AUCKLAND FESTIVAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 799, 21 October 1929, Page 11

AUCKLAND FESTIVAL

GOOD CLASSES AND LARGE ATTENDANCES INTEREST MAINTAINED Good classes and large attendances at the Lewis Eady Hall were very satisfactory features of the Auckland Competitions Society’s festival on Saturday. From the point of view of receipts the evening session was particularly successful. A good programme was received with marked appreciation. Considerable interest was centred in the impromptu speech section, the subjects for which were “The Relative i Merits of Trams and Buses’’ and j “Should a Gentleman Surrender His j Seat to a Lady in a Tramcar.” Most j of the competitors treated the latter j subject in a humorous manner, and the class was well received. Owing to the number of competitors in many of the classes difficulty is being experienced in getting them off to schedule. Owing to the lateness of the hour on Saturday evening the junior combined ballet had to be postponed until today. Results were: SONG (Under 12) “Two Little Shoes” (D’Hardelot Chappell.) Ivan Dunn (Northcote), 143 points 1 Doreen Atkins (Remuera) and Joy Lodder (Auckland), 142 .. 2 Patricia Walton (Alt. Albert), 141 . 3 The judge said that the winner improved considerably in the evening, but he considered that the competitors were difficult to separate. CHARACTER DIALOGUE (Under 16) Margery Young and Stella Lees, '•Juliet and the Nurse,” 101 points l Nancy Noy and* Patty Gilmour, “Hamlet and Ophelia,” 100 i. . 2 Kathleen Boyle and Gladys Cain, ‘‘Grannie’s Picture,” 100 .... 3 Highly Commended.—Hilda Gavey and Harry Wakolin, Molly Wilson and Ethel Wilson. “Here again we had some very clever work,” said the judge. “Certain characters were taken which were impossible for a child, but the attempts were particularly good.” PIANOFORTE SOLO (12 to 14) “Voglein,” Op. 43, Book 3 (Greig). Erin Power (Grey Lynn), 184 points 1 Patricia Devlin (Grey Lynn), 380 2 Noni Mor land (Remuera) and Helen Cooper (Grey Lynn), 178 .... 3 Very Highly Commended. —Joyce Smith (Herne Bay). “Competitors did not have much idea of the meaning of their piece, which is “A Bird Song,” said the judge. “I was glad to see, however, that the recalled performers improved their evening performances on my hints of the morning.” TEST RECITAL (Girls under 16) “If,” for Girls (Anonymous) Audrey Ivil (Narrow Neck), 82 points l Ethne Wilson (Avondale), 81 . . 2 Honor Sim (Pukekohe), 80 3 Very Highly Commended.—Rosalie Daniels (Mount Eden), Nancy Barker (Mount Eden), Cassie Gribble (Mount Eden). Highly Commended. —Betty Mulholland (Royal Oak), Alma Haynes (Pon = sonby), Edna Pearce (Northcote), Joyce Williamson (Mount Albert), Kathleen Boyle (Herne Bay). “A very important section, which was difficult to decide, as there were so manygood performances,” said the judge. SONG (Girls under 16) “Song of the Little Folk” (Coates Chappell). Rena Geddes (Mt. Eden), 153 points 1

Elsie Gaily (Mo.unt Eden), 149 .. 2 Joy Lodder (Auckland) and Jean Greenwood (Ponsonby), 148 .. 3 Highly Commended.—Joan Moody (Parnell), Gladys Cain (Point Chevalier). “A nice little song, and very well sung,” said the judge. “Some competitors had a better idea of the inner meaning of the song than others, but the standard of work was good. MOUTH ORGAN CONTEST Mr. A. E. Broadribb (Auckland), 81 points 1 Desmond Wright (Remuera), 77 .. 2 “A little more interest would make this class easier for the competitors,” said the judge. MUSICAL MONOLOGUE Miss Phyllis Torpy (Hamilton), 105 points 1 Mr. Thomas Vivian (Grey Lynn), 104 2 Miss Bonnie Hawthorne (Mount Eden), 100 3 “This was quite a fair class and the first two winners were very good,” said the judge. MORE BIG CLASSES BUSY SESSION THIS MORNING A busy morning was spent by the elocutionary judge today. In the sight-reading class and test recitation (boys 9 to 12) there were over twenty competitors in each, and in the test recitation (girls under 9) there were approximately 40. .The test recitation for boys under 9 also attracted numerous entries. In all classes interesting work of a good standard was heard. This afternoon the soprano solo, “The Enchanted Forest” (PhillipsCliappell), sacred song for men and humorous recital for women are the principal classes. This evening the usual recalls will bo staged and in addition operatic dance over 16, toe dance under 9, saxophone solo, and the impromptu debate. The latter class has attracted entries of a good standard and a very interesting class should result. Today’s results are as follow: VIOLIN SOLO (Under 14) “Rondino” (Beethoven-Kreisler) Olivo Harris (Eden Terrace), 81 points 1 Joe Pelham (Onehunga) 80 points 2 The winner, Olive Harris, who is seven years of age. also won the violin solo under 11. held on Friday. "I was very sorry to sec such poor entries in this class,” said the judge. “Some competitors were not cai'eful enough of the manner in which they held their bow, a serious thing to neglect in the young, for U faults are very hard to correct when the players get a little older.” IMPROMPTU SPEECH Mr. 11. W. H. Ingram (Edendale), 85 points 1 Mr. Leonard Cronin (Morningside), S 4 points 2 ' The winner stated his facts clearly, and, while his choice of words was not always as good as the others, his conciseness was an outstanding feature,” said the judge. “The class was very good and I should like to highly commend all the entrants.” SONG AND ACCOMPANIMENT Miss Marie Bellamy, vocalist (Ponsonby), with Miss Phyllis Cato (Auckland), 152 points 1 Miss Greta Muaroe (Grafton), with Miss Phyllis Lewins (Takapuna), 150 points 2 Mrs. C. Ganiiaway (Napier), with Miss Langley (Auckland), 146 3 *T was very pleased to see a class of this description on the programme, as accompanying is an art in itself, and should be more encouraged and practised,” said the judge. BARITONE SOLO "Horses of the Dawn” (Brett) Mr. Fraser Munroe (Mount Roskill), 146 points 1 Mr. L. Kernot (Papalcura), 136 . . 2 Mr. Walter Ker (Te Papapa), 130 3 "This was a splendid song, but rather

difficult lor the entrant*,” said the judge, j “For this reason I was easy in marking, but the competitors were disappointing in the evening. All sang better l in the day sessions ” PIANOFORTE SOLO (16 and under 19) “Impromptu,” Op. 142, No. 2 (Schubert) Miss Jean Clarkson (Auckland), 175 points . - 1 Miss Phyllis Purchase (Ponsonby), 169 points • ■ • • • 2 Miss Winnie Plant (C£rey Lynn), 168 points 3 Very Highly Commended. —Miss Phyllis Cato. “This afternoon this class was very disappointing and of rather a low standard for girls of this age,” said the judge. “No one seemed sure what tempo to plav the first theme, and I looked m vain for a good singing tone m this theme. Tonight, however, the standard of the recalled performers improved very much. It is very gratifying to see how the competitors try to improve. NATIONAL SONG Mrs. 11. Reffel (Kohimarama). 166 points -- •• 1 Miss Doris Moore (Mount Eden), ■ 165 points .. .. .. :•••••“ Mrs. C. Gannaway (Napier), loi . . o There was some very beautiful singing In this class, -which was a real treat, said the judge. -X had to be very critical to separate the competitors, and x want to compliment the first two en-U-ants. SIGHT HEADING Primary Schools. Standard lU. and under Hope Dulihantv (Papatoetoe) . . 1 Patricia Bogle (Herne Bay), and Marjorie Treanor (Pukekohe) TOE DANCE (Under 9) Patricia Boyle (Herne Bay, 70 points 1 Ina Jones (Auckland), 69 points .. 2 SIGHT READING (Standards IV. V. and VI.) Olive Martin (Grafton) 1 Isla Dulihantv (Papatoetoe) . . . . 2 Nancy Wernham (Bayfield) and Nancy Barker (Mount Eden) . . 3 TEST RECITAL (Boys 9 and under 12). ' Take It Like a Man” Recalled: Victor Robertson (Bayfield). Charlie Bernstone (Bayfield), Jack Gunman (Northcote), Raleigh Trayes (Mangere), Maurice Stitt (Eden Terrace). TEST RECITATION (Girls under 9). “I Keep Six Honest Serving Men” Recalled: Alice McKellar (St. Heliers), Patty McLaughlin (Epsom), Myrtle Grantley (St. Heliers), Margaret Belton (Bayfield), Patricia Boyle (Herne Bay). TEST RECITATION (Boys under 9). “Those Pants Mother Makes” Recalled: Jackie Pollard (Onehunga), Lloyd Nisbet (Hamilton), lain Teweri (Newton), Harold Kissin (Bayfield), Jackie Blake (Northcote). Highly commended: Alan Bryan (Grey Lynn), Ivan Quinn (Grey Lynn), Lincoln Laidlaw (Bayfield), Gordon Hookings (Onehunga), Bernard McDermott (Westmere), Desmond Pike (Northcote). SIGHT READING (Standard 3 and under) Hope Dulihanty (Papatoetoe) 3 Patricia Boyle (Herne Bay) and I-larvey Blanks (Bayfield) 2

Ngaire Teweri (Auckland), Shirley Thomson (Mount Eden), Yvonne McMahon (Grey Lynn) and Olive Blackie (Bayfield) tied for third place.