ELTHAM COMPETITIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1929, Page 5

ELTHAM COMPETITIONS

BOYS’ QUARTETTES PRAISED. The Elthain competitions were continued yesterday afternoon and evening, and again attracted large, appreciative audiences. Further results in the various sections ! are:—• j FOLK DANCING. The recalls for the evening session 3 were Manaia Public School No. 2, Man- , gatoki Public School No. 2, Te Roti Pubi lie School No. 4, and Elthain Public j School No. 2. Final awards were; I Mangatoki No. 2 1 ; Te Roti No. 1 and No. 4 equal .... 2 GRADE B, PIANOFORTE SOLO. . (a) Test piece, Durand’s “First Waltz.” T (10 entries). Miss M. Mackie 1 J Miss R. Mills 2 1 ’ SINGING GAME. 3 I Own selection. (3 entries). ; Eltham Public School No. 2 1 t Eltham Convent School 2 t > BRASS SOLO. I Own selection. (8 entries.) 1 This section caused great inconvenil ence by not appearing at all. The section was taken in the evening and re- • suited: ’ 11. Slater, cornet 1 j R. Bourke, tenor horn ... 2 ! TRADITIONAL SONG. » Own selection. (5 entries). Miss Herivel (only award) 1 DRAMATIZED RECITATION. Own selection. (3 entries.) Eltham Public School No. 3 1 Eltham Public School . No. 1 2 SCHOOL CHOIRS, Two Part. (a) Test piece, “Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes”; (b) own selection. (2 entries.) Manaia Public School 1 Eltham Public School 2 PREPARED ACCOMPANIMENT. Test piece, “Alas, Those Chimes” (Maritana). (8 entries). Mr. H. Willox 1 Mr. D. Silver 2 NATIONAL DANCE. Own selection. Miss B. Wilson (only entry) 1 OPERATIC SOLO. Own selection. (6 entries.) Miss Cocker and Miss Massey, equal 1 Mr. F. Silver 3 The judge said the competitors in this section were very even and he was pleased with all of them. VIOLIN SOLO. Own selection. (2 entries). Mr. R. Downey 1 Mr. G. Chamberlain 2 BALLAD. Men; own selection. (3 entries.) Mr. F. Silver 1 Mr. H. Reynolds 2 INSTRUMENTAL QUARTETTE. Own selection. (2 entries.) St. Mary’s (Hawera) Boys’Club No. 1 1 St. Mary’s (Hawera) Boys’Club No. 22 This class was very pleasing from the ' point of view of the audience and it was a sheer delight to see four boys attain- : ing so great a degree of efficiency in the ; playing of musical instruments. In the opinion of th. judge both quartettes were surprisingly good and were much better than he anticipated. If they were 1 a sample of the Hawera boys’ band it ; must be outstanding. GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOLO. Own selection. (1 entry.) Mrs. McCullough 1 SACRED SOLO. Men; own selection. (2 entries.) Mr. Anderson 1 Mr. H. Reynolds 2 GILBERTSULLIVAN QUARTETTE Own selection. (2 entries.) Stratford and Eltham, equal 1 The judge found great difficulty in trying to separate the competitors so he awarded them equal first.