COMPETITIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20313, 24 May 1934, Page 14

COMPETITIONS.

Results in Yesterday’s Classes. JUDGING COMPLETED. Yesterday saw the completion of judging at the Competitions. The festival will be concluded with demonnight, to-morrow night and Saturday Theatre?” am t ' cn,nß: In t,ie CIVIC The vocal scholarship for men was decided last evening. The winner, Mr Fred Taplin, Dunedin. will receive tuition to the value of £6 6s, donated by the society. Mr W. Russell-Wood, judge of the elocutionary classes, will attend at the Caledonian Hall at 11 o'clock this morniAK t to interview competitors and Results were as follows: FIANO SOLO. Man or woman. Own selection. Fifteen Mfss .Tean M’Leod Walt?<” (Donanyi), 93 points .. 1 Miss Vera Yager (St Albans), “Toccata” (Saint-Saens). 90 points . 2 Miss Mary Morrison (Fendalton), ‘ Caprice” (Brahms), 89 points 3 Highly commended: Miss Zita Munson (Christchurch), Mr Gordon Anderson (Christchurch) and Miss Joan Boniface (Spreydon). VOCAL DUET. Man and woman. Own selection. Seven Miss Alva Myers (Kaitangata) ’ and Mr Fred Taplin (Dunedin). “Calm, Silent Night.” 96 points 1 Miss Betty Hilliard (Onawa) and Mr Edward Hendy (Christchurch), “O Lovely Night!” 92 points .. 2 Highly commended: Miss Joyce Wilkinson (Christchurch) and Mr J. L. Tennent (St Albans). BALLROOM DANCTNG. Slow fox-trot, quickstep and waltz. Six entries. Miss G. Fitzsimmons and Mr F. Harper, 87 points 1 Mr and Mrs J. Tatam, 86 points .... 2 BALLET. Under twelve. Operatic. Four entries. The Bessie Macdonald School of Dancing,, 85 points 1 All the ballets were quite good and were well arranged, said the judge. VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP. Men. (a) Test solo; (b) own selection. Winner to receive tuition to the value of £6 fis, donated by the society Thirty-six entries. Mr Fred Taplin (Dunedin), (b) “The Vagabond,” total 18S points .... 1 Messrs Clive Hindle (Cashmere) and A. J. Cad man (Opawa) were also recalled and appeared in the final. Very highly commended: Messrs Edward Hendy (Opawa) and John Thompson (Linwood). Highly commended: Messrs Thorpe Cherrv (St Albans), Lindo Glanville (Bromley) and Eric Craighead (St Albans). CHARACTER STORY DANCE. Any age. Seventeen entries. Miss Billie Addis (Christchurch). “ Stage-struck Housemaid,” 86 Miss ’ Gladys’ * ’ Rose ’ ’ (Linwood)’, “ Syrian Slave,” 85 points 2 Miss Daphne Morrison (Dunedin) was also recalled, but was unable to appear in the final. Highly commended: Misses Enid Bell (Sock-burn). Norma Smith (Papanui), Gwen Smith (Christchurch) and Zelda Corkhill (Wellington). VIOLIN SOLO. Any age. Own selection. Seven entries. Miss Lily Robertson (Shirley). “ First Movement, Concerto ” (Mendelssohn), 90 points 1 Miss Claire Simpson (Christchurch), “ First Movement, Concerto in A Minor” (Bach), 89 points ... 2 Highly commended: Misses Joan Eddy (Christchurch) and Beryl Simon (St Albans). EGYPTIAN DANCE. Under thirteen. Four entries. Miss Audrey M’Nish (Riccarton), 82 points 1 Miss Sylvia Gunther (Riccarton), 79 points 2 ACTION CHORUS. Any age. Sixteen to thirty voices. In costumes. Six entries. The Edgeware Juveniles. “ Maoriland,” and the Bessie Macdonald, School of Dancing, “ The Sly Cigarette.” 95 points (equal) ... l Miss Grace Nixon’s Party, “ Wedding of Mickey Mouse,” 93 points ... 3