“Mrs Tanqueray”
Sir,—Edward, Prince of Wales, was not crowned the seventh in 1893; the apron stage was not in vogue; and slick scene changes by lighting were but a dream. The play, “The Second Mrs Tanqueray,” was hailed as “the first truly realistic drama” and was presented with all the realism the Victorians could muster. As such it should be presented and your critic has done no service to the theatre in Christchurch by trying to impose the above-mentioned techniques upon an important piece of theatre history. There is room, I hope, for realistic staging in a present-day presentation when the play demands. “The Second Mrs Tanqueray” not only demands such staging, but needs it — Yours, etc., ... A. WILLIAM COOK. September 26, 1983.
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