DAISY REILLY MEMORIAL

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1935, Page 9

DAISY REILLY MEMORIAL

lAN HENDERSON WINNER HAWERA COMPETITIONS FINISH MAINTENANCE OF HIGH STANDARD CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS MADE lan Henderson, Hawera, won the Daisy Reilly Memorial Scholarship at the Hawera competitions which concluded last night. Thirteen years of age, he is the son of Mrs. G. M. Henderson, Morrissey Street. The scholarship, of a value of £lO, is awarded to the most promising competitor from South Taranaki under 18 years of age in the piano solo classes. Gold championship medals awarded were: Instrumental music, Mrs. P. O. Veale; vocal, Mrs. C. Gannaway; elocution, Mr. B. Malone. Special prizes were won by: Instrumental Miss I. Cuthbert; vocal, Miss D. Gilmore; elocution, Miss Nancy Turnbull, Audrey Stewart, Josie Smith, Norton Knightbridge; dancing, Joan Peters (3), Sylvia Moore and Loma Dacre,

Before presenting the prizes Mr. F. W. Horner thanked the judges for their capable work, and made special mention of the valuable services of Miss Kathleen Fairhall (accompaniste), Mr. T. F. McKenzie (secretary), Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Velvin and Messrs. G. H. Percy and J. C. Findlater.

The performances in the classical dance for girls of 13 years and over were .the best she had seen so far in the competitions, said Miss Gladys Smyth on Thursday night. The performance of the winner, Eva Matthews (Wanganui) was outstanding. Some of the competitors were inclined to introduce operatic steps. The dancers in the novice Highland fling were a credit to their teachers. The right spirit of the dance was lacking in the Sean Triubhais, in which many of the movements were too jerky. The winner, June Scott (Palmerston North) gave an easy performance, full of grace. In the operatic dance, 13 years and over, more movement from the waist upwards was required, while in the skipping dance facial expression was lacking. Sylvia Moore (Wanganui), the winner of both dances, gave good performances. OVER-PRECISION A FAULT. Over-precision was just as much a fault as slip-shod speech, said Miss B. Mackenzie, and did a great deal to confuse real elocution with affectedness, which it did not deserve. Anyone with a speech defect should not appear in competitions, as the defect entailed loss of marks. Elocution was often used to overcome or minimise the defect, and with that use she agreed. The standard of the work in the recitation for girls of 13. and under 16 years, “Mrs. Thomas Willow,” was the highest of anything she had so far judged in the competitions. The Shakespearean selections were intelligently. but not emotionally realised, and that fault marked most of the performers. The selections were good, but with some performers the changes of characters was inclined to be slow. In all the orations the material was good, but the manner was not always as telling as it should have been. Matter and manner should not be separated. Use should be made of silences and pauses, to give the audience a chance to appreciate the points, and also of gesture. Mrs. Quin’s choir won comfortably on the test anthem, said Mr. Stanley Oliver. Her choir and the New Plymouth choir gained the same number of points for their own selections, different though they were. The performances of the choirs were’ very interesting and very good. There was something wrong with the tone of some of the' renderings. It was probable that the singers wefe not perfectly unanimous in vocal. quality, a most important attribute in blending. . There was a lack of colour in the children’s vocal duets, and he was rather disappointed in the women’s solos, but some good performances were given. The winner of the children’s Scottish or Hebridean song was very pleasing. Yesterday’s results were:— Recitation in character,* boys, 10 and under 16 years, own selection:—Robin Holloway (Hawera), “Te Rauparaha,” 1; Norton Knightbridge (Hawera), “Clive of India,” 2; Kevin Percival (Hawera), “Mowgli,” v.h.c.; 10. entries. Recitation in costume, boys or girls under 10 years, own selection:—Verena Fairweather (Hawera), “Rebecca,” 1; Bessie Flynn (Hawera), “The Huntsman," 2; Joan Simmons (Manaia), “Christopher Robin,” Marjorie Stanners (Eltham), “The Little Schoolmistress” Amorell Muggeridge, “Peter Pan,” Averil Pope, “The Canary,” June Reid, “Wendy," Marie Frisk (Hawera), “The Fairy Tailor,” h.c.; 25 entries. Piano solo, 14 and under 16 years, "Gavotte” (Levitski):—Joyce Durham (Hawera) 1, Marion Dundas (Eltham) 2; Ramsay Boyd (Awatuna), Marie Rowe (Eltham) h.c.; 16 entries. Violin solo, 12 and under 16 years, own selection:— Betty Bulman (New Plymouth), “Serenade," 1; Jack Ward (New Plymouth), “Berceuse de Jocelyn,” 2; Garnet Harre (New Plymouth), “Meditation," v.h.c.; Joyce Webbey (Hawera), “Slumber Song," h.c.; 10 entries.

Boy’s song, 10 and under 15 years, own selection:—Peter Williams (New Plymouth), "The Swallows,” 1; John Dempsey (Hawera), “A May Morning,” 2; Alan Slater (Hawera), “The Lass with the Delicate Air,” v.h.c.; Ken Bullin (New Plymouth), Milton Lewis (Eltham), “Swallows,” h.c.; 18 entries. Highland fling, under 13 years:—Joan Peters (Wanganui) 1, Thelma Cox (Stratford) and Rex Willing (Wellington) equal 2; Eileen Dowden (Hawera), Joy Springfield (New Plymouth), h.c.; 19 entries.

Irish national song, open, own selection:—Miss D. Gilmore (Hawera), “I Know Where I’m Goin’ ”, 1; Miss J. McGlashan (Hawera), 2; D. Silver (Eltham), “O! Steer My Bark,” v.h.c.; Miss M. Brown (Stratford), “Danny Boy,” Mrs. C. Gannaway (Hawera), “Barney O’Hca,” h.c.; 16 entries,

Verse-speaking choir, under 16 years, 6-10 voices, own selection:'—Hawera Convent A, “The Piper from over the Way,” 1; Hawera Convent C, “Blackbird,” 2; Miss N. Kent’s studio D, “Temeraire,” v.h.c.; 16 entries.

Irish jig, 13 and under 18 years:— Stewart Nairn (Hawera) 1, Jean McAsey (Normanby) 2; June Scott (Palmerston North), h.c.; 9 entries.

Dialogue, standard author (to be approved by committee), women and-or men, own selection:—Misses J. Moore and E. Kelsen (Hawera), “Peer Gy nt,” 1; Misses J. Deare and K. McPhillips (New Plymouth), “School for Scandal,” 2; Misses N. Fake (Eltham) and M. Wilson (Hawera), “Susie and Miss Trant,” v.h.c.; Miss V. Jones and N. King (Hawera), “Taming of the Shrew,” and Misses Hall (Kakaramea) and L. Mortimer (Hawera), “Children in Uniform,” h.c.; 8 entries. Dance duo, not acrobatic:—lda and Eva Matthews (Wanganui), “Harlequin and Columbine,” 1; Patty Sansom and Barbara Corkill (Hawera), “Rendezvous,” 2; Judith and Miriam Fyson (Hawera), “Sleigh Bells,” and Joyce and Loma Dacre (Wanganui), “The Satyr and the Maiden,” h.c., 8 entries.

Men’s solo, open, own selection:—D. Silver (Eltham), “The Wanderer,” 1; J. Hall (Hawera), “Come into the Garden, Maud,” 2; 5 entries. Classical dance, under 13 years:—lda Matthews (Wanganui), “Moon Fahy,” 1;

Joan Peters (Wanganui), “The Spirit of the Water Lily,” 2; 6 entries. Highland reel, under 18 years:—Jean McAsey (Normanby) 1, June Scott (Palmerston North) 2; 14 entries. Character sketch, gentlemen, own selection:—N. R. King (Hawera), “Quilp,” 1; 3 entries. Quartette, mixed voices, accompanied, “As Torrents in Summer” (Elgar):— Misses K. and M. Quin and Messrs. A. Galloway and O. J. Quin (Hawera) 1, Mrs. W. H. Snowsill, Miss V. Quin and Messrs. L. Barten and E. P. du Fresno (Hawera), 2; 4 entries.