LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY ECEPTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 51, 1 March 1928, Page 12

LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY ECEPTION.

Nearly 3000 people were present on Tuesday in the Town Hall, when tire Auckland Little Theatre Society gave the second of ita annual receptions as a curtain-raiser to ■ the 1928 season. Great trouble had been taken by those in charge to arrange the stage in a becoming manner so that Barrie's play, "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals," which created such a fine impression when presented by the society last year, should have a fitting setting. There were scarcely tiny seats left vacant, and a decided atmosphere of enjoyment prevailed.

The hostesses for the evening reception were Mrs. M. McCallum, who wore a frock of midnight blue chenille with handsome beaten silver wrap; Mrs. Kenneth Gordon, wearing a frock of brique and gold with gold velvet wrap; Mrs. Charles Keeble, black sequinned frock; Mrs. Humphrey Clarke, in molecoloured pleated chiffon; and Mrs. R. Finlayson, in pervenche. blue georgette. Amongst the large number present were Mrs. W. J. Napier, black georgette with skirt of petalled gold lace; Mrs. Stuart Boyd, black taffeta with bands of jade and rose at hem; Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, black beaded georgette; Mrs. .A. s! Bankart, amethyst georgette; Lady Stringer, jade embossed crepe de chine; Mrs. Alan Brown, tangerine velvet; Mrs. Boyle, frock of black velvet; Mrs. Mcllwraith, frock of gold and black; Mrs. Maguire, amethyst georgette; Mrs. Archdale Taylor, black velvet; Mrs. C. IV. Houghton, black georgette; Mrs. Archdall, jade chenille; Mrs. H. Luscombe, floral georgette; Mrs. Milne iHovey, black georgette; Mrs. David Nathan, white georgette; Mrs. Arnold Goodwin, cream georgette; Mrs. Lister Roberts, midnight blue georgette; Mrs. Key Jones, olive green satin; Mrs. Kinnear, black georgette; Mrs. Stokes, black beaded georgette; Mrs. Faulkner Brown, black georgette; Mrs. Kohn, spring green crepe de chine; Mrs. Sinnelly scarlet taffeta; Mrs. W. Manning, black georgette beaded in crystal; Mrs. R. Singer, white georgette beaded in scarlet and crystal beads and trimmed with fur; Mrs. Cutten, black georgette; Mrs. Reuben Watts, cream georgette; Mrs. A. Bajjtley, leaf green georgette; Mrs. Hooper, spring green orepe de chine; Mrs. Nellie E. Ferner, black georgette; Mrs. Cyril Towsey, black beaded georgette; Mrs. Trafford, white georgette; Mrs; Percy Crisp, black georgette; Mrs. Harold Bartley Baxter, parchment georgette; Mrs. Goodfellow, black georgette trimmed with jet; Mrs. F. Gaudin, black georgette with fur trimming; Mrs. E. Harrison, blue taffeta with blue lace wrap; Mra. A. Bullock, frock of gold sequins; Mrs. Carte Lloyd, emerald green and gold; Mrs. Edmonds, black georgette; Mrs. Sinclair Reid, black georgette; Mrs.' Stevenson, blush rose georgette; Mrs. T. Philcox, blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Hintz, black georgette; Mrs. H. Gillespie, gold lace frock; Mrs. C. Prime, tangerine georgette; Mrs. Quartley, black georgette; Mrs. H. Walton, green georgette; Mrs. H. Pearce, amethyst georgette; Mrs. A. Gould, black georgette; Mrs. black beaded georgette; Mrs. Fraser, black georgette; Mr*. MoS6si black georgette, beaded; Madame Baird, gold lace frock; Mrs. Dacre, black georgette; Mrs. Chambers, .black georgette, and gold lace; Miss Milne, tangerine georgette; Miss Alice Law, blue embossed georgette; Miss B. Houghton, jade Miao F. Boyle, white geor--B®tw{ Miss Jean Gordon, leaf green

georgette; Miss R. Coleman, rose crepe de chine; Miss E. Miller, pastel blue georgette; Miss J. Bartley, leaf green georgette; Miss T. Goldie, black georgette with Oriental trimmings; Miss A. Hackett, rose georgette; Miss Y. McVeagh, lace frock with sedge velvet, trimming; Miss Trafford, pale pink georgette and silver lace; Miss M... Hooker, tangerine crepe de chine; Mis 3 Drier, pink ; Miss Lush, blue' crepe de chine; Miss B. Edwards, green'taffeta and georgette; Miss Fafrell, amethyst georgette and gold; Miss R. Land, gold lace frock; Miss C. HulU black georgette; Miss M. Sussex, green georgette; Miss C. Rainger, pale pink georgette; Miss F. Cox, green taffeta; Miss L. Atkinson, ro.se taffeta; Miss F. Gaudin, shot cyclamen taffeta; Miss B. Carter, midnight blue taffeta; Miss McFarlane, black georgette; Miss B. Carr, tangerine velvet; Miss Garlick, lemon georgette; Miss S. Chambers, green georgette and gold lace Miss P. Miller, gold tissue; Miss Edwards, gold lace frock; Miss Hintz, cream georgette; Misa Brigg, black taffeta with shoulder posy; Miss Manning, rose georgette; Miss Colebrook, tangerine georgette; Miss Harrison, maize georgette and lace; Miss M. Lloyd, sunset taffeta.