THE COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 10, 7 October 1920, Page 6

THE COMPETITIONS

DRAWING TO A CLOSE FIRST " DEMONSTRATION NIGHT" THIS EVENING Tho competitions aro drawing to a close. Aftor over a fortnight's striving the uoctlonal competitions will come .to a clobb to-day and this evening, the first of the three demonstration performances that will eloße the festival will . tako place. Scin* nice singing was forthcoming In the girls' Bong contest for tho Begg scholarship (which means a year's : tuition wth any teacher), and the three young ladies who were rccalld wero well worth listening to. The vocal ductß for ladies were not up to a Tery high standing, but tho character work was rather good on tho part of the young girls. The ■ Binging of the Wattera brothers m the ' character duet was very pleasing indeed. In delivering his judgments, Mr. Harold Gregson pointed out tho obvious necessity of tho Bingcr having a perfect .knowledge of th-a accompaniment, which is renlly part of the song. , In his 1 opinion tho song beglnß with the first note of the Introduction, and docs not finish until the laßt note of tho accompnnimont dies away. Ho thanked the executive for tho smooth manner in which the festival had been run, and Mr. W. P. MLacMan for hiß excellent stage management. THE RESULTS. The results of yesterday's sections and flnah were as follow:— Story Without Words.-Mlis S. Taphouse, and Jfessra. A. WnUace andlo. Smith. "A ClilucßG Courtship, li MiBB Gwcn Shepherd and r Mr. Eric Buckman. "Opening a Bazaar," 2. Uocitnl with Accompaniment (humorous). Pinnl-Marjono Willcocks, 1; Ivy Middlcmißß, Levin, 2. Character. Sketch, lady or gentleman. Own selection. Eecalls-Mlss Madge Shearer, Miss Madge Lyon, and Miss Marjorio 0. Willcocks. Final-Marjorie Willcocks, 1; Madge Shearer, 2; Madge Lyon, J. Irish Song, gentlemen. ■ Own "election. Vina -D M'bill, Christchurch, 130 po nte, 1-5, J. Bryan, Christchurch, 126 .points, 2; A. L. Pickett, 125 points, 3. ' Shakespearean Eeoitation, "f^»°' ! Defence." Final-Kevin Dillon, 174 points, lj Lionel Inch, 165 points, 2. Baritone or Basa Solo, Own selection. Pinnl—T) M'Glll. 132 points, li !(• 0. Bryan, 131 points. 2; I. M. Brewer, Wanganui, 123 points, 3. Contralto Solo, °™ l" 1^?! 1 - F n sj ,-Mrn Olaricc Goldsmith, Salaam, l d pbints, l! Miss Mile Taylor. "Lie Then, fr v T, u te 125 ponts 2 Mrs. Jjowuor, S Tho Fragrance of a Rose," 1M joints, 3. Girls' Song, 16 and under ' 21, for, the Charles Begg and 00/s •eM«J h % i *£ calls-Miss Millie Knight, Hutt, Sink, Bed BuiC Mias V. t jS£- »«"«*»• pheus with his Miss Marjorio Olarke, "Happy Song. '„„,..,, {or Final-Marjorie Clarke, 37 points for test and 140 for .own selection, 1, V. SL Newman, 135- Knight pointß for own selection 2; Mill e*'»?'"■■ Hutt, 131 points for test and 132 points for "own solection, 3. t . 122 points, i. Burns Song.' l? die <L lit Myers, 122 points, 2- „__ W, J. Coventry and Mr.- A. J. wcnew, "The Harbour Lights. » Pickett, 12J points, 2. . • JSfflrU e^°> m i 27 points, DEMONSTRATION NIGHT. -P,,n details of the big programme to bo presTntcd this evening are publ.shed in this issue.