KEEN SUPPORT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 14

KEEN SUPPORT

WELL-FILLED HOUSE COMMENTS BY JUDGES COMPETITIONS FESTIVAL SECOND NIGHT CONCLUDED A well-filled house greeted competitors at last evening’s session of the twenty-first competitions festival conducted annually by the Gisborne Competitions Society, the audience being treated to a first-class entertainment.

Dancing, singing and elocution items were offered and, in all instances, the points margin awarded by the judges was a small one, reflecting credit on the performers and their teachers alike.

A popular item was the reading of 12 tongue-twisters, the competitors' seeing the test “twisters" for the first time when they were on the stage. The phrases to be spoken presented some difficulty to the six entrants in this class, and the efforts of the competitors caused much amusement to the audience.

When making the dancing awards, the judge, Madame Eugenie Dennis, Sydney, stressed the necessity for the competitors to assure themselves of foot comfort by wearing the special shoes designed for the various dance interpretations, commenting that footease was equally as desirable in dancing as in everyday life. Lack of correct shoes led to flat-footedness in dancing. Correct Balance Essential

Madame Dennis also stressed the necessity for correct balance in all dancing, and referred to the desirability of having a sound knowledge of arm movements, particularly in operatic numbers, and also of facial expression.

Mr. Errol H. Muir, judge of elocution, urged competitors to refrain from chopping their lines, this fault being noticeable in the test selection. Too much stress was also placed on unimportant words. The necessity for the character being represented to be sustained by the competitor was also pointed out by the judge, who commented on the promise shown by one iboy cornnoting in the humorous recitation class.

Tho musical adjudicator, Mr. Len Barnes, spoke in terms of commendation ol’ the efforts of the younger performers and pointed out that participation in the competitions was an excellent training for ( young vocalists. He urged that attention be paid to detail in singing, saying that this should be instilled into the young musical trainee. The song and obligato had given the judge much pleasure, and Mr. Barnes urged that more musical ensemble work should be featured. Results of last evening’s sessions were as follows: — TAP DANCE 9 and Under 13 Years Pamela Clark, 82 points .. • • 1 Judith Jones, 81 points . . .. 2 Creina Gee, Pukekohe, 80 points 3 Also Competed.—June Cunningham, ATSfyim James. Mary K-ing, Valerie Cleary (Hastings). Eric Tee. Georgie Pulis, Margaret Allen, Rae Mclntosh, Freda Ellis, Verna Ellis, Dawn Ingram, Yvonne Cowley, Vilma Climo, Betty Forshaw. SONG IN COSTUME Boy or Girl Under 13 Years Own Selection Raymond Berry ; “The Night Nursery,” 93 points .. .. 1 Valerie Cleary, Hastings, “The Funny Little Brownie,” 90pts. 2 Highly Commended. —Pat Costello, “Wieganlicd”: Audrey Fowler, “Jogging Along the Highway.” Also Competed.—Jane Boyd, “Won't You Buy My Pretty Flowers?”; Vivienne Quigley, “Little Brownie”; Marion Bullivant, “Jane’s Big Umberella”; Gladys McLatchie, “The Leader of the Town Brass Band,'” and "Pat McFarlane, “Romany Rye." JUNIOR ELOCUTION TEST Boys or Girls Under 16 Years Janet Oakden, 78 points .. ■ • 1 Burnley Cooper, 77 points .. .. 2 Peggy Linnell, Hastings, 75 points 3 OPERATIC DANCE Under 13 Years Annette Shields, 79 points .. '' } Marjorie Croskery, 78 points .. 2 Valerie Cleary, Hastings. 70 points 3 Also Competed.—Joyce Ilindrup. Margaret Hands, Miriam James, Margaret Goodyear, Gabrielle Nossiter, Yvonne Cowley, Mary King, Betty Forshaw, Marie Stenner, Marie Cooper, June Cunningham, Janet

Allen, Margaret Ellis. Creina Gee, Pukekohe, Mihi Swann. SONG Girls 15 and Under 1,8 Years Own Selection Mana Thompson, Tolaga Bay. 88pls. 1 Leone Binder,. 83 points .. • ■ 2 TAP DUO 13 and Under 18 Years Phyllis Thompson, Napier, and partner, 82 points .. .. • • 1 Elvira Courtney and Peggy Palis, 81 points 2 Nola Illingworth and Elva Mahoney, 79 points 3 Also Competed;—Jean and Edie Fletcher, Aubrey Hutchins and Valerie Sutton. HUMOROUS RECITATION Girls or Boys, 12 and Under 18 Yeais Own Selection Naida Cameron, Hastings, 78 points 1 Blandford Baker, 76 points .. 2 Raymond Annan, Napier, “At the Dentist’s,” 75 points .. ... 3 SEAN TRIUBHAIS 13 and Under 18 Years Dorothy Fletcher, 82 points .. ■ • 1 Sheila Munro, 81 points .. • • 2 POPULAR SONG WITH BALLET Miss I. Sharpies’ Pupils, “You’re as Pretty as a Picture,” 79 points 1 Poverty Bay Academy of Dancing, “You’re as Pretty as a Pictura,” 78 points .. .. • • .. 2 Miss I. Sharpies’ Pupils, “In Cherry Blossom Lane," 75 points • ■ 3 Also Competed.—'Miss Tua Smith’s Pupils.

DUET IN COSTUME Under 18 Years Own Selection Gabriellc Nossiter and Partner, 107 points .. • ■ • ■ ■ • 1 Peggy Pulis and Josephine James, "Little Boy, Little Girl,” lOlpts. 2 CHARACTER STORY DANCE 13 and Under 18 Years

Phyllis Thompson, Napier, “In a Chinese Temple Garden, 81pts. 1 Lorna Sheen, “In a Chinese Temple,” 80 points .. • • ■ • • ■ 2 Also Competed. —Valerie Sutton; Elvira Courtney, “The Sleeping Beauty”; Peggy Pulis, “Poor Pierrot.” SONG AND OBLIGATO Open—Own Selection. Mr. W. Bentley, Napier. “Elegie,” 126 points - . - • • .. 1 Mr. J. E. Mercer, “At Dawning,” 120 points 2 Mr. D. E. Goldsmith, “Ave Maria.” 118 points 3 Also Competed.—Mrs. J. S. Rutherford, “Ave Maria”; Mrs. Ivan Morrow, •‘By the Waters of Minnetonka”; Miss Florence Smart, “Ave Maria ; Mrs. V. A. ICirke, “By the Waters of Minnetonka”; Mr. H. Cameron, "The Devout Lover.” READING 12 TONGUE-TWISTERS Mrs. A. *C. Coleman 1 Mr. S. P. Spiller, Napier .. • • 2 Also Competed.—Mrs. Douglas Carlyle, Dannevirke; Mr. lan Smith, Hastings; Mr. David Lee; Miss Daphne Violich, Wellington. MEN’S SOLO Tenor, Baritone or Bass Mr. W. Bentley, Napier, “Sombre Woods,” 82 points 1 Mr. D. E. Goldsmith, “The Wanderer,” 80 points 2 SHAKESPEAREAN RECITATION Ladies, Own Selection Miss Joyce Annan, Napier, “Epiiiogue,” 77 points .. • ■ .. 1 Miss Daphne Violich, Wellington, “Queen Margaret,” 76 points . . 2 Also Competed.—Miss J. Williamson, Miss Shiela Munro, “Katherine's Address to Her Sisters.” PIANO SOLO Under 10 Years Own Selection Stephen L. Cochrane, “Dance of the Wood Sprites,” 72 points • ■ 1 Patricia Double. “Katrina,” 71pts. 2 Pamela Kemp, “A Fairy Tale," 70pts. 3 SWORD DANCE 13 and Under 18 Years Dorothy Fletcher, 78 points • ■ 1 Sheila Munro, 77 points .. • ■ 2 Margaret Jonasen, 75 points • • 3 Also Competed.—Constance Biuke (Masterton), Kathleen Burke (Masterton). DIALOGUE IN COSTUME Under 18 Years D. Carlyle, Dannevirke, and Trixie Elliott, "Prince Arthur and Hubert,” 72 points • • • • 1 Also Competed.—N. Cameron anc P. Linnell, Hastings, Olive Long and Noeliiie Pearce, Burnley Cooper mid Colin Booth, "Lancelot and Old Gobbo."

In the humorous recitation, for boys and girls under 12 years, decided on Monday morning, the margin of points between Valerie Cleary. Hastings, placed first, and June Brunton. Gisborne, placed second, was five points, the respective awards being 73 and 68 points.