Cup (special elocution calss), Ria Baldwin.