DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18673, 30 September 1922, Page 12

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

NINTH DAY. : Attendances and interest in the Competitions Society's annual festival were again well maintained at all sessions in Hia Majesty’s Theatre and Burns,, Hall yesterday. The Theatre was tilled upstairs and down in ihe evening, when 'Mr 'A. Marshall occupied the chair. The programme opened with the A Grade fife and drum band contest, in which ’the playing of the only two schools represented—Oamaru South and Albany Street—was very keenly enjoyed. An extra item was added to the-long programme with the result that the final decisions were given—without comment —just after 11 o’clock. Tho following are the results: VOCAL SOLO, Gentlemen—Own Selection. Accompanied by lady or gentleman. W. J. Renton, 85 points .. •• ■ •;■•• 1 Douglas Craigio (“King Charles”); 'B3 points • • _ Norman Earl (Timaru), "Requiem,” 80 points 3 Also competed: Messrs A. J. Lungley, W. Mitchell, and 'Gordon Henderson 79, W. Carr and J. B. M'Connell 78, Claude Chettleburgh 70, H. B. Hughes 50. CHAKACTER SKETCH, Amateurs, Lady or Gentleman. One or two characters —Own selection. Mrs E. Y. Murray and Miss V. Styles (“Mr Bumble’s Courtship arid Marriage”), 101 points ■ • f Miss Hoemer Boecking (“Lady Macbeth”), 103 points Mr Holroyd and Miss Clarice Stewart (“David Copperfield and Dora Spenlow”), 93 points •• 3 Also competed: Miss N. Winkel (“Pierrot ) 91; Miss Christie Malloch (Waikouairi), "Juliet Taking the Opiate,” 87; Miss Maude E. Farrant, “Cassius,” 86; Mias Ruby Cunliffe, “Doctor Pierrot,” 84; Mr H. L. Perry, “Devil-may-care,” 76. The Judge strongly advised the society to divide this competition. It was rather difficult, and perhaps scarcely fair to the single competitors, to allow dialogues to be included- in the character sketch section. They had lind three quite different sketches that evening. The Copperfield and Dora Spenlow scene was not altogether successful. David was far too stilted in speech, and not natural. The dressing did not suggest the period which was an important matter in such sketches. Tho by-play was rather weak, and stage love-making should be carried out with a little more fervour.—(Laughter.) The character of Dora was fairly well sustained though hardly babyish enough." The actors in Bumble’s courtship got a lot of comedy out of the sketch, though he did not think the lady looked like the original. In the first section they were perhaps not coquettish enough. The costuming was fairly successful. He would recommend this'duo to stick to the one scene, and work it up. Miss Boeeking did Lady Macbeth fairly successfully, but did not -strike the high tragic manner of Lady Macbeth. The part was fairly well presented up to a certain point, but he had heard this competitor do this piece rather better on a previous occasion. OPERATIC DANOE:, 12 and under 16. Miss Gladys Crossan (“Egyptians”), 85 points i Miss Bel Martin (“Cachuca”), 80 points .. 2 Miss Gwen Webster (“Pas Seul”), 78 points 3

Highly commended: Misses Vanda Duncan, Ruby Robinson, Alma Hastie, Doris Wheatland, and Phyllis Wheatland. ■ The judge commented that the competitors bad not shown much originality in their choices. She had no personal objection to the “Cachuca,” but she thought in these modern times it was time we dispensed with it. Although the placed competitor had danced it very well,'yet in most towns in New Zealand the cachuca would be almost now, it was, eo dreadfully old. The winner’s balance and arm movements were particularly good. Most of the unsuccessful competitors danced from the knees instead of from the hips,- and used their arms mostly from the elbows. DUO DANCE (Character), 12 and under 16. Misses Alma Hastie and Ruby Robinson (“Waltz Elite”), 84 points 1 Misses Bel Martin' and 'Myra'Webster (‘‘Me ■ and Me Gal”), 81 pbints ; .. .. .. .. 2 Misses Vera Rix and Gladys Crossan (“Spider and Butterfly”), 80 points .. 8 The winners of the third prize, the judge said, showed much promise, but they forgot to dance from their hips. The first prizewinners did a much more difficult dance than any of theNothers, .for,if was not easy to dance 'together and keep in time. A GRADE FIFE AND DRUM BAND CONTEST.—(a) Test Selection, "Britannica” (W. H. Turpin); (b) Quickstep, Own Selection. Albany Street School (Conductor Mr D. Simpson), 178 points .. .. 1 O'amaru South School (Conductor Mr G. . / James), ,170 points .. 2 The judge said it had been a great pleasure to listen to these'two bands. The playing had been good,, and they were very close. The winning band blended a little better, its playing was more in time, and it brought out the contrasts a little more sharply. CHIEF PIANO CONTEST—(b) “Liebstrauni in A Plat.” ; Miss Blva Baker - , 191 points .. .. .. 1 Miss Maisie Wood, 189 points .. .. .. 2 Miss Mabel M‘lvor, 179 points 3 The points given are for both sections of the contest combined. ‘ The judge said the playing had been particularly good. Ho wished specially to congratulate the .winner, because previously she made a bad slip and had a big leeway to make up. SCOTCH SONG, Gentlemen—Own selection. Mr W. Carr, “Border. Ballad,” 85 points 1 Mr Gordon Henderson, “My Nannie’s Awa,” 83 points 2 Mr J. B. M'Connell, “Border Ballad,” 81 points .. ' 3 IRISH JIG, Boys under 18. Alex. Sinclair, 90 points .. 1 Hugh M'Atthur, 86 points ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 Eric Gordon (Moagiel), 83 points .. ~ 3 The judge said the winner, put np a very good performance and was far ahead of the other two. The third boy was up against much older competitors. SHAKESPEAREAN RECITATION, Gentle- ■ men,—“Ulysses- Speech.” -Mr, A, R. Wilson, 80 points ~ 1 Mf Morris Holrbyd, 77;“- points .. .. .. 2 The judge said the winner had given a rather better rendering, although he went somewhat too quickly and lacked breadth of treatment. He would advise him to curb Ids pace. The second performer was too slow in Lis work, SONG, Amateurs, Ladies (without music and accompanied by self). Mias Audrey Eagur (“Chanson Pierian”), 85 points 1 Miss Anna Hope (“Fairies’ Umbrellas”), 83 points .. .. 2 Mrs B. Smith (“The Valley of Laughter”), 82 points '. 3 Also competed: Mies Florrie Blyth (“i Dreamt That I was the Wind”), 78. IRISH SONG, Amateurs, Ladies—Own selection. Miss Lily Monk (Ravenabourne), “Killarney,” 92 points 1 Miss B. Denford, “Killamey,” 91 points 2 Miss M. Teviotdale (Palmerston), “Kate O'Shane,” 90 points \.. .. 3 Highly commended: Miss Audrey Eagar (“The Irish Fusilier”) 83, Miss Muriel Leslie (“Irish Folk Song”) 82. Also competed: Miss Mildred Gilliens (“Killarney") 79, Miss laobel Christie (“The Merry Dance”) 77, Mrs F. W. Burgess.; -lullarney'') 76, Miss Moira Goughian (“Silent O’Moylo”) 73, Miss Muriel Carter (“Killamey”) 60. CHARACTER RECITAL, Girte or boys 12 and under 16—Own selection. The recalls were: Miss Madge Yates taking the Opiate”), Mias Boa Lambert ("Juliet —Nurse scene”), Miss Grace Corrie (“Prince Arthur”). « Also competed: Edgar D. Farrant (“Cassius”) 93, Jack Stevens (“Christmas Bells”), Miss Frances Iggo ("Pierrot"), Sidney Guthrie ("Johnny, Me, and Yon”), and Miss Barbara Sinclair ( ‘Jr bor Little. Joe”) 89, Clarence Paine (“Joe”) 88, Miss Irene Arthur (“Prince Arthur”), 87, Miss G, Claire Scherp (“A Reverie in Church”), 85, Miss Laura Himmel ("Portia’s Mercy Speech”), 83, Miss G. Murray (“The Burglar”) 76,