DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS
SATISFACTORY ENTRIES. The annual festival of the Dunedin Com--petitions Society will bo opened on September 18 and ■ will be continued until October 6. Three halls—His Majesty’s Theatre, the Victoria Hall, and Bums Hall —will be engaged in the day time, and as usual the recalled competitors will perform in His Majesty's Theatre at night. The entries show an increase over the figures for last year, totalling 1671, as compared with 1595. in 1922. The bulk of the intending competitors reside in Dunedin and the surrounding districts, but it is satisfactory to note that entries have been received from Napier, Palmerston North. Ot-aki, Wellington,.Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru, Gore, and Invercargill. The following will act as judges: Elocution, Mr W. L. Paine; instrumental and vocal music, Mr Harold Gregson; national dancing, Mr Duncan M'Lennan (who has just arrived from Scotland); fancy dancing. Miss Madeline Vyner. The following table shows the entries in the various sections this year and last year: 1923. 1922. Elocution 386 443 Instrumental music 257 274 Vocal music 550 450 Fife and drum bands 40 28 National dancing ... 227 195 Fancy dancing 231 205 Totals 1671 1595
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18953, 29 August 1923, Page 2
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189DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS Otago Daily Times, Issue 18953, 29 August 1923, Page 2
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