MARKED TALENT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 137, 10 May 1940, Page 3

MARKED TALENT

MANAWATU COMPETITIONS. FURTHER AWARDS. The keen interest' which lias been evinced in the Manawatu Competitions Society’s seventeenth annual festival was well maintained last evening, when there was again a good attendance at the Opera House despite the wet weather. As on the previous evening there was a wide variety of performances, most of them displaying marked talent, and the audience was not slow to show its appreciation. Results of the finals additional to those published yesterday are as follow: VOCAL AND INSTRUAIENTAL. Pianoforte solo, 14 and under 17, “Fantasia in D Minor.”—Mavis Hartley (Palmerston North), 82pts, 1; 2 entries. Pianoforte solo, 18 and over, “Novelctc in F.” —Miss Lucy Cronin (Palmerston North), 70pt6, 1; 2 entries. Vocal duct, girls under 13.—Vilrna Jones and Verna Glcdhill, 82pts, 1; Yvonne Ansin and Fay Dykes, 81pts, 2; 5 entries. Popular song, girls 12 and under 17. Nancy Gilroy (Palmerston North), “Aiy Heart is Singing,” 85pts, 1; Ngaire Keen (Napier), “Tlie Wren,” 84pts, 2; 22 entries. Vocal solo, gentlemen, restricted.- —R. Robinson (Palmerston North), “On Wings of Song,” 79pts, 1; W. Gray (Palmerston North), “Singing to You,” 78pts, 2; 4 entries. Action song, girls under 13. —Lois Lind (Shannon), “The Dancing Lesson,” 83pts, 1; Dorothv Jcnncss (Lower Hutt), “Who .Made Little Boy Blho?” 81pls, 2; Beverlev Prebensen (Napier), and Yvonne Ansin (Napier), 80pts, v.h.c.; 13 entries. Vocal solo, gentleman.—Mr W. Bentley (Hastings), 82pts, 1; Air C. Johnson (Feilding), 81pts, 2; Air O. Wilton (Eketahuna), BGpts, li.c.; 6 entries. Operatic solo, ladies.—Alisa B. AlcLcan (Wellington), “Alotlicr, ' You Know the Story,” 87pts, 1; Mini V, Johnston (Wanganui), “Ombra Alai Fu,” 86pts, 2; Aliss E. Blake (Wavcrley), 80pts, Aliss. D. Price (Palmerston North), 82pts, and Miss Joan Bovis (Palmerston North), 81pts, h.e.; 8 entries. In the vocal solo, ladies, 17 to 21, heard on Alonday, there wore five cullies, not two as stated earlier. ELOCUTION. Character sketch, ladies. —A-liss E. Short (Feilding), “Lady Macbeth.”, 127pts, 1: Miss G. Tonkins (Wanganui), 121pts, 2: Aliss Al. Colson (Palmerston North), llOpts 3; 3 entries. ’ Recitation, humorous, lady or gentleman.—Alis9, Al. Colson, 86pts, 1; Aliss G. Tonkins, 82pts,'-2; 3] entries. ( Character recital, girls, 12 and under 17. —Patricia Penny (Palmerston North), 124 pts, 1; Peggy Linnell (Hastings), “Alaid of Domreny,” 117pta, 2; Betty Murphy (Ashhurst), “Tedolma,” 115pts, 3; 9 entries.. Recital with musical accompaniment, girls' under 12. —Dawn Olsen and Janet Holmes (Palmerston North), 86pts, equal, 1; Dorothy McKegg and Laurel Black (Palmerston North), 84pts, equal, 2. DANCING. Operatic danco, 10 and undor 13. — Valeric Holder (Lower Ilutt), 81pts, 1; Lynley Wainscott (Lower Hutt), 78pts, 2; Pauline Alatthews (Wellington), 73pL, 3: Audrey Wilton (Palmerston North) and Valerio Jackman (Wellington),'. v.h.c.; Jean Alexander (Lower Ilutt), Nocline Bilderbeek (Palmerston North), Ngaire Ruscoe (Wanganui) and Beverley Alatthews (Wellington), h.e.; 37 entries. Dance Duo, 10 and under 14. —Beverley and Pauline Alatthews, “Caprice Viennois,” 76pts, 1; Lynley' Wainscott and Jean Alexander, “Carnival,” 74pts, 2; Shirley Webster and Therese Griffin (Wanganui), “The Festival Trophy,” 72pts, 3; Beverley and Shirley Alatthews and Norma Tucker and Joy Aledway, 70pts, v.h.c.; 16 entries.

Character or domi-character dance. 16 and over.—Phyllis Alargetts (Wanganui), “Sure Le Alasquc,” 68pts, 1; Betty Green (Feildirfg), 66pts, 2; Dorothy McLean, 65 pts, 3; 9 entries. Character or domi-character dance, 13 and under 16. —Thelma Anderson (Wellington), “Mirando a Espana,” 75pts, 1.; Ngaire Bynani (Lower Hutt), “Defender of the Walk.” 74pts, 2; Nona Kingsbeor (Palmerston North), “Serenade,” and Shirley Webster (Wanganui), 70pts, equal, 3: Nancy Singleton (Palmerston North), 69 pts, v.h.c.; Annette- Alajor (Palmerston North), h.e.; 14 entries. Skipping dance, 14 and over.—Ngaire Bynam (Lower Hutt), 77pts, 1; Isa McKenzie (Palmerston North), 73pts, 2; Zoe Bailey (Palmerston North), 71pts, 3. Seven entries.