THE COMPETITIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 134, 7 May 1940, Page 8

THE COMPETITIONS

17TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL.EARLY PERFORMERS The Manawatu Competitions Society’s seventeenth annual festival opened yesterday. In spite of the difficult conditions prevailing, the entries are well up to the best standard, numbering about 1500. There are 400 competitors, about half of- wliom are visitors. The dancing classes, as usual, are very, popular. These arc being h«d in. the Opera House, Miss Jeane Horne, of Wellington, being the judge, while Mrs M. C. Hannan, of Taranaki, is the judge of the national dancing, in the Empire Hall. Vocal and instrumental classes, judged by Mr Claude H. Davies, of Christchurch, and elocution, judged by Mrs Isabel Halligan, of Wellington, are being held in the Little Theatre. .The secretarial duties are again in the capable hands of Mr Iv. G. Chamberlain. The competitions will continue throughout the week. The early classes yesterday resulted NATIONAL DANCING. Sailor’s Hornpipe (10 years and under 13).—Recalls: Joyce Thompson (Napier), Valmai- Merriman (Linton); 14 entries. Sword dance (13 years and under 17). — Recalls: Dorothy McLean (Palmerston North), Janet Cunningham (Gore); 5 entries. Irish Jig (13' years and under 17). —Recalls: Janet Cunningham (Gore), Dorothy McLean (Palmerston North); 8 entries. DANCING. Tap dance (10 years and under 12). Recalls: Dick Edgar (Palmerston North), Lola. Bosher (Waverley); 20 entries. Test dance, operatic (13 years and under 16). —Recalls: Ngaire Bynam (Lower Hutt). Annetle Major (Palmerston North), 7 entries. : ELOCUTION. Recitation (boys 12 years and under 14), “A Plain Direction” (Thomas Hood).Recalls: Loye Vile (Pahiatua), ..Amos McKegg (Palmerston North); 3 entries. Girls (12 years and under 14). restricted —Recalls: Joan Spencer (Palmerston North), “The Blue Glass Bangle”; Ngara Iloulbrooko (Woodville), “Tha House with Nobpdy In It”; 9 entries.

TO-DAY’S PERFORMANCES. The Manawatu Competitions Society’s seventeenth annual ’ festival ■was continued this morni.ng. Additional results are: VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Vocal solo (girls, 14 and under 17). — Margaret Cushing (Clive), 78pts., aru Nancy Gilroy (Napier) 78pts„ equal, 1; Patricia Oribb (Levin), 76pts.. v.h.c.; Heather Douglas (Masterton), 75pts., and Ngaire Keen (Napier) 74pts., h.c.; 13 entries. Sacred solo (girls under 17). —Recalls: Jean Heath (Palmerston North), “Just for To-day;” Ngaire Keen (Napier). “How Lovely are Thy Dwellings"; 23 entries. NATIONAL DANCING. Sailors’ hornpipe (under 10). —Betty Henderson (Palmerston North), 65pts.. 1; John McMillan (Palmerston North) 62pts„ 2: Beverley Lc Compte (Wanganui), 61pts., 3; Shirley 'Renner (Waipukurau), v.h.c. ; Betty Williams (Weill anas (Wellington), 55pts., Joy Burrell (Palmerston North), 55pts., h.c.; 18 entries. National dance (under 8). —Betty Henderson (Palmerston North), 58pts., 1: John McMillan (Palmerston North);- 57 pts., 2; Bernice Woodill '■(Palmerston North), 56pts„ 3; Joy Burrell (Palmer--ston North), 51 pts., v.h.c.:- Betty, Couper (Wanganui), 50pts., h.c.; ,10 entries. ELOCUTION. Recitation (bovs under 9), restricted. — John Rowley (Palmerston North), 7* pts.. 1; David Prebensen (Napier), 72 pts., 2; Richard Rowley (Palmerston North), 70nts.: Reginald .Mitchell merston North). 70pts.: David Waugh (Palmerston North) 71pts., h.c.; 5 entries. , Boys (9 and under 12). restricted. — Richard Ellingbam (Napier),'7sbts., and lan Needham (Palmerston North). 75 pis., equal, 1; John Andrews, 74pts., 2; Pat- Lorck (Danncvirke), 70pts., h.c.; 4 entries. Recitation (girls 9 and under 121 I See His Blood Upon the Rose.’ .Recalls: Valerie Tavlor (Palmerston North), Yvonne Ansin (Napier), Beverley Trengrove (Wanganui); 26 entries. DANCING. Classical dance (13 and under 16). Recalls: Thelma Anderson (Wellington), “Offering”; Ngaire Bynam (Lower llutt), “Greek Funeral”; 14 entries.