THE COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 43, 14 November 1919, Page 10

THE COMPETITIONS

SEVENTH DAY

SCOTTISH NATIONAL DANCERS

Yesterday saw a slight change in die vcniiß lit the coinpftiiioii.s in the Town Hnli. On the musical side only three short- H'ctiens were, set down tor Ihe morning, and i" the afternoon the judge of music ami .singing (Mr. Harold (tregson) was given a full afternoon off, which ho ihorouglily deserved. In plan l of t'ho usual musical items, the Concert Chamber was given over lo national dancing competitions, and the squeal of the pi'pps wiis loud in the hull. Natiuiinl (lancing is not likely to die out in Wellington. There are evidently competent teachers and no lack of pupils in Wellington, for the entries in some, of tiiu .Scutch dance sections were so numerous that they )i«d to l>o divided into I wo. There were forty entries in llio small children's Highland fling section; seventeen entered for tltt- sword dance, and twenty for the Irish jig. In the absence of Mr. Mackenzie iforlies, of Wsin»aiini, Mr. W. Kilgour, of Teimikii. and .Air. Fuller, of Wellington, acted as judges of dancing. Mr. W. Gordon Brown was the official piper. Again Miss Helen Hard'net' acted as jutlga of •the fancy dancing.

! THE RESULTS. j The results were as follow:— ! Piano Solo /Bristol \Piano Company's j Seholnrship), '(> and IS years, (l>) 1 Own Selection. Second Section, first 1 prize, scholarship presented by ':1m ! Bristol Co., consistins *'f twelve ] months' free liiition from any teacher selected by the winner. Sc:- ' ond priw. niieronome. value .£2 2?. I Recalls-Loith A. Ridilell. Wellington; I Miss Ivy Hoare, Kilbirnic; Ge.o. Mackay. : Neivtown, • Final not yet taken, j Sacred Solo, tenor. Own .selection. First i ■ nrize, trophy, 4:1 Is.; second, 10s. 1 Reenlis-J. Pereival Dodds, Dannei virke;- Harry Lobb, Wellington; Mont.'i. gi-e Gillmnre, Wellinston. Final-Hurry Lobb, 125 points, 1; .T ■ P. Dodds. 122 points, 2; M. Gillmore, 121 I points, 3. ! So'iraiio Solo, "A Spirit Flower (Cnmp-Iwll-Tinlon), or the- Wnllz Song from "Tom Jones" (Ed. German). First ' prize, trophy. £'l 25.; second. Ws. Rcea'ls—Miss C. JL Ormiston, Whangarei: Mi.«> Corrie. Asliii. Ihincdinj Mrs. Edith M Peterson, Wellington. .Final—Miss C. Aslin, . Dunedin, l<2 points, 1; Miss C. Ormiston, HO points, «• Mrs. Parerscm, 128 points'. 3. Huninroui Character Sketch, or Gentleman. Open chsi. Own selection. First prize, trophy, .£2 25.; second. IC.-J. Recalls—Miss Norah Lea, Ifataitai; Miss Maisie Bnrt. Lower lliitt; M.IS 3 E R. Aitchison. Lyall Bay. Fin.ii not vet dccicied. • Hiu'lilaiicl Fliiiß, in Cosliirao, Boy or fiiri, under 12 years; First prize, 10s.; second. ss. First Sfet.ion—Rita ,T. Peterson, Christchurch, 81 points, 1; Nancy Bisset, Wellington, -2.; Gladys Needham, Wellington, 75 Doints, 3. Second Section—Jean M'Laehlnn, Wellington, i) 0 points, 1; Daisy Bisactt, Wellington,'W points, 2; Pliyllin M'Millnu, Wclliniston. 79 points, .1. Combined Ballet. Fiist prize, second. A\. Finn!—" Youth," 80 points, 1; Egyptian Ballet. 79 points. 2. Vocal Trio for Ladies'. l!osult~Misses Ramsay, Brammel, and Read. "Had". Hark, the Lark," 125 points, I;..Jliss'ri Hughes■ and Brainmetl. and Mrs. Henderson, Lower Iliitl, 118 points, 2. ]!ecihition tor Ladies, "The Bobolink. Result—Mi?s Mabel Gnlliclinn. WelliiiKton, 82 points, 1; Miss Bessie Thomson, Duiicdiii. Bl> i:oints. 2; iliss Fanny Kiitnei. 'UVlliiiKlmi. 7S iioinls, X Sword Dance, in'Cosrume, Bov or Girl, 12 and under 1C years. First prize, 10s.; second, ss. UecnlM— Willie Brown and Thelma. JPKenzie. Final— W. Brown, 80 points. 1; Thelma Jf'Kcnzie, 7" points, 2. ChaMcter Dance. 12 and under 1C years. First prize, 10s.; second, 5-. Recalls—lris Tiißlesby, AVollington; Roma Bitossi, Wellington; Emily Turnor, Christchureh: Thelma M'Kenzie, Weliliiiston. Highly com mended—Mavis Kin;;, Wellington. Finnl—Tliebnii Jl'Ken/.ie, 8!1 points, 1; Tris liißle-sby and ' Emily' Turner. BS. poinls, 2; R(ima Bilos.ii, 88 points, 3. Character Dance, under 12 yens. First prize, Ifls.; second, lis. ■ Recalls—Sinclair Breen. Wellinjrlon; Clara Nichols, Wellington; Betty Carr, Wellington. Final not yet decided. Irish Ji<r in Costume, Boy or Girl, under 12 years. First prize, 10s.; second, 5«. . Final—Ronnld Brown. Newlown, 7fl poinls, 1; Mi« P. I. 11. M'Millan. AVplliiiirton, (ii points, 2; Miss If. D. C'urrie, 02 points, '). / SheauntTublms in Costume, over Ifi years; open. First prize, £\; second. 10s. ■RewilU—Jean . M'Kfiizie, Wellington, and Jean Jelly, Wellinglon. ' Final—Jean M'Kcnzie, 79 points, 1; Jenn Jelly, 73 points, 2. , , EVENING PERFORMANCE. Last pvening's concert opened with the nmnsiiiß children's plav "The Sewing Soeiely," in which half a dozen little girls were concerned. Jn the finnl of the sacred solo competition for tenors, Mr. J'. P. Dodds, of Dannevirke, samr "How Many of Thy Hired Servants," Mr. Harry Lobb, of Wellington, gan? "Then Shall the Righteous," and Mr. MontaKiielGMlmorP. of Khandallah, Piing "The Sorrows of Death." Of these the mcist impressive contribution was that of Mr. I>'ld.s, whose 'lumber, from Melml's 'The Prodigal Son." was delivered with, lino security of tone and . admirable. expression. "Bobolink' was the poem selected for t'ii> lndy elocutionists. Of tho exponents of this quaint poem Miss Mabel Gallichan, of Wellington, put in some delightful tone colouring in imitation of the eiirioiiti bird. Miss Fanny Kntncr and Miss Bessie Thomson also gave interesting interpretations uf the same poem. In the character dance (from 12 to Iβ year.-) there wore four left lo fight nut Ihe finish Miss Ira Inglcsby appeared as Miss "U.5.A.," and danced on original incisure to Hie lilt of "Yankee Doodle." Miss Roina Bitovi, in T)nteh attirn, clattered round rhythmically in stout wowleii clogs. Mis;* Emily Turner, of Christchureh, in mule evening dress, proved a lively exponent of the double and single, shuffle, ami put plenty of villi into her work, and Miss Tbelina M'Kenzie, entering a- la Garni ?n, danced a gay fandniißO to the. pitter-patter of tho enstenets, ond won perhaps the most irenero-iis approbation of the andienee. In tiifl luimoroiis recitation :eln.es for Centlciiieu, Mr. J. E. Perry, nf Newtoi-ii, gave "Prof. Wind-bag's Eloiiitionary Class," in which the reciter mndn good hport out of soma of the pb:es set for pctnal enmpetiiion at. the- festival. Mi , . Lionel Inch gave on amusing sketch, cnlitled "The Clflrpvman's Presentation, , ' and Mr. Howard Moody recited "The Piny," with some comic resource. In tiu' soprwo section. Miss O. M. Ormiston and Miis Cprrio Aslin sanir the waltz song from "Tarn Scnvx" (1-Mirard Gerimm). aiu] Miy. IMiHi Palrrfon. "A Spirit Flowc" fCamplwllTipfoiO. Ifoinmi's lay wilh M.rs. Aslin. whose cultured soprano and excellent, sl.vlo were brijrhtly in the flornl waltz song "A Visit to the Dentist" vis the subject, selected bv Miss VYnpv luitner for her."story wilhout yrwds." Anuileiir diincprs threaten hi oiihlo professionals in.respect to «n obsorvanen of the ordinary decencies in dress. Perhaps the nio-'t undressed ballet yet prespuled in Wollington was Iho one representinic "youth" oxeciiled ln«t evening by a number of rharmini; yoiin:; lndin?. who had decided In loavl> us little as possible in Hi" wny <>f physical chnrrn to the imnsinntioii. The innooont darinj of it nil made ninny p'i> v.illi surpriKi! and to wonder what will be <!mie ncNt under the iruise of rlnssieiil dancinj,'. An Eirj-ptian liallet. which fnllc-wed. w.->« stately, pklure«i|ue, and full of colour. An iinii«nal innovation was a vocal (rio I'nmiielilion for ladies. Thorn wer» only (wo onirics, and Ihe showing mndi» by Ihrm wiis Hio'rflvcrsi' of Mimuregiiiß. WiMie Brown and IVlmn M'l\ei>-/ie exneutod a -word <lmiee wilh drft ajrilily, flnd Ml?s Jean M'lCenzie and Jean Jelly the graceful sheaiiiriibhas. TO-DAY'hT'ROGKAMME. In Iho Town Hall this morning tho islhssm will include a piano eolo (open),