BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19144, 29 October 1927, Page 4

BAND OF HOPE UNION.

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS. The Band of Hope Union competitions were continued in St. Paul's School Ha'l. Lichfield street, last evening, when the first of the finals were judged. A large and enthusiastic audience greeted the performers. The duet and songs in character brought applauso from the audience. The judges were: Vocal, Mrs Hilda A. Reeve; pianofort*, Miss B. Pollard; elocution, Mr J. E. Lester. Besults: PIANOFORTE DUET, Class B. "Iris Intermez2o" (I'. Renard). Norma and Leslie Haldane (Spreyclon Baptist), 88 pei cent. .. .. 1 Ngairie Andrew o-nd Grace Mortimer (Linwood 1.0. R.), 8(5 per cent, (special prize presented by Miss B. Pollard) .. 2 RECITATION, Class A, Section 11. Giris. Union Selection, "Life's Aims." Mireta Shier (Durham street S.), £0 per cent. .. .. .. .. 1 Molly Mooro (St. Paul's), 75 per cent. 2 Bona Hill (Edgsware), 73 per cent. .. 3 Also competed: Ella Marshall (Edge-ware), Noelino Whittington (Durham street S.j, Neoline Pedler (St. Paul's), Mona Dwighf (Linwood 1.0.R.1, Doris Evans (St. George's Presbvterian), Yvonne H. Dodge (Riccurton United). DUET IN CHARACTER, Section I. Own Selection. Doris Donnelly and Grace Nixon (St. Paul's), 98 per cent. .. .. ..1 Joan Thomson and Gladys Rose (Edgeware), 96 per cent. .. .. ..2 Eona and Vernon Hill (Edgeware), 93 per cent. .. .. .. .. t Joan Hughes and Elder Marson (Durham street S.), 93 per cent. .. .. + The judgo said this section was very good, all the singers excellent them selves. There were some very -fine voices, and the acting and character work were very good indeed. VOCAL DUET, Section 11. Own Selection. Miss.es Alice Chapman and Kathleen Chappel (St,. Paul's), !)3 per cent. .. 1 Misses Joyce. Nixon and M. Douglas, D2 per cent. .. .. .. •• 2 MUSICAL MONOLOGUE, Section I (Final). Own Selection. Giace Nixon (St. Paul's), 84 per cent. 1 Joan Hughes (Durham street S.), 62 per cent. ._. .. .. .. f i Lilly K.inacila (TJinwood Methodist), 82 I per cent. .. .. .. t | Edna Grenfcll (Woolston United), li per I cent. .. .. .. .. i Also competed: Yvonne H. Dodge (Riccarton), Doris Donnelly (St. Paul's), Donald H. McLean (Berwick street) Betty Wanty (Rugby street), Billie Cook (St, Paul's). HUMOROUS CHARACTER SKETCH—Section 11. Own selection. Kathleen Chappel (St. Paul's), 89 p.r. 1 Also competed: Phyllis Williamson (Edgeware), Dawson Douglas (St. Paul's). PIANOFORTE DUET—Class C. Union selection, "Les Hirondelles" (Sareski). Ethel Foster and Edna Richards (Hope of Opawa), 90 per cent. .. ..1 Also competed: Muriel Davidson and Nita Pilkington (Knox), Agnes Musgrove and Alistairo Thomson (Knooc). SONG IN CHARACTER—Section 111. Own . selection. Muriel Kershaw (New Brighton United), 98 per cent. '. . . . . . 1 Freda Judkins (Philipson 1.0. R.), 94 per cent . . .. . . t Dawsbn Douglas (St. Paul's), 94 per cent, f Linda Mills (New Brighton United), 93. per cent. . . . . . . 4 Also competed: Louise Kiddell (St. Paul's), Kathleen Chappel (St. Paul's). The judges said all the characters were well portrayed. The singing was very good, nnd credit was due to performers for their effec-' tivo dressing. The competitions will hj? continued in the hall this evening, when the following sections will be judged:—Vocal solo, Glai;s A, girls; vocal' solo, B, girls'; recitation, Class A, Section.l., girls; spelling bee; humorous recitation, Section 1., boys. Vocal solo, Class A, girls: Kathleen Reed is included in the recalls of Thursday in this section.