'THE MIDDLE WATCH'

Evening Star, Issue 21714, 8 May 1934, Page 1

'THE MIDDLE WATCH'

At the 'Town Hall Concert Chamber to-morrow evening the Dunedin Strolling players will present that rollicking comedy, ‘The Middle AVatch.’ The

storv "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 woman-hater, is informed of the plight of the 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 lias happened and asking that a picket boat be sent to remove the lair intruders, when he falls suddenly m love with one of them. Putting their heads together in conspiracy, the captain and his commander decided 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 to put out to sea to aid a distressed vessel on board which is the wife and daughter of the admiral. The efforts of Hie captain and commander, with the aid of Marine Ogg, to keep the “ Old Man from discovering the girls arc hilarious to a decree. Included in the cast are Anita AVinkel, Elsie MTeak, Gwenda Buvt. KvniVfi Newbold, Molly Baker, Douglas Dali, George Snlmond, Douglas Skene, Reynolds Herbert, and Roland Watson, and the play is produced by Douglas Dali. The box plan is at the D.I.C.