THE COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 1, 27 September 1920, Page 6

THE COMPETITIONS

■ • ™ BIG DAY AT THE OPERA HOUSE HIGH STANDARD IN ELOCUTION Saturdays arc fields days at the com. petitions. Last Saturday there were od unme of thera Droved to be. in uie iuveniTe clocutionafy test, the judge (Mr. Eev Warwick) awarded high marks to Skilled, and said that to .contort ThtsfiSr^asf^ailS TS&FSt a^ira'ble^nd 11 Xel ? cdi Ton the teachers. There was ako excellent singing and some amusing cliar acter songs and recitations the children. There were J»«e audience, during the afternoon, and in,the evening the dnera House was filled to «fP««fTn giving his decisions in the evening, tne of music (Mr. H. Gregson) isidl that the standard attained oy the luvenlle choirs, was the highest he had heard for some years In New Zealand. He congratulated the Napier West Choir (the winners) on their selection of a partsong, on using the three-part harmony, and the expressive interpretation eenerally The Taranaki Street Methodißt Choir had not selected a nart-BoiiE of bo much musicai value, but they were under admirable control. The Marist Bros (Thorndon) Choir was a very good one- indeed, but, had placed Itself out of court by flattenlnir badly after the "!<mto".paßsage. which was accentuated by the piano coming in after that interlude. It would have, been better if the boys had /* n * J^ 0 " 4 * nianoforte accompaniment. Mr. tiregson toremarked on the better choice of songs made by the, children this year. Love songs and ditties rom *•>"** ville were a together out of place in Children. He had been upon to say so lapt year, and waß pleased to see hit whit h« had said was having some effect Children, it should remember ed, were hiehly receptive and natural mimics and for that reason parents rtouldsee that their children learnt, on to eood songs, for a Rood song learnt in eWldhood was never forgotten through life.

THE RESULTS. .„«», The reßults were aB follow:— ?rlr B KiU,Snl"r ? ris ß VvEvan ß Mlbb MaHorle Oakes. Wellington. Hl™/ commended-Miss Joyce JmlM, Tdliiwton; Mips Grace Morris, Melrose: and Miss Edna. Purdio. . ~, Final-Miss Evans. 145 points, li Mltß Meier 142 points, 2; Miss O'akes. 139 point..

Girl's Son*. 12 and- under 16. "flood Nleht PrettV Star.." BpcpHs-Mim Nelfie Amies: StiP, Winifred Peat Nan tar ; and Mias Elsie Tves, Christrtu rch. flfch-lycommcnded-Mlßrs Iva Wolfgang, Vida Fountain, and Winifred Cooley. Final not yet decided. Girl's Song, under'l2, own election. Tie-calls-Stella Chapman Chnstchurch;Una•Tohnstone, Napier; May Omrod, Welling Spinal-Stella, -Chapman. 130 points, 1; M Omrod, 127 points, 2; Una Johnston. 126 points, 3. "Huhwrons Recitation. W or e|rl. midep 12 Final: A Set on-Gwen Dalton, 1: liawrehceßearle. 2. B Section-Sinclair Breen, 1; Fay Smyth, 2. Juvenile Choir, own selection. BecalleTaranaki Street Methodist Sunday School. Napiefwert- School. Marist Bros Thorndon. Hiphly commended-Guilford lerrFL6 l-Napier W-A. 147 points, 1: Tara naltl Street Methodist. 143 points, 2; Marlat Broß., 139 points. '

Recitn.tion, girls. 12 and under 14 "One at a Time." Reonlls-Florenco MKalii. VnstertoniNgairc Phipson, and Kathleen Phipson, 175 joints,. 1; Florence IfKaln (Jlatferton). 173 points, 2; Kathleen O'Brien. 170 points, 3. Bovs' Sonir. under 18, "A. May Morning." RoeallV-Arthur Chalk, Thos. George, and John Watters. - ~„ : , < i™,„. Final-John Watters. 142 points, 1;-Thos. George, 138 points, 1; Arthur Chalk, 126 polntß, 3. Special Navy league Recitation, boy ■ or Eirl. under 16, "Admirals AU" (Newbolt). Final; Section 1-Gwen Dalton 170 points, 1; Jean Staff. 161 points. 2/ Section 2Geo. Power, 154 points, 1; lan Cook, 151 points, 2

Junior Test Recital, girls under 16. own selection. Final: Section A-Gwen Dalton (Napier) and Ethel Brlce (Kilblrnie), equal with 173 points. 1: Joyce Staff 169 points, 3. Section B-Florence M Kaln, 182 points. 1; Ngalre Phipson, 180 Points. 2; Joyce Julian, 179 nointe. 3. Section CMary Cooley, 176 points, 1; .Tosle Bailey. 171 points. 2: Juanita Manhire (Christchurch), 164 polntß. 3. Recitation. boy ß , 9 and under 12. "Vital Lampada." Final-Lawrence Bearle, m points, li R. Whitehead, 7i points, 2; Garnet Phillips, 164 pomts. 3. Action Sons (humorous), boy or eirl. 9 and under 12. Final-Kathleen Philpott (Chrlstchurch). 124 points, I;' Edna Purdie, 120 polntß, 2; Ngaire Green, 117 points, 3. Action Recitation (humorous), boy or girl, under 9, own selection. Final-Jean Drew (Brooklyn). 191 points, 1; Elyn, Cameron (Hataitnl), 189 points, 2; Douglas Turnbull, 185 points, 3.

Recitation in Character (humorous), boy or girl. 9 and under 12. Recalls-Law-fence Searlo, Sinclair Breen, and Stella Chapman. Final not yet decided.

Tocal Solo, with accompaniment and obbligato, own selection. Miss M. B. Easson (vocalist), Miss Eileen Joyce (pianist), and Mr. 0. Smallbone (cellist), in "Angels Guard Thee," IJ3 points, 1 (only entry).

Shakespearian "Recitation, Lorenzo s speech to Jessica, from "The Merchant of Venice." Final-Florenco Ohurchlu aad John Deerc, equal, 164 points, 1; Miss Aitchcson, 157 noirts, 5. In this caße the judge BUBccct«d that though he placed Miss Churchill and Mr. Deere equal he would Buggest to the gentleman that ha ftilow Miss Churchill the gold medal.