EXCITING EXPERIENCES

Hutt News, Volume 20, Issue 47, 28 May 1947, Page 4

EXCITING EXPERIENCES

ST.-UiK ANH KAUIO WOIIK Members spent a pleasanl evening a- the National Club last week when tiiey listen.nl with interest to Mrs. Nicholas Harris inw Lucille LisleV speaking «i" win ' •>•*«■ wartime experiences on I lie London stage, where she took pari in iiiiiiij important productions tor the past I" years, also as ;i LS.IJ.C. announcer. Mrs. Harris said that she was not a stranger to this country, as she liao visile.! ii in I '■'-•' when she landed from the wrecked s.s. Manuka 011 iiir coast of Otago. This misrurtun titled her to claim New Zealand as the countr> of her udopi ion. Mrs Marns expressed the warm appreciation of the English people 1,,,- ii,,. very welcome food parcels which wen- sent by the people ol New Zealand. Whilst they were nol starving their unvaried diet hecame very monotonous. She quoted omelette made from powdered eggs and tinned potatoes as a great luxury and said ihal she entertained some <>)' her friends before leaving London to a dinner menu composed of New Zealand tinned goods, which was greatly enjoyed by all. Manchester was among the worstbombed centres in England and it was here thai Mrs, Harris had many exciting experiences during the bombing raids. For live days sh" was unable to get from the studio, which was improvised in a bank vault, to her hotel and had to be content to sleep on n mattress thrown down "it Um concrete. Speaking of the stage, Mrs. Harris s;;id il was by no means the free and easy life that many people imagined. Artists led a strenuous life and worked long hours. The speaker gave her hearers a delightful example of one of the humorous plays in which she took part for the P..8.C.. also excerpts from two plays in which she had plaved a leading role. DurinK the evening musical items were rend-ted by an orchestral trio. Misses June l'aitou (violin), Shirley Lister t'cellist'. Xoeline Coffey i piano i. and vocal solos by Miss Beatrice Taylor. Mrs. Chaytor presided.