THE COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 8, 5 October 1920, Page 8

THE COMPETITIONS

KAIAPOI GIRL WINS CHIEF PIANO SOLO POOR IMPROMPTU SPEECHES Good attendances were the rule at yesterday's sessions of the competitions. At tho evening session the most important item was thfe chief piano solo, three recall soloists participating, Tho competitors were required to play as a set pjeco a difficult work of Chopin, and also a work of their own selection, points being awarded for each, thy aggregate deciding th'e contest. The winner, Miss Nettie Purdio (Kaiapoi), thoroughly deserved her win. a 9 sliri was opposed to rivals of no mean calibre in Misses Rutter and Gallagher. Her rendering of the set pieco was good, and especially fine was her playing, as a selected piece, of "Rigoletto," hard work in .the treble being successfully mastered.' Tho elocutionary items given were fair, but once again Miss Agnes Smith, who is possessed of splendid dramatic powers, nullified her chance of securing a first place by faulty utterance, although hier acting was highly praised by the.judge (Mr. S. Warwick). The impromptu speeches, of which Mr, F. V. Frazer, S.M., was tho judge, wero tedious, and.it was'a pity that somo of those who had entered in the competition did not make their apprarance. As it was, the audience was plainly bored with the dissertations, of which only one was anywhere near to the standard exPeCted " RESULTS. The results of yesterday's sections are as follow:— English Song (gentlemen). Own selection. Recalls —Mr. D. M'Gill (Christchurch), "The Lute Player"; Mr. R, J. Bryan (Christchurch), "The Blind Ploughman"; Mr. P. L. Brady (Wellington), "Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind.' Final—Not yet awarded. Burns' Song (ladies). Own selection. Recalls-Miss Phyllis Massey (Wellington), "Yo Banks and Braes"; Mrs. C. F. P. Mercer (Dannovirka), "Ye Banks and Braes"; Miss Mona Castle (Wellington;, ".My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose." Final—Not yet awarded. Operatic Duet (ladies or gentlemen). Own selection. Final—Messrs. H: Prouse and A. L. Pickett (Wellington), "Th b Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp," 129 points, 1. Only contestants. Character Recital (ladies). Open class. Own selection. Recalls—Miss Florence Churchill (Kelbum), "Nydia"; Miss Linda M'lntyre (Wellington), Juliet ; Miss Agnes Smith (Wellington), Lady Macbeth." Final—Miss Churchilli 1; Miss Smitn, 2; Miss M'lntyre, 3. Character Recital (gentlemen). Open class. Own selection. Recalls—Mr. Lionel Inch (Wellington), "Mark Antony Over the Body of Caesar"; Mr. E. C. Smyth (Kilbirnie), "New Year's Eve"; Mr. K. S. Dillon (Wellington), "Mark Antony." Final—Not yet awarded. Piano Solo, reading at sight (under 12). Final—Miss Joyce Chisholm (Island Bay), 1; Miss Gwendoline yon Hartibsch (Wellington), 2. Piano Duet (10 and under .13), Own selection. Final—Misses Eileen Meyrick and Ellen Doull (Lower Hult), "Marche Militaire," l"; Miss Edna Snoddon (Hataitai) and Stella Bradley (Wellington), "A La Hongrois," 2; Misses Eileen Madden and Christine Conlcn (Wellington), "Spanish Dance," '8. Duet in Character, boy or girl (under 16). Own selection. Recalls—Misses W. B. Cooley and J. Julian (Wellington), "An Old Romance"; Misses Fay Smith and Elsie Dick (Wellington), "Dainty Little Lady"; Masters John and Cecil Watters (Wellington), "The Rising of the Sun." ■ , Final—Not yet awarded. Action Song (humorous), boy or girl (under 9). Final—Miss Wilma SummerIrnys (Wellington), "A Child's Lament" 1; Miss Jean Coker (Wellington), "Captain Daddy, V.C.," 2. ' Song in Character (humorous), boy or girl (under 9). Final—Miss Jean Coker (Newtown), "Irish Eyes of Blue," 1. Only contestant. Song in Character (humorous). FinalMiss Stella Chapman (Christchurch), HI points, 1; -Miss Sinclair Breen (Wellington), 137 points, 2; Miss Gwendoline Bickerstaff (Napier), 135 points, 3. Action Recitation (12 to 16).' FinalMiss Joyco Julian (Wellington), 1; Miss .Tuanita Manhiro (Christchurch), 2; Miss It. O'Brien (Newtown), 8. Special prize (Mr. Warwick), Mißs O'Brien. Chief Piano Solo. Finnl—Miss Nettie Purdie (Kaiapoi), 290 points, 1; Miss Audrey Butter (Wellington), 285 points, 2; Miss Thelma, C. Gallagher, 281 points, 3. Scottish Song (ladies). Final-Miss Mariorie Clarke (Welli igton, 144 points 1: Mrs. W. J. Coventiy (Wellington), 141 points, 2; Miss Menu Castle (Wellington), 137 points, 3. Recital, with accompaniment. FinalMr. K. S. Dillon (Wellington), 1; Mr. L. Inch (Wellington), 2; Mr. J. J. Deere (Auckland), 3. Sword Dance. Final—Miss Elsie M'Minn (Greymouth), 85 points, 1; Master W. Brown (Newtown), 83 points, 2; Miss Thelma M'Kenzie (Wellington), 80 points, 3. Impromptu Speech. Final—Mr. L. A. Jones (Wellington), 74 points, 1; Mr. W. B, Lambert, 66 points, 2. The competitions ivill be continued today.