"PETER IN BLUNDERLAND."

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 92, 19 April 1945, Page 8

"PETER IN BLUNDERLAND."

.uTlil s year's extravaganza, to be presented at the Opera House on Saturday next and the following four nights, ls the most ambitious attempt ever staged by the students of Victoria University. For the past fortnight the 85 students In the cast have been busy rehearsin" and the public can expect to see a show of exceptional merit. "Peter in Blunderland" concerns one Peter, who having read "Alice in Wonderland," feels he would like to And a better world, and on jumping through the looking glass commences a journey which carries him from square to square in a most illogical manner. In his travels he meets the White Rabbit, a great union secretary, who with the Red King puts him through an examination test in a most hilarious manner." Having safely I passed the test, he goes on to meet Humpty Dumpty, Ltd., who sits upon his wall guarded by his loyal soldiers. Through song and dance, Peter then witnesses the Caucus Race, where no one gets any prizes, as this race, according to the Harsh Hare and the Mad Hatter, Is only a preliminary to the Grand Election Hack Handicap. From here he travels to the Trial and this is where some of the finest acting and dancing come in. A fastmoving scene carries not only witty dialogue but also two of the best male ballets the university students have ever presented in Wellington. Details are advertised in this issue.