DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17088, 21 August 1917, Page 2

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

JTho Dunedin _ Competitions Society's «a--s?aj l) festival will commence in the Bur re? Hall on Wednesday, 29th inst. A most gratifying- entry has 'been received, and appended herewith is a list of tho entries for this year's feetrral, tho figures in parentheses mdiaating the antrieo last year:— Essay, 2 (5); original poem, 5 (5); original story, 3 (1); impromptu speech, 3 ( —); propared speech, 2 (—); oration, 5 (4); musical monologue, 15 (19); recitation—ladies, open to all, 'The Sisters,'' 21 (23); gentlemen. to all, " The Raco With Death," 3 (<); ladies, "Claribcl's Prayer," 24 (22): gentlemen, " Battle of Albnera," 3 (7): ladies, 16 to 21, " Birth of the Opal," 12 (15); gentlemen, 16 to 21, "Wo Draw tho Sword," 2 (3); girls, under 11, 24 (26); boys, under 11, 10 (14); girls, 11 and under 14, 37 (37); boys, 11 and under 14, 8 (4); girls, ia * 16, 14 (8); boys, 14 and under io /rJi\ '' "Shakespearean recitation—ladies, 17 (20); gentlemen, 2 (6); Dickens's character Sketch, 10 (7); humorous recitation— ladies, 15 (17); gentlemen, 2 (2); boys, 12 and under, 11 (7); boys, 12 and under 16, 8 6); girls, 12 and under, 27 (27); girls, over 12 and under 16, 11 (11); reading a± sight, y (&) > piano, sight reading—under 13, 11 (1~) > 13 and under 15, 8 (13); 15 and- under 18) 6 (9); 18 and over, 2 (3); piano bolo— imaer 10, 14 (17); 10 and under 12, 15 (27): o? under 14, 25 (17); 14 and under 16, 26 (16); 16 and under 18, 13 (13); amateurs, never won a first prize, 4 (2); piano soloamateurs, 13 (5); professional or amateurs, 4 (4); own selection, 18 (7); chief piano contest, 8 (4); piano duet—under 11, 8 (6): 11 and under 14, 8 (9): 14 and under 16, 8 (9); 16 and under 18, 3 (3); piano duet—amateurs, _1 (2); professional or amateurs, 2 (3); piano duo—-two pianos, four hands, 1 ( —)two pianos, eight hands, 2 (1); violin solo—under 13, 8 (3); under 16, 2 (1); 16 and over, 1 (3); soprano solo, 13 (9); mezzo-soprano solo, 6 (10); contralto solo, 4 (4); tenor solo, 1 (2); b«intone solo, 15 (3); bass solo, 8 (3); sacred l solo —soprano, 1 (5); mcezo-soprano, 7 (10); contralto, 8 (3); tenor, 1 (1); 6ecred solo—baritone, 9 (3); baes, 3 (4); song for juniors—boys under 13, .7 (8); boys, 13 and under 16, 3 (3); girls, under 13, 19 (23); girls, 13 and under 16, 24 (18); child's action song— under 12, 13 (17); in character, 16 (13); 12 and under 15, in- character, 13 ( —); child's duet, under 16, in character, 7 (11); vocal duet—gentlemen, 2 (1); lady and gentleman, 2 (1); vocal solo and accompaniment —ladies, 12 (14); gentlemen, 11 (8); vonal solo (operatic)—ladies, 5 (7); gentlemen, 4 (1); song, -without musio, accompanied 'by self, 2 (5); Scotch song—ladies, 4 (8); gentlemen, 4 (3); Burns song, 6 (6); humorous song, 1 ( —); vocal solo, accompaniment obbligato, 4 (6); vocal solo, open to all—ladies, 4 (6); gentlemen, 7 (4); fife and drum band oonteet (A grade). 4 (3); fife and drum band .(B grade) contest, 2 (1); B fiat flute solo, 18 (16); bass flute solo, 8; piccolo solo, 6 (2);, duets B flat flutee, 11 (6); double quartets, 8 (3); side drum solos, 8 (3); highland ring. 6 (—); sword dance, 5 ( —); sailor's hornpipe, 4 ( —); Irish jig, 4 f—); reel of tulloch, 3 (—); solo dance— - 11 : over 15 » 5 (—);—■ total, 845 (758).