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1917-10-17 Elocution

17th October, 1917

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation -( Gentlemen who have never won a first prize) - "The Fool"

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
M.D.	Mears	St. Peter's	South Australia	92.00	1st
J.F.	O'shea	Ballarat	Victoria	89.00	2nd
Allan	Todd	Ballarat	Victoria	87.00	Equal 3rd
Eric	Davidson	Malvern	Victoria	87.00	Equal 3rd
Dudley	Melrose	Bendigo	Victoria	86.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Recital - Open with Musical Accompaniment - Ladies and Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marea	Lopez, "Bells"	Elsternwick	Victoria	144.00	1st
John	Brady, "Waterloo"	Richmond	Victoria	142.00	2nd
P.J.	Dear,"Tosca"	St Kilda	Victoria	139.00	3rd
Winifred	Moverley, "Tired Mothers"	Brunswick	Victoria	137.00	Honourable Mention

Shakespearean Recital - Gentlemen -" Merchant of Venice".

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
P.J.	Dear	St Kilda	Victoria	95.00	1st
John	Brady	Richmond	Victoria	94.00	2nd
Clifton	Binks	Clifton Hills	Victoria	87.00	3rd
A.	Martin	South Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Humorous Recital - Open - Ladies and Gentlemen

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marea	Lopez	Elsternwick	Victoria	94.00	1st
P.J.	Dear	St. Kilda	Victoria	92.00	2nd
John	Brady	Richmond	Victoria	91.00	3rd
Zoe	Wenke	Wagga Wagga	New South Wales	90.00	Honourable Mention

Elocutionary Championship - Aggregate Placings -

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Marea	Lopez	Elsternwick	Victoria	34.00	1st
P.J.	Dear	St Kilda	Victoria	28.00	2nd
John	Brady	Richmond	Victoria	26.00	3rd
Edith	Thomas	Malvern	Victoria	18.00	4th
Thelma	Baulderstone	Adelaide	South Australia	18.00	4th