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1941-10-18 Elocution

18th October, 1941

Held in the Alfred Hall

Oratorical Display - Gentlemen - Open - Own Selection, not necessarily original

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Michael	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	1st
Bernard	D'Arcy	Ballarat	Victoria	84.00	2nd
Donald	Littledye	Fullarton	South Australia	81.00	Equal 3rd
Sable	Grivell	Adelaide	South Australia	81.00	Equal 3rd

Champion Recital - Ladies or Gentlemen - Selection from "Good Friday" - Scene between Pilate and Longinus (Masefield)

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Michael	Crehan	North Melbourne	Victoria	90.00	1st
Shirley	Dunn	Murrumbeena	Victoria	86.00	2nd
Rea	Lawson	Hawthorn	Victoria	85.00	3rd
June	Brown	Essendon	Victoria	84.00	Honourable Mention
Jean	Ryan	Wagga	New South Wales	84.00	Honourable Mention

Character Recital - In Costume - Not Humorous - Ladies - Own Selection

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Rea	Lawson	Hawthorn	Victoria	90.00	1st
Antoinette	Newell	St Kilda	Victoria	88.00	2nd
Roma	Blackwell	Brighton	Victoria	86.00	Equal 3rd
Shirley	Dunn	Murrumbeena	Victoria	86.00	Equal 3rd
Doreen	Farnsworth	Yarraville	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
Vera	Connell	Coburg	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention

Serious Duologue (Ladies or Gentlemen)

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Bernard Lamble & Mary Page	Melbourne	Victoria	80.00	1st
Gladys Poppins & Christian Hesse	Clifton Hill	Victoria	78.00	2nd
Roma Blakwell & Ethel Ramsay	Brighton	Victoria	77.00	3rd

Open Scene - Not less than Four Performers

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
"Children in Uniform" Louie Dunn No. 2 Party	Melbourne	Victoria	88.00	1st
"John and Mary" Louie Dunn No. 3 Party	Melbourne	Victoria	87.00	2nd
"Mr. Wu" The Thalian Club	Melbourne	Victoria	86.00	3rd
"Behind Lace Curtains" Mona Pepyat's Party	Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention
"Children in Uniform" Louie Dunn No. 1 Party	Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	Honourable Mention