COMPETITIONS' FESTIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18049, 24 September 1920, Page 8

COMPETITIONS' FESTIVAL

SECOND DAY. Tho nineteenth annual competitions under tlio auspices of tlio Dunodin Competitions Society wer6 continued ycstcsnlay, and liberal patron .ago was accortlod at both the afternoon and evening sessions. At the latter, held in His Majesty's Theatre, Mr K C. ■Reynolds, a vice-president of tho society, presided. Tho selected competitions OOlllprised a judicious variety of song, instnimionUil musio, elocution, and dancing, and provided qnito an enjoyablo form of entertainment. The following are yesterday's results: — MUSIC. Jtidgc; Jl,r Victor Gelway. PIANO DUET (14 and under 16). —"Guitar©" (Ch<iimnade). Misses Roma and Sybil Baiter, 78 .. .. 1 Misses Marjorio "Watts and A. Dallas, 7i 2 Miss Muizio Wood and Master E. IS wait, 71 3 Other competitors: Misses Muriel Bennett and Da/phino Pearco, W. M. Peak and Lda Spiro. • ,^ Lrst thing to look for," said tho judge, 'is balanco, and all tho oonrpetitors were good in that Tespoct." The first suffered through not holding the notes to their full values, and tho third wqo very ccrratic in time. SACRED SOLO (tenor, amateurs). —"How Many Hired Servants," from "The Prodigal Son" (Sullivan). Two competitors. Mr -W. N. Satterthwaite, S2 .. ..1 Mr C. E. W. Murray, 63 2 Pho judge icmariied' that tins scoond placod competitor had no idea of ;uo interpretation or fooling of the piece, and spoilt hig singing by nasal production. VOCAL SOLO (for ladies, own Miss Irene Horniblow ("Nbrroi"), SO ..1 Mrs H. H. Burrow ("Nobil Signor"), 78 2 Misses M. Rain© ("Sunshine and Rain") and Iris Wakelin ("Beloved, It Is tho Morn"), 77 (equal) 3 Other competitors: Misses G. V. Brooke, „ ,\k e • vkkcrs, Myra Home (Timaru). V. ■tiaJiv, Bessio Latta. All tho competitors Bang well, said the judge, tmd it was difficult to choose between them. The winner had a voice of beautiful quality, but had a' bad habit of putting the aooMit on the wrong syllable. The diction of tho scoond was not very good. VIOLIN SOLO - (under 13).—"Slumber Song" (Squire). Miss P. G. Cunliffe, TO Miss Thelma Stevens, 71 2 Miss Stella M'Clcary, 70 3 Other competitors; 'Masters C. Walker and Leonard Barsd-eill (O&m&ru). ■Ti! 1 ® J ud 2° remarked that the difficulty with all young players was to get good tone. ~ TP™ 31 ;, with more individuality than the others. Tho second lacked variety SqiiQ 116 ' third showed promising tcchsoLO (amateur fi ).-»Kine Charles (White). Tlir.ee competitors. Mr H. E? Baldwin, 79 1 Mt W. E. Carr, 71 .. .. ;. " 2 Mr A. J. Jones (Mataura), 70 .. .. 3 The judge complimented the winner, remarking that his enunciation and phrasing were particularly good. The second wus unstable m time and inclined to be lifeless He advised the third to pay more attention to tho piano interlude. ELOCUTION. Judge: Mr Culford Bell (Melbourne). RECITATION (amateur, ladies, 16 and Wiloox) 21) -~" Ea3olv «" (EJla Wheeler Miss Vera Stevens, 82 1 Miss Jes§io Gillies, 76 " " o Miss A. H. Dyer, 74 .. .. " " 3 mpCtit T : . MiESOS Stella M'Cleary, Ihelma Stevens, L. A. Stevens, P. G CunS, Emy (com.), Madge M'Clcary M a' 'V J f r -„°^. rn c -)> Hilda Stewart, M. A. Benfell, Olive Thomas (h.c.), Rose Moore, and Muriel Eagar. The judge said that the winner garo the most natural and best-bolaijoed performance The second made bad' head movements, and hid too many falling inflections. ehe oa^ht the spirit of The twi j 7™ a mo3t im P°rt«it thing. The third made too many gestures, but gave an inspirited performance. RECITATION, Humorous (for Amateur ■Ladies). —Own selection. Mr3 vlitor"? U 78 ay . ( 7 iS3 Doborai a eenlr °' f J Miss, Hilda Stewart ("The Obstinate Hat"')' JJ Other competitors: Misses M. Twemlow, P. G. Cunliffe, T. Lyders, M. A Benfell 111 V ' Ba!k ' D - H. Lowry! n,vi,f * competitora did better - work at night, in the opinion of the judge Tim In the po l 9ible ' Ii - j p ?f n tlie selection given bv axired 3 t lot ° £ , char acterisation required, and perhaps, ehe being unesneriSnt. JUSt a hcr P at SCOTCH DANCING. Judge: Mr A. CampbeU. SWORD' DANCE (Boys under 12). Two competitors. Malcolm Robb , Hugh. M'Arthur \\ " 2 Jw iud3 ° c rcnmrked that the second 00mpeutOT 9 performance was somewhat spoilt as he had the bad luck to strike the sword' HIGHLAND FLING (Girls, 12 and under 18)'. Mies Grace Cameron (Balclutha) . 1 Miss Vera Kleski (Mosgiel) .... "" 9 Miea Dorothy Hawldns " " 3 Other competitors: Mioses Edna Gray, Lily WilL Kui Mil ward, Nau WilJs, liUmbj iLdo, Spiro. The winner said the judge, had been a very consistent dancer all ithrough, and now fhe Position that she had well earned. With a little more practice ehe would be at won £ the - POn - The dancd well, and her carriage was good. With hard herself would make a name for . RECALLS. The following are the recalls in two competitions, the finals of which will 'bo held later m the season: — HUMOROtJS , SONG "(Amateurs). —Own selection -Mr Alfred Maitland ("Apple Dumphngs ) Mwa Molly Ross, Gore ("Skinny Picoa- ) ',, M103 Excelda Duncan ("Singers and Talkers ). . ° Other competitors: Misses Doris Steel and Ivy west. RECITATION (Boys, 11 and under 14) British Naval Song" (Marie Corelli).—Master Jack Stevens, Master E. D. Farrant, Master Clarence Paine, Master W. J. Crnik. Other competitors: Masters Max StcDliers w n , ? uthi S' snii?5 nii ? ?, ick!,rd ' KirVte Welch, and Frank Foster.

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. To-day'e programmo- includes several interesting items. Instrumental music is represented by* the piano duet, "Dance Oriental (ChamimwJe) and tho piano solo Automne, by the same composer. Of ladies songs there is tho sacred solo "Beyond the Dawn," for mezzo-sopronos, and he Scotch song, in which the selection is left to competitors. The gentlemen's operatic solo should also be a pleasant item.. A recitation -from Shakesipeare and boys' Highland Fling provide "a touch of variety.