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1915-10-04 Elocution

4th October, 1915

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation - Gentlemen Under 21 Years - "Antony to Cleopatra"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Arnold G	Hudson	Carlton	Victoria	106.00	Equal 1st
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	106.00	Equal 1st
H T	Johnson	Ballarat	Victoria	97.00	Equal 3rd
Eric	Bartley	Ballarat East	Victoria	97.00	Equal 3rd

Prepared Reading - Gentlemen - "The Comic Spirit" from "The Idea of Comedy"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
C J	De Garis	Mildura	Victoria	126.00	1st
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria	115.00	2nd
R F	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	112.00	3rd
Jno C	Brady	Richmond	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W G	Southwell	Fitzroy	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Impromptu Reading - Ladies or Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
C J	De Garis	Mildura	Victoria	127.00	1st
Marea	Lopez	Elsternwick	Victoria	112.00	2nd
Winnie	Moverley	Brunswick	Victoria	110.00	3rd
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention
Edith	Thomas	Malvern	Victoria	107.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen Who Have Never Won a First Prize for an Oratorical Display - "Everett on Liberty"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	102.00	1st
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria	97.00	Equal 2nd
Albert	Smith	Ceres	Victoria	97.00	Equal 2nd
J C	Brady	Richmond	Victoria	92.00	Equal 3rd
Wm	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria	92.00	Equal 3rd
W	Yates	Waubra	Victoria	92.00	Equal 3rd

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen Open - "The Eloquence of John Adams" (Webster)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
R F	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	117.00	1st
C J	De Garris	Mildura	Victoria	110.00	2nd
J C	Brady	Richmond	Victoria	108.00	Equal 3rd
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	108.00	Equal 3rd
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria		Honourable Mention
J	Zimmer	Maryborough	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W G	Southwell	Fitzroy	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Shakespearian Recital - Gentlemen (a) "Falstaff to Bardolf" Henry IV, Scene 3; (b) "Brutus and Cassius" "Julius Caesar" Act IV, Scene 3

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	124.00	1st
R F	Crouston	Geelong	Victoria	121.00	2nd
P J	Dear	Richmond	Victoria	112.00	Equal 3rd
Thos	Arnold	Brisbane	Queensland	112.00	Equal 3rd
J C	Brady	Richmond	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W G	Southwell	Fitzroy	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Recital - Humorous - Ladies or Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Irene	Dorrity	Bendigo	Victoria	125.00	Equal 1st
Sylvia	Cooper	Ballarat	Victoria	125.00	Equal 1st
Lillian Ada	Dillon	Adelaide	South Australia	123.00	2nd
Edith	Thomas	Malvern	Victoria	118.00	Equal 3rd
Gwen	Hone	Adelaide	South Australia	118.00	Equal 3rd
Winnie	Moverley	Brunswick	Victoria		Honourable Mention
W G	Southwell	Fitzroy	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Pearlie	McKenzie	Ballarat	Victoria		Honourable Mention
C J	De Garis	Mildura	Victoria		Honourable Mention

Champion Character Recital - Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hill	Victoria	118.00	1st
R F	Cranstoun	Geelong	Victoria	106.00	2nd
C J	De Garis	Mildura	Victoria	101.00	3rd
J C	Brady	Richmond	Victoria		Honourable Mention
Ernest	Harris	Moonee Ponds	Victoria		Honourable Mention