ORIGINAL WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 290, 8 December 1932, Page 13

ORIGINAL WORK.

A recital of original drama, poetry aiid music was held by the members of the Penwomen's Club ;in the clubrooms last evening, when there, was a large attendance of members arid friends. The programme was entirely,::-the work of members and showed that there was much talent in the club,*'--The president, Mrs. H. Carr Rollett, welcomed the guests and was the recipient of a bouquet from Mrs. M. Stuart Boyd, a past president of'the club,-oil behalf of the members.- The programme was long and varied, arid-the presentation of two little plays showed that the writing of plays,", a...difficult . art,- was. being skilfully handled. .The first was entitled "Little Ann," ,written. by Gwynne Peacocked and.-produced by .Ana Manning. The : play-' was 'jii -!two scenes, and its charming-'.theme; full, of/-both comedy and tragedy, was ' capably handled by Messrs. ~ yjPenn,- -'Jack Parsons, K'obert Strong -an&j./lUsses Una _ Moore and Lucy Booth,- »the; latter giving an excellent performance of an old servant. The-next' play, "Aunt -Sarah's Suppression Society," written by Violet Spurling and produced by • Edna ' Craig, was a very entertaining, comedy, and the parts were taken by Messrs. .Me'ryyn Rattray, Jack Mills, Mrs. Maisie '.Carte-Lloyd, Misses Kathleen Teape a.nd Leila Armitage. An interesting- number on the programme was a group of poems presented with a . Grecian prologue, "Footsteps of Pilgrims," by Ethel Sclimitt. In the tableau the parts of Sappho and Time were taken by Edna Craig and Margaret Howie. The poems were by Oona Burton, Muriel Innes, Adria Bush, Winsome Whitehead, Edna OJ. Macky and Jean Bos well, and were recited by Misses Betty Culford Bell, Gwynne Peacocke, Kathleen Teape, Rosemere and Leila Armitage. The other items comprised: Songs, "Horses of the Dawn" (Mary Brett Neil), sung by Ida Walker, and "Joie de Vivre," by the same composer, sung by Laura Walker; -monologue, "Neighbour" (by Jean Boswell), recited by Miss Erica Blamires; a group of three Maori songs, composed and sung by Ruby Hamilton King; musical monologue, "The Lilac Gown" (by Elaine Garfield), sung by Miss Erica Blamires; violin solo, "Nocturne" (Mary Brett Neil), played by Mary Hesketli, and viola solo, "Reverie" (Mary Brett Neil), played by Amy Stevenson; songs, "The Mokau River" (Edel Marie Jones) and "The Kiss" (Audrey Foster), sung by Gertrude Richards; recitations, "Lavender and Lace" (Helen Griffiths) and | "Golden Butterflies" (Adria Bush), Recited by Helen Griffiths.