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& MUSICAL j
WiPETiTiONS!
| g^ltiE ALBERT HALL ' j
-£*XT;H KAY. _ J
^^^lillfcompotktioiis were continued at
l&nraMbfert Hall on Satuiduy, when
-splendid attendances at
,^«-AhtJ.,£Wchinp -the por
nv^iT greeted .with by i^r the
of the series. ' Over 2{X-0
^mp^CTpi-o pri'sent. Saturday'* pro
Ijptttnuiox : jr«»» v»«-. ? ? ?
iufcurb while sonic important decision'
- flrfcrc 3SI**C*l «-nch session.
- -'jln 'tSi*) aitmiooiv the results of two
? lmlios vocal sections wore an
S- IrtAuiced- The pri*e for ladies under
\ 21 . .:vXjqvos Retrain/' Ml to Miss L.
? iiftdb- of »Scottsdale. . while Mi**
i .iSalw) iJj'recmay . of -Mel'kHjrno. 'seciu wt
I'w^^ptac^ ie.v ;l\eir'Vreudilion- -of tho
I solo for ladies, 'Hod. that
ItWlnfet.toi-th nnd Honyi-n,' witli Mi!
^:S.-£indb . sooond. Both of t he.se ue
-i-y&£Jii* 'Xwre* very popular.
P 'evening tiw piece do rosist
| 'jfcnv '^tiiidli fevcat- interest was maui
VliNHw^by pompotitors mid audience.
jfchffw chon-s gave excellent rtutdef
rStofrSit d/as events proved, there was
1 ^fenfeTittie l»tween them. Still. tlio
I/j&K&'fil feeling u*«s Devonport
firould 'win. and the aunotiiicemcju
.. |-|jyjbft adjudicator. Mr 'Ore. that this
*roufd He awarded firj-t pnw* was
\ sheeted: with & lieaity burst of ap
T*-laU3C, showtnp -that the dei^ston ^v;ls
? one. -?s f«r J,#i ^e audiojice
: ^tf»;5«ncpnied. mo oass ^10
i VftS^ decided in favor of Mr A. -« ?
? iJojiftW and Mr L. K. Rose wan placed
J fet: out of Kev-«ti eoinnetitors m tin*
? fUSugr soction . Other jjopular items
;: of.iiin W&nt .pra«r«niiiH» were the
*3diH»itio-nR of tiie Hnrfuaud .flum danoo
fflrcri'by two littlo girls.' Mish Beatrice
'aSfctrid' as accompanist.
^ In .Satnrduy'fl issue Hoptn.s.
?trbcirTadjudicntinji on Mr Hiightush
?ing'f it-ptu 'Gone.'' in the scction for
gentlemen who' have never won a first
yiiafc', Tva^ninadvertejitly madi,1 to uny
tiat tins was tho only j)i^'«» that lie
lutd. heayd so isi*' with lvhirh lie wa
familiar. Tii« laM. word should, of
?? course bave read -unfamiliar.- Ouiu«
? 1&q '.opposite jnesmiag was wnveved to
that llit-endod, 4is Mr Hu^hins conipli
i mcr.tod the. ?et-m^--,iitor iu ? p«»tti»'i, »»tl j
; beaiea track, atid .-select ea«i kouk-- i
411111^' *w^iioh \va« not ho ji^ntM-ally Wfll I
Jtuown as €ho '' 'popular'' _ recitation^.
- «t- «r frequeutJy inflict^'d -*tt \
judges yjid audiences.
.'Following? are Satnrdav'n result - and
dwripiojis .-
SKSPI OX.
JRiaiio Solo. — Over.!'* and uiidcr IS
yfjors. 'Uaivarolle' CGade).
^ooud st^otion : Miss Ijeila I^.'vy
(flwvonpoit). iMifrw Pauline -Couuki*!
piper's 'River). M is» Alma Lovell (.Tre
'ItiKh SonjI. — Own sehxrtion. l'ij^t-
prize, rfCl ; Reeond- 7s 6d. !
, i?jrst action: r , Will L'. Siiehol.l
'jftft in the willy' iiigi»t.'_ !
- -'Praparcd R.eadinji. — 'Character
Titt' -Gvatx-.\n-. \
''?'Final wt-tion : Mr ?). T. Gon«h ,
Mr (J A Hnwi. (l.-ann- !
A-Je^toiO.
. ?' / Judge's Dtvision. 1
A- JJmve, 83 points ? I '
lliCjJ. T. tiouglij 80 points ? *1
flopkins -said thai ihe work of
J&mjffauir competitor's in this section:
| fuii'ly .?iiiti-sfactoi'y on Ihe ,
r Here th** voice'
-ycasK'lAcking in jnodnlation- and the
' was frequently \ spoilt by wron^ )
ibft^sion.' jiyllnWes were at times i
.sTii|rJ'ed. and tlie pronunciation ol the!
. sounds wa* Juultv. j
. rV^3jifrS Heinv. : TJiFj. competitor delir-:
: ? el5Sf?*er 'ph'co with fair expression, but
ebV-'convoienced too huvlMe'dly, t-n tht*
wlit-le it was an jioce.ptahh' rendering.
?:r?Mr.J. T. G«--uph: This peuth'man's
r; '4i^fejrt'm«nt was £ood, and the rejnter
r iojgj/waK satu?faetory, . Tljp, pronuncia
'/tipri.'waf? at times faulty, and slips in
, ?^^irt^xt wore noticed..
i J'jF&f., 'Bowe : The enunciation -jf this*
^ 'iBplwSter was jjood,, and his performancu
?sftgsr-tlift most correct- and eonvincin^.
? jiV^ittle jnore variety in the voice
; *»^dd have b* »en a preat improveoient.
f ^^SSo. — ; Ladies, from 16 lo 2J yenj's.
t 'ia^rwS Refrain' (Marshall),
v ^f^inal ,6e7t-ion - -Hks Klorenco liut
t tfervwrtli (Glenoi'chy). V-.-j'a Keen
Judge's Decision..
Sn^ Lj L:tde. 44 j points ? 1
- 'K'. JFoss ?S points ? '2
'? ptuA Florence Hiutenvorth. 7ii
- ^idiats ? 3
'^?^Wiers: Mi^s M. L. Wilson, 7'2
pffirits; Miss AJice Atlcins. 70 points:
Arafc -Ivy* IVilluiuus. 6' points: Miss
Stevens, G7 injiiu-h : Miw- Ida
&0 points: Miss Vera Koen, ii'J
' - trivK remarks on the various
1 ftors were its follow :
Atkins ; l!liis competitor fias n
' VOJC°' wortJi in'i-scvc'i in-/;
Jry Wiilianis: This lady has :\
pteptiar Qietliod of production. ? but a
attvjjition should enable liei to
of that. TJie higher reyislers
-*ok'e \v-»re -not pood.
'£^Si»i ltosu : This «oiii|-etitor was at
jlm: '^ifrhtJy. out of time, but Mie ?r
=opypr«d 'lierstflf later. The pi-iionn.
i&cd '.vus weak, while sho did not yet
Assistance froru the piano that -»n--
Vbuld expect
Ijade : .lliis j-ei*fornier has :t 1
aioe voicw*. and she gave a weff
isttf8t^d rejidei'inp.
Iggj^-Yvx: This y^»ung lady took |
too fr-*-juently? arrd this, at
^j|ne|l/ jupset the sound of the words.
pjCft-..^loe. .WSm -of ^ood quality, ami
J&&Jrendensg was sympathetrc. Sho
J^Hud./do better if- sho sapp without'
Stcwiife: This younji ladv,
ianfsVopiT of .tiyio^ ;HoL- .voice was ^oo-1. |
ititxiiis1. 1-nd; spfiill 1 -.iior rendering- i
iJutfceraorth : IIo
^r«eomJn^iid rfiis .youj^.. Jady to
*^e production ' of i?ie voico in
^ gje^^)per register. She took breath in
ai^^rpnff plao^^i, and her pronmicia
^p^ae at tiines faulty, j
y-ra Ke«*» : This you rip Inciy
M.:'Mo, great attninmeuts vocally,
pule^ier .jiei^jrjnance did- not reveal
5jj,ystudy- ?„.. ?? )
.fiTw 1A% \V.il«on; Thw.^rah a vi«ry
^6^.voice, of a nice quality, but sho
jrar-; _,i-OAise«w-r of u treakilo U'hic/i
^ilitaiod figaiiist a successful »perfoi'm
^}p0^ ^na it Buonid be got rid of at
fViuJt was nlstr to be found- witji
*|ii)^p(per j'egistei*s. OtJierwise it was
Cfceautifnl yoica. ilisd Lad-» would lie
awd 3?i«! Fox second, j
#yi3auso'.)j/ '
l&ibred Solo. — l^idie.«i, '(*od t^j.it;
and Heaven' liSander- '
ti: '
frJfanat-,sect.ion : Miss Er - Vox (Ho
Mw*i Thopia« .{Hobai-t); f
J[i^8 -Edith
go's I-ecision. in ^ ^ '
been tfood ' competition -1' in ihis |
and eveil'one -?lit«re4 f»ad; faced ;; 'thej
judge. Ihe ^ssoutiaVpoiut'of a'Mtejvd
song was a proper devotional eliara':- '
ter. rather than any atteuijK at drani-J
iU.ii; chiu-artoi-isatipn. Slrango to t iy,
nearly every competitor Jj*id lain -i
lauienta^lv in pronunciation. As pr«c
tleaUy all' of the voices had been eoin
ninuted on before, or would be -when
o liter sections were adjudicated upon,
he| would content liimselS' with indicjrt
iup his opinion of iho various perloi-nu
anpes by reading out tho ponu*- «ain
edj without tuuUiuy; any fuitiier cum
uiejit. ' .
Thes-« were as follow ; Miss. Isabel
Freeman. 8S jpoinisj Mi.^s IJ. 3Uide, 8J
points: Miss Florence Cooney, S3j
Mifcs K. Fox,. 79; Miss Ida j-ose, 77 : |
Miss Belle Tliomiuj, 77;' AJiK* Jda Fow
lei*a 7-5; Miss- Lulu MeJIon, 73;. iliss
M. L. Wilson, 67; Miss K. V. Clarke,
-54; '
Recitation. — Ladies. Over 10 and
under 21 years. 'TJie Widow of
Xain' (Wiflifi).
Second section '. Miss Tcssie Foster
j iLaunces-ton).
| f-onp. — Gentlemen wJio havo never
won a tiivt pviz.e at any public com
petition. Own selection.
Second Motion: Mr C. 3)- Denholiii-
(RoharU, 'The Storm King,': Mr.
Ijlovd K. Rose (I.-iinncestoii), 'Queen
of the Earth' ; (Mr G. A. Bowe U.aun
eestonV 'Your Heiirt is a llaveii.' *
Residinp at Si^ht. — First prize. £1 ;
second. 7s 6d
Mr Ci. A. Howe iLaunee*ton).
Judge's Decision,
Mr Hopkins said that the rendering
was a very creditable one. H'Vw mis
takes .were made, ivhile tlio expression
was pooil. He would be awarded sec
ond price, witb 81 points.
$