WE THANK the 2,456 people who attended at the great Town Hail on Saturday evening. WE CONGRATULATE the 2S prizewinners at the late Festival who provided such a magnificent programme. WE APOLOGISE to those go>d people of Auckland who were unable to gain admission. (We had always thought the Town Ilali too large for our needs—but now we know better). THERE WERE 128 CLASSES heard at the Festival. On Saturday Night ONLY 28 WINNERS could perform. The Auckland Compel itions Society wishes to give the public an opportunity of hearing the others, so an ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME WILL BE PRESENTED TO-NIGHT. Town Hall, Concert Chamber To-Night at 8 (Doors open at 7 p.m.) PROGRAMME. (The following is not necessarily the order of appearance): 1. Piano Duet, “Hexentanz” - Misses Wilma Scott and Jean McArthur 2. Recitation, “Nod” ----------- Miss Rosalie Daniels 3. Song, “Only the River” ------- Miss Rena Geddes 4. Character Song, “Country Folk” - - - Master Desmcnd Casey 5. N.Z. Poem, “Lynette” - - - - - - - Miss Winifred Crosher 6. Dance Duo, “Un Jour d'ete” - - - - - Misses Kitty SmalJbone and Etta Laster 7. Character Recital, “Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness” ------- Miss Doreen Saurders and Master Ken. Warburton 8. Soprano Solo, “Song of a Nightingale” (Phillips) - - - Miss Queenie Poore 9. Musical Monologue, “Grand Seigneur” Miss Margot Trafford 10. Humorous Recital, “And Yet. I Don’t Know” ----- Mr. J. A. Sharp 11. Song, “Abide With Me” (Phi Ipot) - - Miss Edna Peace 12. Lecturette, “Husbands” (by a new woman) - - Miss Winifred Crosher 13. Mad Scene from “Hamlet” ------ Miss Rosie Kidson (Ophelia) 14. Song, “The Devout Lover'’ ------ Mr. Ja*. Littler (Violin obbligato by Miss Marion McMurtrie). 15. Classic Dance ----- Miss Gwenth Macraughtan 16. Song, “Sing, Break Into Song * - - - - ( Mal'inson) - Miss Dorothy Richardson 17. Character Recital, “Nydia” - - - - - Miss E(frieda Hall 18. Brass Quartette, “Tschaikowsky” - - Devonport Boys’ Brass Band 19. Humorous Recital, “Mrs. ’Arris Flies to Paris” - - - - Miss Vera Henry 20. Violin Solo. “Hymn to the Sun” - - - ( Rimsky-Korsakoff) -------- Mr. Alfred Gracie 21. Toe Dance - - - - Miss Loloma Kay 22. Piano Solo, “Fantasie Impromptu” (Chopin) - - - - Mr. Eric Maxwell 23. Humorous Recital, “Honesty is the Best Policy” Miss June Loughmane 24. Character Dance. “The Spider” - - - Miss Wilma Lockwood 25. Recitation, “The Woman Who Understands” - - - Miss Audrey Perry Accompanists: Mrs. Humphrey Stewart, Mr. C. H. Worsley. ADMISSION TO ALL PARTS, OS. ADMISSION TO ALL PARTS, (Children Half-price).
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 141, 5 September 1927, Page 15
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