COMPETITIONS OPEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19150, 16 October 1925, Page 15

COMPETITIONS OPEN.

THE HAMILTON FESTIVAL. TOTAL OF 1100 ENTRIES. THE FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. [BX TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON. Thursday. The Hamilton Musical and Elocutionary Society's competitions commenced this morning. Addressing the competitors and supporters at the opening ceremony, the .president, Mr. H. C. Ross, said the competitions were a benefit to both competitors and patrons, who had their critical faculties improved and exercised. The judges are: Elocution and dramatic art, Mr. Culford Bell, Wellington; vocal music, Mr. S. Williamson, Christchurch; instrumental music, Mr. Bernard Page, Wellington; dancing, Miss Iris Montgomery, Christchurch; accompanist, Mr. Cyril Towsey, Auckland; assistant-accom-panist, Mrs. A. English, Hamilton. The entries total 1100. To-day's results are as follow : Piano Solo, under 12, "The Gardens of Fairyland."—Recalls: Joyce Monzies > Hamilton; L. Cavanagh, Rotorua; D. Wilson, Hamilton. Recital, with Musical Accompaniment, over 12 and under 17, Pathetic or Dramatic.—-Recalls: Iris Andrews, Hamilton; Mollie Ross, Hamilton. Reading At Sight, under 16,—A. Peterson, Hamilton; Iris Andrews, Hamilton; Noel Year, Cambridge; W. Ellis, Hamilton. Recitation, Girls under 9.- —Recalls: Joyce Edwards, Frankton; M. Somerville, Taumarunui:; Gladys Cain, Auckland. Contralto Solo.—Recalls: Miss Edna Peace,, Nortlicote; Miss M. McKenzie, Hamilton; Mrs. J?. W. Pye, Hamilton. Tenor Solo. —Recalls: Mr. Cyril Wood, Cambridge; Mr. S. Snooker;,' To Awamutu. English Folk Song or Ballad, Lady.— Recalls: Miss Violet "Flay, To Awarnntu; Miss A. Noon, Cambridge; Miss Edna Peace, Auckland. Humorous Recitation, in Character, under 9.—Recalls: George Croxford, Hamilton; Zoo Faville, Hamilton; Gladys Cain, Auckland. Recital, with Musical Accompaniment, Humorous.—Recalls: Miss Edna Langmuir, To Awamutn; Miss Leila Eady, Auckland; Miss E. Hall, Auckland. Recitation, Girls over 10, and under 14. • —Recalls: L. Edmonds, Frankton; Lola Monk, Frankton; Gwen Simcock, Hamilton. Piano Solo, under 10.—Recalls: Miss F. Simpson, Cambridge; Miss J. Meberly, Cambridge. Scottish Folk Song or Ballad, Gentlemen.—Recalls: Mr. J. Sice. Hamilton; Mr. Cyril Walton, To Aroha; Mr. Cyril Wood, Cambridge. Vocal Duet, Ladies.—Recalls: Misses Marjory Miller and M. McKenzie and Misses Edna Langmuir and Delia Clapham.