MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10684, 11 July 1912, Page 4

MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS.

'Lilt l ecn:,pd;:r:<\!s wore coirtinued hi. the- Tcnvn TiaLi last ev.".ing. The building was packed, and'the competitors received excellent receptions from t.lfe aud:ei:.eo. '.During the evening Mr' 0. 'X. Baoyortz created much, tumuscment by giving a humorous recitation representing a telephone conversation. Mr B-aeyc-rb; Jiad to respond to a vociferous vneare, arAl kind-. ly reudcircd another ainusir.'g item. Masterton competitors were againvery succc-sisfui]. The >fol!owsng are'the results:—

RECITATION", G'ivls under 11. First prize vahre 10s, second prizes: value ss. Test, ''My Shadow,' 'from "A. Child's Gaii'dcn of Verse," by R. L. Stevenson.

Grace Chapman., Masterton, 107 pts. 1 Inez iMitoheJl, Pahnerston X. '2 Cecil Biainks, Wellington 3. SHAKESPEARIAN RECITATION. Gentlemen. First prize value £1 10s, second prize vaAie Kite, Test,. "The Seven Ages of Man," "As You Like It," Act 11., scene I. Finals:

W. J. Cuttle, Wanganui, 107 pts 1 E. R. WSlson, Masterton,, 105 pts 2 Judge's ReimarlSs.:

Mr ; W. J. Cuttle: Was too c-ilow. Showed lack of feeling for the umisicof Shakespeare's blank verse. Caeisura often in the wrong place. Too heavy; false emphasis. ( Inclin'ed to droop voice at eiid o'f lime. Mr E. R. Wilson: Opened, m tooHow a key. Also too slo,w and heavy, (but an -intelligent idea.. Fine bassvoice ,but Jacking Tin flexibility.

SACKED SONG, ladies. First -prizevalue £1 10s, second prize value 10s. Own selection. Finals:

Miss M. McEenzie, 'Masterton, 100 prints ■■ 1 Miss A. A. White, Auckland, 94 points 2' Judge's (Remarks: 'Miss iMcKeiKt/ie : (Enunciation not perfect. Docs not finish words neat-

ly. Some feeling. Inclined to ran words* into each other. Has snoresympathetic voice than second prize winner.

Mias'iA. A. White: Voice a! littlehard and unsympathetic. Fair enunciation 1 , Ibut some l impure vowel' sounds. Too much nasal resoifalnw. Odd.

RECITATION, Gentlemen, any age, First prize vmlue £1 10s; second prize value 10s. Test, "Napoleon's. Tomib" (Ingersall). ~ L Finals: Byron Brown, Otaki, 112 pts 1 W. J. Cuttle, Wamga'imi, 111 pts 2 Judge's Hema'rks.

j Mr Byroit Brown': Some mis-pronun-ciations. Much mo))? impressive at might. Inclined to 'attack arad excres- ■ icential "er" to words.

| Mr W. J. Cuttle: JJt'ops voice when, sen'se (is siot complete. Pauses often faulty. Fa;!rse emphasis. Miisses » • number of points.

IRXSIH iSOiNG, Ladies cir Gentlemen. First prize value £1 10s, second' .prize value 10s. Own selection. Fiiialls : Mrs Tai Te Tan, -Meistertoo, 112 point® 1 Mr H. F. Green', Masterton, 109 point's 2

Judge's /Remarks. Mrs Dai Te Ta'u: Phrasing just a little .stiff and 'meclifwwcall. Nice voice, and good diuneiatitm. Very dntelligsnt. Saiig, unfortunately, a little off the pitch a.c. times. Mr H. -F. G.reea>: A. little'' quick, and .some Jack of feclirjg. Good tenbr voice. Might 'have made more of the song by the fuse of a K-ttle tenuto here and tihere.

SAQRED SON®, Gentfemeu. First .prize value £1 ,10s, 'second prize value 10s. Ow'n. 'selection. Fiuals.

H. <F. Gireeui, Mattes-tan', 12-5 pts 1 J. Olds, Ghrietohairoh,, 118'pts 2 Mr ■■Greed l : Good modelling of pbirases. Diction not perfect: Showed 'Jack cf vigour, "Be iNot Afraid," vdee "not quite free. More variety of ■tono coloiir wculdi have been an improvement; But a -good mmsiccanly •refodering. Mr o>!ds: 'Nice baritonl l voice, some feeling, though a (little tetiff at, times. Does r.bt opefcv lins imotlth. Impure votfe! tOunds'i, and sometimes -rums' wards- into cme- another.

SHAKESPEARIAN RECITATION, 'Ladies. First prize! value £1 10s, second,, pnize value lOfe. Tts-t, Lorenzoz's "Eulogy of Music," "The Merchant of YcAiiee," Act V., Sccci-e I. •Filiate: Jvy Efavgreaves, Wellington, -111 points I •Dorothy .Blanch a rd, Wellington, 107 points. . , - • 2 Judge's Remarks.

Miles iHargreares: - aulty dbtion, some feeling for irhythm and the music of the veree. A'n-. iutaMigeiVv read-

Mii>ss Mancikird: Misses tire music at times. iNot always in l - rigbt key, and a tendency to ■emphasise incorrectly the last syllalble of wards, ' 'ist(i']'llneis.y,'' \ 'sweetest,'' ' 'treasons,'' "angel."" •HUMOROUS SGNG. First prize £l, second iprizJe value 10s. Own' selection. FfaaJs: Staiuley ißaiJkiil, Wellington, 120 ipointis 1 Judge's Remarks:

'Mir ißanlain showed some delccaey iof appeal. Much the 'host performance of the lot. IMPROMPTU SPEECH, Gentlemen. First prize vahie £l, second prize value 10s. WHiam Kemp, Maskii-toTi,. 109 point* 1 L. W. Hanloir, Palmcrston N., 108 points 2'

In our rqport ic'f the judge's comments on the Ra:no Soto in yes torday'.s issue., wo in : adve'rten!t.ly gave the wro .g comments for Miss Ethdl Daniel!', who uvus placed sewr/d. The commentary should have road : Got a little out of, Jiaiiid, first portion, very sympathetic, also ending. Very refined style, .but nervous. (The balance; of the results appear on our hack pages.)