“ The Queen’s Husband ”

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 6

“ The Queen’s Husband ”

Revolution even in a stage production means lots of noise, but the difference between stage and the actual is that one is spasmodic, the other is the result of syehronisation with the lines to be uttered by the players. Thus in the Society's production, “The Queen’s Husband,’’ considerable importance must be attached to the revolution scenes in the second act.

Elaborate preparations have been made to make this scene as effective as possible. In the capable hands of Mr. W. M. Webster, the society's off-stage noises expert, nothing has been left to chance, and there will certainly be no doubt in the minds of the audience that a revolution of some magnitude is taking place in the immediate vicinity of the Opera House. It is a true saying of Michael Angelo’s that perfection is no trifle, but trifles make perfection. So it is with the stage settings. Attention to every detail is being paid in this very important part of “The Queen's Husband." Royal blue predominates in the colour scenes, which is very well carried out with the richness of rte settings, windows heavily curtained with voluminous blue velvet girded with golden cords, the whole back stage effect being completed by a pair of stately marble columns raising to the ceiling in majestic grandeur.