THE COMPETITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25625, 28 August 1944, Page 6

THE COMPETITIONS

FOURTH! DAY OF FESTIVAL SATURDAY’S RESULTS The forty-third annual festival of the Dunedin Competitions Society was continued on Saturday when, after the preliminary stages in a number of sections had been conducted in the morning and afternoon at three halls, the fin-®} 8 were held before a packed house in His Majesty's Theatre. There were also good attendances at the Concert Chamber, Victoria Hall, and His Majesty 8 Theatre for the day sessions. The judges were: Instrumental music, Mr G. Short (Wellington): vocal music, Mr V. Peters (Christchurch): elocution, Mr W. J. Mountjoy (Wellington); fancy dancing. Miss M. Trott (Greymouth). The main attraction at the evening session was the ladies’ choir contest, in which the Invercargill Orpheus Ladies, the Oamaru Orpheus Ladies, and the Dunedin Harmonists' Choirs took part. The judge, Mr Peters, was particularly impressed with the quality of the winner, the Oamaru Choir. In all three of its selections, he said, this choir had sung in a delightfully cultured manner, and it was difficult to find a flaw in its presentation. The Invercargill Choir, which gained second place, sang brighter and more buoyant numbers, and it also set a very high standard. The Harmonists Choir Mr Peters said, did not appear to settle down, but it improved with each number, its last being a fine presenta--1:1 The secretary, Mr E. S. Wilson, announced on Saturday that the instrumental competition had been inadvertently set down in the programme for to-mor-row's session in Victoria Hall. This competition, he said, would be held in the Concert Chamber at noon to-morrow. The following are the results of the competitions in whch the judging was completed on Saturday:— VOCAL MUSIC

Ladies’ Choir Contest (own selection, three pieces, maximum number of voices 30).—Oamaru Orpheus Girls’ Choir, 277, !• Invercargill Orpheus Ladies Choir, 247, 2; Dunedin Harmonists, 241, 3. The only competitors. Child’s Action Song (10 and under 12). Bobby Cornish, 87, 1; Rowena Vivian, 85, 2; Billy Chambers, 84, 3. Very nighly commended: June Masson, Aileen King. Highly commended: Alan Scott, Effie Jelley. Betty Winton. Twenty competitors. Song for Girls (13 and under 16).—Lois Yule, 85, 1; Colleen Early, 82, 2; Edna Hardy, 80, 3. Highly commended: D. Littler, Noeline Campbell, Maneannette Turnbull. Nineteen competitors. Child’s Action Song (12 and under 14). Flora MacDonald, 86, 1; Alma Johnson, 85 2; Joan Mclnnes, Patricia Stewart, 84 (equal), 3. Very highly commended: Vaimae Farquharson, Raewyn Lamb, Raymond Croot. Highly commended: Pamela Elliott, John Cornish, Lois Pope, Irene Mathieson. Twenty-seven competitors. Vocal Solo and Accompaniment (12 and under 17). —Miss Yvonne Hill (accompanist, Miss Elizabeth Haig), 92, 1: Miss Raewyn Lamb (accompanist, Miss Robin Bartlett), 85, 2: Miss Joan Mclnnes (accompanist, Miss Hazel Forsythe), 82, 3. Very highly commended: Miss Marjorie Cartwright (Miss Brenda Nevin), Miss Alma Johnson (Miss Jean Fulton), Miss Eleanor Chadwick (Miss Betty Cleland). Highly commended: Miss Mavis Brocket (Miss Colleen Daly), Miss Margaret Smith (Master Bruce Howell), and Miss Kay Mutimer (Miss Anna Thornicroft), Miss Beverley Cater (Miss Joyce McGregor). Twentyone competitors. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Piano Solo (under 11). —Olwyn Jones, 86, I: lan Kerr, 85. 2; Heather Fullerton, 84, 3. Highly commended: Nylda Gooseman, Freda Davidson, Rouie Knowles, Nola Callaghan, Fay Sparrow, William Stone. Heather Ferguson, Vera Marr. Thirty-nine competitors. Piano Solo (11 and under 12).—Ronald Gilbert, 84, 1; Beverley Bridgman, 83, 2; Rosemary Whitehead, 82, 3. Highly commended: David Hodgson, William Roberts, Ann Mac Lean, Joyce Kingsland, Norma Clarke, Fred Gerry, Brian Cleland, Crawford Shaw. Twenty-six competitors. ELOCUTION Recitation (boys or girls, 10 and undei 12, own selection, not humorous, second section).—Joan Williamson, 86, 1; Bobby Cornish. 84. 2: Patricia Watson 80, 3. Highly commended: Joyce Clarkson, Roland Young. Twenty-one competitors. The points were based on a possible ox (boys or girls, under B). Peter Ellis. 82. 1: Pat Lowe, 81, 2; Jeanette Oranee (Mosfiiel), 80> 3. Very bigbly commended: Peter Riddick. Highly commended: Revell Ellis, Morton Potbury, Corinne Conley. Russell B°ualdson. Seventeen competitors. The points were based on a possible of 110. . Recitation (girls, under 1Q )-—Barbara Carlyle, 75. 1; Shirley Adams (Mosgiel), 74. 2; Carol Anderson, Mary Gray, Patricia Brown. 73 (equal), 3. .Highly Joy Fields, Frances Applegate, oniriey Davies. Forty-two competitors. Recitation (8 and under 10 J •~^ rl . s L “iPfA,’ 83, 1; Carol Anderson, 80, 2; Ruth Gain and Margaret Fisher, 79 (equal) 3.’Very highly commended: Eldora R e yuolds, Jocelyn Attewell. Twenty competitors. The points were based on a possible ox 110 ' DANCING

Dance Duo (under 10).—Nancy Greenyer and Maureen Kilpatrick, 74, 1; Ranees Day and Lenore Potbury. 72, 2, Frances and Betty Applegate, 71, 3. Eight competitCharacter Dance (13 and under 16). ~ Moira Haves, 85, 1; Freda Padgett and Evelyn Butterworth, 84 (equal), 2. Very highly commended: Margaret Clark, Colleen Finlin. Thirteen competitors. Ballet Dance (13 and under 16) .—Freda Palgett, 84, 1; Evelyn Butterworth. 83, 2: Ngaire Holland, 82, 3. Very highly commended: Colleen Finlin, Lorna Prattley, Lois Pope. Fourteen competitors.

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

Features of to-night’s programme at His Majesty’s Theatre will be an entertainment by Mrs Muriel Herbert’s pupils, In a Persian Garden,” and items by Anita Oliver’s Sunbeams. The programme will also include piano solos and duets, ladies vocal scholarship numbers, tap dancing, boys’ elocution scholarship numbers, character recitals, humorous recitations, and vocal solos for girls. During the day sessions will be held at the Victoria Hall, the Concert Chamber, and His Majesty s. The box plan for the remainder of the season. Including the demonstration concert and matinee, is open at Begg s.