THE LITTLE THEATRE.
Sir, —Might I further trespass upon your courtesy and space in order to reply to those points raised by Mr. Lippincott ? Mr. Lippincott, in calling for constructive criticism, asks, with delightful naivefe, for a list of "definite authors and titles" which could bo added to- the Little Theatre Society's repertoire. Fivo minutes' casual thought would suffice to present him with a list of plays which should engage the society's activities for the next five years—merely by reciting the major works of Mr. John Galsworthy and Mr. George Bernard Sha-.v; and, incidentally, a playwright of the moment whose works we should all like to sample is to bo found in a countryman of G.B.S.—Sean O'Casey. Further, might I suggest that Mr. Shaw's ''Heart-break House" is a delightful comedy which would seem peculiarly apposite to our cultural condition in Auckland, upon which "Orlando Furioso" congratulates himself? I have been given to understand that in the present case, the society's committee had to choose between Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," and a play by John Galsworthy; of course, they favoured the "nicer" play. 0 tenipora, 0 mores!
R. G. Poixett,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20603, 30 June 1930, Page 12
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