HAVELOCK NORTH.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 66, 5 March 1929, Page 4

HAVELOCK NORTH.

THE WELLINGTON PLAYERS. .4. Seldom have the resident* of Haveloek North beeu given such a treat as that which the Wellington Players provided in the Village Hall last evening. In the first piece “The Bear,” a Russian comedy by Anton Tchekhov, the role of Madame Papova, a land-owning widow who had developed “a state of mind,” was capably portrayed by Miss Elizabeth Blake while L. J. Maule filled the role of Gegory Stepanovitch Smirnov, u raging bear of a man who came to demand payment of an account owed him by the late M. Papova'. During tho ensuing quarrel the gwidow produces two pistols, announcing that she would cheerfully put g bullet through his head, whereupon he falls in love with her. wooes her in “caveman” fashion and the curtain falls in her surrender. The scenes from ‘‘The Merchant of Venice” were most artistically presented and beautilul costumes were worn. Miss Beryl Earle and Mis* Barbara Robison took the role of Portia in different scenes while Miss Earle also played the young judge ip. rhe famous Trial Scene. Antonio and Lorenzo were both rendered by John Bown, Bassanio by J. R. Herd and Gratiano by T. W. Tymons. Miss Ailsa Newton in her double role of Lancelot Gibbo, the clown, and of the cleik of the court, acted splendidly. Miss Alison Kirkaldie made a very sweet Jessica and Mr. Maule a fine Shyloek. In “The Love Passage” by W. W. Jacobs and P. E. Hubbard, Mi** Blake made a splendid (kipper's daughter, while Mr. Maule took the breezy role of Captain Alsen. Mr. Tymons made an effective steward, and Mr. Herd a splendid mate. During the first interval Mies Beryl Earle recited some short poems —“Tho Tale of a Boy,” “The Little Black Cat,” Goldsmith’s “Mad Dog’ and the amusing “Little Orphan! Annie.” The Misses Kennedy played folk dances, “Chanson Populaine’’ (by Jensen) and an English hornpipe (by Moffat). The producer, Miss Elizabeth Blake, is to lie congratulated on tho high standard of the performance. Tho audience was not lacking in it* appreciation and loud applause was accorded each item. Tho matinee was well attended by tho pupils of the various colleges. GARDEN FETE. At the St. Luke’s School garden fete which was held in the Havelock Village Hall last Saturdav, Mr. Sim Land was the winnor of the prize for tho croquet gamo and Mrs Phillips was awarded the cake. The name of Mrs J. Falconer was omitted from tho list of stallholders.