THE RESULTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1610, 29 November 1912, Page 6

THE RESULTS.

. ..if. ■ -Selection and Ballad. golo,-. gentleman (competitors. must sins <«n-oratorio or-operntic selection and . ;„Ui..,ballad). First prize, ' ,£3; second, ; £1 r.ej-lilicate. : -Entrants —Mr. W-. E.-Saunder ("Total Eclipse" (bnllad):v/.Come .Unto the. Sun"), Lower. Hutt; Mr. -W. F...HowSC ("In Nalive Worth" (b'.dTad) "I Seek.for Thee in Every' Flower"), Wellington;-.Mr...Harry Phinps (recitation, "Deeper and Deeper -Still," air "Waft Her, Angels" (ballad) "Jfv Pretty Jane"), Wellington; Mr,' Artnrir M'Donhld ("Vulcan; Song" (ballad) "Romance"), Christchurch; Mr. F. W. Laycock ("Lord-■••God ''of-rAbraliam"'- (baU lad) "Will-.'b' the Wisn"), Wellington i Mr. Henry FitzHerbert Green (recit. and air. "Comfort Ye", and "Every Valley" (Hnllad) "My Pretty Jane"). Mastertori; Mr. G. S'. .Davidson ("Lord God of Abraham" .(ballad) "Heart* of Oak"), -WcllinfttonV" Jonathan B. Bowman (ppcit. and air, 'CTis Well my Friends. Call Forth the P-"owerK" (ballad) "Hemembran-.e and Regret"), Wellington; Mr.:' William John Spreitt (recijt.' "Behold the Darkness," air ."The People That Walked in Darkness" . : .(baliad) "My Pi">tty Jane."), Chri=tchurch; Mr. Harry-Gill ("Onaway, Awake, Beloved" flialled) "Prelude .from the Cycle of Life"). Christchurch. Recalls—Messrs. , W. ; F. Howse and F. W. Lavcock. ' " "" Eesult—l,-';Jtr! Laycock; (131 marks); 2, Mr. Howsa;(l2s marks). !' Euphonium Solo. Euphonium Solo—Test piece, "Sehnsucht" (Hartmann).. First prize, M; second, XI; 'third, certificate. ■Entrants-'Mr. Dan- Coyle,- Wellineton; Mr. C. 17. -Keen, Masterton; Mr. (r. M'Alister, Wellington;' Mr,; B. Tonkin, Wellington; Mr. Ernest Taking, Blenheim; Mr. A. Whiting, Wellington./:. . Results—l, Mr. D. Coyle (124 marks]; J, Mr. C.-E. Keen (123 marks); 3 E. taking (115 marks)., >.. , . In giving his decision, Mr. Wolf said ;hat the .name of the...test piece : was "Sehnsucht" which meant "longing for dome." He would like to explain to the p'aver? that the sentiment, should run right through- the piece, but as soon ns *hoy came 1 to the variations, tliev had altered the tone of it altogether. The minor pn=sage offered a splendid contrast, buf,\ jnlv "one player had taken advantage of it ' Players; too, should tune their instruments, not; only the'..open\-notes,;J>iit_ the valves. before they came 7>lay .to <i pianoforte.' accompaniment. That was always necessary in concert; work. Song,! Own Selection (Ladies). 'Son" (lady)—On selection, aacompaniled fjy self/. First prize, £2; second, £1; third, certificate. •' . Hilda. . .Ann ..Minifie "Stars the Night Adorninc")* Wellington» Mis* Muriel Bennett ("Four By the Clock"). Wellington; Miss Ethel ,V. Carter ("Eleanore"), Auckland; Miss Coral:© Stanlev ("I and You"), Wellington; Miss V. J.Bamford ("The Nights"), Nelson. Recalls —Miss Muriel'.Bennett and Ethel V. Carter. "V Result—l, 'Miss Muriel;.'.' BeMiett ...(128 marls); 2, Miss Carter (125 marks).. Brass Quartet; Result—l, "Players" Quartet (132 marks); 2; "Farmers" Quartet (106 marks); 3, Tramways-N0..,2; (100 DlarM); Tramways No. 1 (98 markfl)i

/ CHAMPIONSHIPS. • . - Vocal. Ladies—l,' Mrs. Peter Lewis, of Wongaimi (072 marks); 2, Mrs. Ivo Symes, of Wanganui (650 marks). Gentlemen —Mr; A. M'Donsud (of Christchurch (714 marks); 2, Mr. Spratt, of-Christchurch, 725 marks. , Elocution. . Ladies—l, Miss Betty Purdom, "f Wellington (696 marks); 2, Miss Ethel Churchill, of Dunedin (603 marks). Gentlemen—l. Mr. J. C. Bell, of the Hutt (716 marks); 2, Mr. Byron Brown, of Otaki (708 marks). . . The announcement of the winners or the drawing-room entertainment will Do made to-day after the voting papers have been- gono 'through. THE EVENING CONCERT.

DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENTS. The principal item of last evening s programme was the contest m drawingroom entertainments, for which there were three parties entered. The first to appear wasi'tho party headed by Jliss.Dorotnj Blanchard and Mr. "Buster Brown, were assisted by Misses Cm' Haines, Hazel Jeffery, Eunice Wyatt, Muriel Bennett, Master Panklmrst, and Mr. Stanley Rankin., The idea adopted was that ot a surprise party, and the people mo Mr. and Mrs. "Buster Bmtoii. There was a smart joko or two about the judges 1 and officials connected with tlie fcompetitf.ons iii the bustle or the arrnal of the party. Then they .settled down to solidly entertain.. Dot.dames wonderful J gifted, recited "Little Boy Blue, and lennvson's "Break, Break." One is inclined : to like the,little girl in comedy,.rather than in more serious verse. Mr. Rankin "inonologued" pleasantly ■at the piano. Master Pankhui'st sang most., sweetly "Litlte Pilgrim" and "The-Little Chorister ' Miss Hazel. Jeffery recited very cleverly, and Miss Bennett sang 1 Hear You Calling Me" ,charmingly. Master O'Brien played a violin solo. Master Fergus Reeves recited "The l'renqhman and the Plea Powder," and. Miss Eunice Wyatt sang "Roses." Mr Brown, who made a genial host, amused himself dining some of the items by tearing paper •° The'nest party was organised by Miss Betty Purdom' and, Mr. J, C, Bell. Mr. A. Ci. Thompson sang a genial song, and Miss Purdom recited in lighter vem delightfully. Miss Eileen DriscoU pretty" waltz song about the spring; Miss Marie' Fix deserted tie torn elocution to dally in of song. Miss Fix. is distinctly >er„atile. A delightfully-played piauofoite solo lias, contributed by Miss Reimng^.. lii«s'Zita Chapman gave life and colour to the monologue "Butterflies, winch she acted nuite prettily, with tinted n o hts to prevent the imagination of tne !»idie£ce from' straying. ' Mr. Stanley Hutton concluded the entertainment with a fine^reading of that very fine ballad' The Ring 6 Miss Lissack's party proved W entertaining lot. ■' To assist her she had Miss Coralie Stanley, Pauline Churchill, Daisy: Grant, Mrs. Syme-, Mter Leonard Power, . Messrs. Z. U ood, Allwriglit,: and Digby. -> Strange to say, the two young laaies who had been recalled in the WWWS: by-self song, both sang .songs by Mallin son,' Miss Muriel Bennett Pour. ,by the Clock" and Miss Carter "Eleanore ■ S was remarkable, as that composed accompaniments are the reverse, simple., Miss Bennett's effort, was thei more finished of the two. Mr., W. ■ F, Hows. «ang "In Native Worth, from. IheCreation" (Haydn), very sweetljVjnd, the ballad "I Seek for. Thee m EveiJ• 1 lo» er." • Mr. Laycpck also, sang the-.songs ne had sung ,in ; the afternoon.,

JUDGE'S COMMENT. : In giving .the last of his decisions,' Mr. Sidney Wolf said that some of the competitors seemed to be iiiibued with the idea that w.hen they have leawied to P™ o }™* the words of a song correctly they ha\e mastered the song. 'But o»«««t. prnunciatioh was merely one of the A 1> A, sol tlio singer's art. : It should , be. Isprjifi,dj Wore'tno pupil left-the school.. A singer mi'dit-pronounce every word according, to Webster, and,yet "sing a song so as to con.vey absolutely nothing of its meaning, 100 much stress has been laid upon this question of correct pronunciation, ana tmit some judges have made a tetish ot pronunciation, and have led our competition singers to sacrifice to correct pronunciation what is much more important m the -artist's equipment, and that is expression. A well-known authority 'saj's: to express .the word,. and you are bound to pronounce it correctly." . . • ■ He would like to say a word about Mrs. Queree, the-accompanist. (Applause.) All her work had been most artistic. It haa been said that she had helped her own pupils. If that were so, all. the competitors must li? her pupils, for she had helped thein in every wajy and . had Always endeavoured to cover their defects, and the •ivay she had played the; accompaniments was a musical treat. ■ (Applause.) He had also to thank the 93Cretarial staff (Messrs. Dykes and Lyon), and Mr; M'Elwain (the' stage manager), who had helped him in every possible way. - (Applause.) - At the conclusion of the entertainment -the judges (Messrs Wolf and Montague) were entertained at supper by tlie committee.