DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21736, 30 August 1932, Page 10

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

HALF-HOUR ENTERTAINMENTS JUVENILE SECTION COMPLETED "SNOW WHITE" THE WINNING PERFORMANCE The juvenile section of the half-hour entertainment was completed at the Dunedin Competitions last night, first prize being awarded to the pupils of the YatesQuaii'e School of Elocution and the Stan Lawson School of Dancing. A half-hour entertainment in the musical section was also included in the programme, which contained a variety of items in both adults' and children's classes. Mr J. H. Moir presided at the evening session at His Majesty's Theatre, in which there were few vacant seats. The results are as follow: — ELOCUTION Judge: Mr W. Russell-Wood (Auckland). CHARACTER RECITAL, girls or boyß, 12 and under 16 —Own selection. Recalled: Misses Shirley M'Clatchy (Duhedin), Joyce Keown (Dunedin), and Alice Clarke (Dunedin). Very highly commended: Miss kexie Mathieson (Tomahawk). Highly commended: Misses D. Hazeliwood (St. Clair) and Loretta Kay (Dunedin).' _ ~ Also competed: Misses Joan Murray (Dunedin), Muriel Brow a (N.E. Valley), Joy Knowles (Dunedin), Norma E. Brown (Dunedin), Frances Mitchell (Dunedin), Edith Lunam (Musselburgh), and Gwen Dewhirst .(Roslyn). The final of thiß class will be held tomorrow night. CHARACTER SKETCH, amateurs, lady or gentleman —Own selection. Miss Dessa Stabb (Dunedin), 112 points ,-• ••,:•.*•,,•» Mjas Isobel Clarke (Dunedin), 110 points :.•';•".£» **• V Z Mr Ri Herbert (Dunedin), 109 points 3 Very highly commended: Misses Nanna Newey (Ravensbourne) and Molhe Fowler (Christchurch). Highly commended: Misses I. MGregor (Dunedin), Molly O'Sullivan (Dunedin), and Pearl Hannah .(Dunedin), and Messrs Harold Bain (Dunedin) and Claude Grey (Dunedin). ' _, , Also competed: Misses Joyce Clarke (Dunedin), Peggy Allan (Caversham), Molly Baker (Dunedin), Bilhe Robinson (St. Kilda), B. M'lnnes (Timaru),Anzac Patton (Dunedin), and Audrey Watson (Dunedin), and Mr Ken Stewart (RosTh'is had been a good section from the competitive viewpoint, said Mr RussellWood, but there had been too much sameness about the choices of the entrants. There was no shortage of good character studies if the competitors would delve and bring them to light. All had chosen tragic pieces, and in some instances, the characters had been beyond the ability of those who had tried to portray them. Miss Stabb had chosen "Medea." The pathos had been well brought out and the dramatic intensity had been very fair. Her costume had been very artistic. Miss Clarke had been beautifully dressed, and her make-up had been very good, bhe had been inclined to force her voice »and to use too many falling inflections, and her exit had been made on the wrong side. Mr Herbert, who had done Faigan s Last Night Alive," had made a very ambitious choice. He had got slightly out of character and had taken the piece too fast. His make-up had been good. Misa Newey, whose work had been highly cornmended, had given "Joan of Arc. bhe had made a good begignning and had put a fair amount of intense emotion into parts of her piece. She had omitted a few words and had stressed a few prepositions. Miss Fowler had given "Camina." She had given an artistic interpretation, rather too even, but had not risen -well to the climax. INSTRUMENTAL MUSJC Judge: Mr W. H. Dixon (Christchurch). SIGHT READING, for candidates under 13 years of age. Miss Kathleen Allan (Anderson's Bay), 85 points • • •••••: * Mite, Elsie Taylor (Musselburgh), 84 Master W.' R*.' Clarke' '(Tainui),' 83 o points •. • • • ° Highlv commended: Misses Eileen Beauchamp (Dunedin), Rona Kitchin (Kew), Eveleen M'Evoy (Dunedin), and Molly M'Gregor (Dunedin). ■ •" . . Also competed: Misses Patricia Johnson (Dunedin), Gladys Parker (Roslyn), Joan, Moody (Mornington), and Mavis Craig (Abbotsford). SIGHT READING, for candidates 15 and under 18 years. Miss Rita E. Lowe (Dunedin), 86 points • 1 Misses Nellie Pickett . (Palmerston) and Audrey Kirk (St. Kilda), equal, 85 points " Highly commended: Miss Edna Todd (Dunedin). , __„,, Also competed: Miss Gracie Williamson (Oamaru). •Commenting on the sight reading sections, Mr Dixon said that it had been a great pleasure to him to find that the work had been of a rather surprisingly high standard. Examiners visiting the Dominion had stated that the weakest point of New Zealand children's musicianship was sight reading, and one had gone so far as to say that where it was not comic it was tragic. Nevertheless the work in these sections, had been very good though a reasonable test had been set. VIOLIN SOLO, under 10—" A Lake and Fairy Boat" (Arthur Somervell). Master Roland Anderson (Dunedin), 82 points 1 Master Dennis Birt (Mornington), 81 points " Miss B. N. Henderson (Wakari), 80 points 3 Also competed: Miss Patricia M. Burt (Musselburgh). The judge said that this had been a small class, but commendable work had been done throughout. The standard had been creditable to the young competitors and the teachers who had prepared them for the competition.

PIANO DUO, two pianos, four hands—w<Allegro Con Fuoco" (Mendelssohn). Misses Muriel Ironside and Betty Harris (Dunedin), 85 points .... 1 Misses Betty Blamires and Jean i Heudry (Dunedin). 84 points .... 2 These were the only competitors. In this class, said Mr Dixon, the performances had been really excellent. This work required very great care. Keen discipline and free imagination were also demanded. Both entrants had given a brilliant display of executive skill and musicianship, and the winners had obtained the prize by gaining a. little more detail than the competitors placed 6econd. PIANO SOLO. 12 and under 14— "Poupee Valsante" (Poldini), Misa Hope Birt (Mornington), 84 points 1 Mnster G. E. Gibbs (Sawyers' Bay), 83 points 2 Misses Lucy Robertson and M. G. Mownt (Maori Hill), equal, 82 points 3 The preliminaries in this section were heard on Thursday last. Mr Dixon said that the winner had given a line interpretation of the piece, which required a light and crisp rendering, and she had fully understood its meaning. VOCAL MUSIC Judge: Mr W. H. Dixon (Christchurch). VOCAL SOLO, amateurs, gentlemen, open to those who have never won a prize in vocal sections at the Duhediu Competitions prior to the 1932 festival —own selection. . Recalled: Messrs R. I. Douglas (Opoho), Rowland Dunbar (Dunedin). and J. Galloway ( Raveiigbourne). Highly commended: Messrs W. Stevenson (Dunedin) and Harold M. Baiu (Dunedin V. Also competed: Messrs J. J. Tait (Dun edin), Edwin W. Sheat (Slmg_ Point), W. Johnstone (Dunedin), Jack Stevens CSt. Kildtt), A. I\. Scott (Dunedin), Allan Highet (Musselburgh), D. A. Lake (Dalniore), D. H. Andrew (Caversham), W. Mil'low (North-East Valley), and A. Clarence Paine. (Dunedin). The final of this class will be heard ou Thursday night.

VOCAL SOLO, open to competitors under 18 years—own selection.

Recalled: Misses Lily B. Shrimptou (Dunedin), Olive Biggs (Opoho), and Gwen Dewhirst (Roslyn). , Highly commended: Misses Joy M. Knowles (Dunedin), Lexie Mathieson (Tomahawk), Norma E. Brown (Dunedin), Margaret Robb (Opoho), and Maysie Walker (Anderson's Bay).

Also competed: Misses Joyce Barnett (Dunedin), Veda Murray (Balclutha), Joyce Coventry (Dunedin), and Jean Liddicoat (South Dunedin), and Masters Billy Burton (Christchurch), Leslie A Coombes (Dunedin), Billy Breese (NorthEast Valley), and Stan. Tilbury (Maori Hill). The final in this class will be heard tonight. VOCAL SOLO, amateurs, ladies, open to those who had never won a prize in vocal sections at the Dunedin Competitions prior to the 1932 festivalown selection.

Recalled: Misses Jean M'Lay (Pukerau), A. W. M. Hendry (Caversham), and Doris Taylor (Oamaru). Highly commended: Misses M. Murray (Balclutha), Daphne Murdoch (St. Kilda), Sara F. Couper (Warrington), Annie Muir (Dunedin), and M. M'Donald (Maori Hill).

Also competed: Misses Alma Tyrrell (Dunedin), Mavis Johnston (Dunedin), Sylvia French (Ravensbourne), V. M. Brunton (Dunedin), Ruby A. Price (Dunedin), May Dryden (Dunedin), O. E. Meinung (Dunedin), Ngata Buswell (North-East Valley), and Gwen Smith (Musselburgh). The final of this class will be heard to-morrow night. CHILD'S ACTION SONG, 12 and under 16, in character—Own selection.

Miss,Norma E. Brown (Dunedin), 85

points Misses Joy Knowles (Dunedin) and Natalie Hall (St. Clair), equal, 84

points 2 Miss Gwen Dewhirst (Roslyn), 83 points .. .. 3 The preliminaries in this section were heard on Friday last. The judge said that this had been an interesting class, and all of the items had been entertaining. The winner had done good vocal work, and her costume and acting had been quite good. Miss Knowles's item had been very effective, as had also been that of Miss Hall. Miss DewhiTst had a sweet manner and voice. All of the items had been artistic, and he had derived great pleasure from the performances. BASS SOLO—" Song of Hybrias the Cretan" (Elliott). Mr Frank Watt (Dunedin), 84 points 1 Mr C. A. M'Dowell (Dunedin), 83 points • • .. 2 Mr A. Clarence Paine (Dunedin), 78 points .. .. 3 These were the only competitors. The work in this class had not been of a particularly high standard, said Mr Dixon, and some slips had been made. DANCING Judge: Mrs E. Hulme (Levin). STEP DANCING, suitable for musical comedy, boys or girls under 12. Miss Joyce Collier (Mornington), 89 points ' 1 Miss Gwynneth Watson (Dunedin), 88 points .. .... .. 2 Miss Agnes Stewart (Roslyn), 86 points .. 3 Very highly commended: Miss Ngaire Wix (Dunedin). Highly commended: Misses Nola Lawrence (Christchurch), Winnie Todd (Caversham), June M'Clatchy (Dunedin). and Wilmur Thomson (St. Kilda). Also competed: Misses Mavis Rowe (Dunedin), Bessie Shirley (Belleknowes), Margaret Kennedy (Dunedin), Annie Jenkinson (Invercargill), Molly Spademan (Dunedin), Nellie Egan (Dunedin), June Lawrence (Christchurch), and Daphne Morrison (Dunedin). Mrs Hulme said that the section had contained some very good dancers, and in some instances the step dancing of unplaced performers had been better than that of the -competitors recalled, but a musical comedy air and .dressing had to be taken into consideration in this class. The winner had given the best musical comedy dance. It had been well staged and most effective and the timing had been excellent. Miss Watson had danced a very suitable number and had been light on ( her feet. Miss Stewart was the prettiest' step dancer that she had seen for a very long time, HALF-HOUR ENTERTAINMENTS MUSICAL SECTION. The second of the three half-hour entertainments in the musical section was fiven by the senior pupils of Miss Noeline 'arker, who presented " Cheero." JUVENILE SECTION. Pupils of the Ya'tes-Quaife School of Elocution and the Stan Lawson School of Dancing (" Snow White "), 90 points 2 Miss S. Neilson's Pupils ("Land of Happy Dreams"), 85 points .... 2 Miss Anita Winkel's Juveniles, 83 • points 3 Also competed: Pupils of Miss M. Eagar ("Fun and Frolic"). Mrs Hulme, in announcing the decision of the judges, said that " Snow White " had been altogether the best entertainment. It had been well staged and dressed. The singing had been very sweet and the dialogue good. The ballets had been attractive and the stage managing better than in the others. "Land of Happy Dreams " had been a good subject, not as well staged as it might have been. To her mind, the ballets had been the best, with the exception of "Wings," That had been seen in the competitions and had been worthy of adults. " Miss Winkel's pupils had given the best singing. The performance had had much to recommend it, and there had been some effective scenes. In "Fun and Frolic" the dancing and singing had been very sweet. The children's duet, under 13. on Saturday, was won by Miss Dorothy Hambleton (not Shrimpton as previously stated) and Master Murray Bowie (Dunedin). It has been found that in the recitation for boys 11 and under 14. decided on Monday, August 22, third place with Master James Robertson was by mistake awarded to Master Desmond Lynn instead of to Master R. W. Watkins (Ravensbourne). TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME To-night's programme should prove a very attractive one, as it includes the halfhour entertainment, spectacular ballets, recitations, skipping rope dances, pianoforte duos, dialogues in character, and vocal solos (own selection). At the Concert Chamber this morning the Shakespearian recitation will be held, and at His Majesty's Theatre the day's items will include ballet dances, skipping rope dances, dialogues in character, humorous character sketches, and character dances. On Friday and Saturday demonstration concerts and matinees will be held, when delightful programmes will be presented by the prize winners.