HUMOUR AND HARMONY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11305, 2 September 1922, Page 9

HUMOUR AND HARMONY

CBMPETITIONS RESULTS HIGH-CLASS PERFORMANCES AGAIN YESTERDAY. DETAILS OF -PRIZE-WINNERS. The events decided at yesterday's sessions of the competitions were many and. varied. Two more scholarships went through their preliminary stage, 'andi will be finally determined next week. These were the Society’3 Scholarship for the piano solo, thirteen arid under fifteen, which is valued at the handsome sum of £lO 10s, and the Ohas. Bogg and Co. Scholarship for North Island girls of sixteen years and under twenty-one. Other musical events were the tenor solo (own seleo tion) and the contralto solo for which the chosen song was. MaoCunn’e “Lie there, my Lute.” Tlie New Zealand Test Recital for ladies also passed its second stage, in which competitors rendered pieces so. lected by themselves. The first section was completed last Monday, being the set piece “Hilda Spinning,” ana yesterday the final three were reached. These competitors were recalled for Monday next, and this important event will he determined on that evening. The ladies’ humorous recitation and the humorous song in character were enjoyable numbers, and a goodly number of children’s event® completed the programme. Two charming combined ballets were danced 1 at the evening session, one of them giving a spirited rendering of the dancing of Russian .folk on a festive day, and the other an interpretation of a native scene, calm and quict and full of gladness. Two amusing ‘stories without words” were given, Misses Ruby Shepherd and Rona. Day and Master L. Shepherd visiting the photographer, and Miss Sinclair Breen 1 the competitions’ judges, officials and competitors in dumb show, moved the audience to loud laughter by her clever versatility. Detailed results are appended ■

RESULTS IN DETAIL.

ELOCUTIONARY SECTION. N.Z. TEST RECITAL. Ladies. ’ - . Recalls—Misses Mary Cooley (Wellington), Phyllis Adams (Wellington), Sheila Neilson (Wellington). RECITATION IN CHARACTER. Humorous. Girls under 9. Own Selection. Miss Elsie Cross (Lower Hutt), “Bill Smith,” 82 points 1 Miss Queenie McLean (Wellington), “Aunty Doleful,” 81 points 2 Miss Kathleen Read (Christchurch), “Baby,” 80 points , 3 Highly commended Misses Jeame Ooker, Joyce Dennison. HUMOROUS RECITATION. Ladies. Open Class. Own Selection. Miss May McDonald (Wehinston), 1 ■ “ Tl ie Sh<» Shop,” 86 points ;.. 1 MiBB Maty Cooley (Wellington), “Keeping Seats,” 85 point® ... 2 Miss Phyllis Adams (Wellington), “The Vicar’s Plresentation,” 83 points 3 Highly commended Misses Rose Mercoer and Munel .Freeman. . RECITATION—SOCIETY’S SCHOLARSHIP. Lady or gentleman under 21. Miss Phyllis ' Adams (Wellington), 179 points I Miss Madge Shearer (Lower Hutt), / 178 points 2 Miss M. L. W. Halliday (Hataitai), 174 points 3 Highly commended Miss Gladys Gammon (MartonJ, 172 points; and Mr Leith Riddell (Dunedin). The work in this important section,' said Mr Hopkins, had been very: pleasing. The second piece had been a twenty-four-hours’ study test,, and naturally the quicker studiers had the advantage; The piece chosen, “Tho Old School Bell,” was not at all difficult, but he wished to compliment all the ladies recalled upon the manner in which they had rendered it. RECITATION: GENTLEMEN. “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” (Keats). Mr Barton Ginger (Lower Hutt), 92 points 1 Mr E. O. Smythe (Wellington), 89 points ) 2 Mr O. E. G. Chapman (Kelbum), 86 points 3 This, said the judge, was one of the most difficult recitations in our language. It was one of the finest of short poems, and had an air of tragic mystery ■■ about it which it was very hard to realise. MUSICAL SECTION. PIANO DUET. Fourteen and under 16. Own selection. Masters N. and K. Geary (Wellington), “Hungarian Rhapsody, \ Mignonne,” 92 points 1Misses Christina Conlon and Molly Mudden (Wellington), “Anitra’a Dance,” 90 points 2 Misses Esm'e Pearson and Alice Danes (Wadestown), “Tarantelle,” 88 points 3 CONTRALTO SOLO. “Lie There) My Lute” (Maocunh). Miss Holly Power (Wellington), 92 point® „.... I Miss Nellie Taylor (Wellington), 90 points 2 Miss Constance Berrill (Otaki), 89 Highly commended—Misses Gwendoline Esau, Mollie Fenton, N. Fisher, M. Rangi, Mrs T. Wateon. TENOR SOLO. Own selection. Mr Frank Bryant (Petone), “Sweet Early,Violets/’ 93 points I Mr George B. Howe (Taitville), “I Arise from' Dreams,” 92 points 2 Mr B. H. Mayall (Kilbimie), “I Hear You Calling Me,” 91 pts. 3 HUMOROUS SONG IN CHARACTER. Lady or gentlemen. Own selection. Miss Madge Shearer (Lower Hutt), “Me and My Jane,” 89 points 1 Mr P. L. Bray (Wellington), “Puddin,” 82 points 2 Miss T. Ribhardeon (Kelbum), “Ghosties,” 80 points 3 Mr F. S. Cooze (Wellington), “Foo tbe Noo,” 76 points- 4 CHARACTER DANCE. Under 9. Miss Hazel Martin (Wellington), 85 points • Miss Phyllis Oliver (Wellington), 85 points . * Miss Billy Murphy (Wellington), 84 points : ; 2 Miss Zita Hare (Wellington), 82 points 3 "* Tied for first place. Owing to the lateness of the hour when the programme was finished no individual comment was delivered by the judge.