'THE MIDDLE WATCH’

Evening Star, Issue 21710, 3 May 1934, Page 5

' THE MIDDLE WATCH’

On Wednesday next, at the Town ■ La.ll Concert Chamber, the Dunedin ■strolling Players will present the rollicking comedy ‘The Middle Watch.’ ■Specially constructed scenery has been nade to give atmosphere to the play, aid no expense spared to make the production worthy of the high standard -ot by the Strolling Players. The story of the play concerns two girls who are guests at an afternoon dance on board a British battleship on the China station. They are asked to remain for dinner by the commander. Unfortunately the last boat ashore breaks down and the captain, a womanhater, is informed of the plight of the l girls. He sets out to punish the young ladies and the officers responsible,-and is about to send a message to his admiral’s flagship explaining what has happened and asking that a picket boat be sent to remove the fair intruders, when he falls suddenly in love with one of them. Putting their heads together in conspiracy, the captain and his commander decide to allow the girls to spend the night on the ship, and Marine Ogg is told off to guard them. From that point the fun begins,in earnest. In the middle watch, which is at a very late hour, the ship is ordered out to sea to aid a distressed vessel, on board which is the wife and daughter of the admiral. The admiral decides to accompany the rescue party 7 . The efforts of the captain and commander, with the aid of Marine Ogg, to keep the “ old man ” from discovering the girls are hilarious to a degree. Included in the cast are Anita Wink.el, Elsie M'Peak, Gwenda Burt, Erana Newbold, Molly Baker, Douglas Dali, George Salmond, Douglas Skene, Reynolds Herbert, and Roland Watson, and the play is produced by Douglas Dali. The box plan opens at the D.I.C. to-morrow.