LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21146, 1 April 1932, Page 3

LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY.

SUCCESSFUI. AT HOME. APPEAL FOR. MEMBERSHIP. A programme of an exceptionally high standard was presented by members and friends of the Auckland Little Theatre Society last evening at, a largely-attended At Home held by the society in tho Town Hall. Almost every seat was occupied and every item presented received wellrr.erited support frcm the .audience.

The hope that ii! the membership increased the society would be able to provide a hall of its own was expressed by the producer, Mr. Gaston Mervalc.

Professor R. M. Algie, a vice-president of the society, aise made an appeal for a larger membership. The programme, each item of -which was introduced with a humorous announcement by Mr. Charles Archer, included songs by Madame Kate Campion, Miss Ri'la McGullay, Mr. Geoffrey Colledge and Mr. B." Skeels; humorous items tiy Mr. Alan MsEhvain and Mr. Dan .Flood; conjuring by Mr. E. Axford; song and dance \v Miss Patricia Boyle; dance by Miss Lesley Crane; violin solo by Mr. Vincent Aspey; and Scotch humour by Mr. Elton Black. A dance duo was given by '* Adagio " and an exhibition of the Argentine Tango by Miss Margaret O'Connor arid Mr. Priestley concluded a thoroughly enjoyable programme. Mrs. Charles Primo and Mr. Whittaker acted as accompanists.

Among those present were: Lady Leys, Mrs. G. W. Ht.tcliison, Mrs. R. M. Algie, Mrs. Alan Mulgan, Mrs. R. A. Lippineott, Mrs. L,. W. Swan. Mrs. Spencer Mason, Mrs. J. W. Good fellow, Mrs. E. M. Axford, Mrs. G. Dransfield, Mrs. H. R. Bloomfield, Mrs. A. E. Robcrton, Miss A. Quayle, Madame Edith Baird, Miss Gladys Holman, Miss Myrtle ilolman, Mrs. A.' Henderson, Miss Margaret Henderson,- blister S. Collier, Mrs. .Noel Gibson, J Irs Nello Porter, Mrs. 0. V. Houghton, Mrs. Aitken Commons, Miss Noel Self, Miss Marjorie Myers, Miss Una Moore, Miss Kent, Miss Nonie Wright, Mrs. F. Waller, Mrs. W. C. Seiners, Mrs. R. S. H. Biss, blisses Phyllis and Hilary- Biss, Miss Clarice Pragnall, Mrs. J. S. Brigham, Miss Essie Grattan. Mrs. C. H. Tewsley, Miss Oliphant, "Miss Cassrells, Mrs. R. C. Mathias, Mrs. L. H. Miles (Tonga), Miss Goodwin, Mrs. G. A. Eddov.es, Miss _R. Eddowes, Mrs. Hurd-Wood. Miss Darling, Miss Althea Parker, Miss Vera Hay, Mrs. Gordon Robertson.. Miss Duric, Miss Yirtue, Mrs. ,T. C. Entrican, Miss Lovelace Milne, Miss Joy Bartley, Miss Dulcie Mills, Miss Eileen Adkins. Mrs. R. T. Michaels, Miss I. Wilson, Mrs. R, Trenohard Smith, Miss Gwen Court, Mrs. D. Makgill, Mrs. W. J. A. Thomson, Miss Thomson, Mrs. A. B. Thompson, Mrs. H. T. King, Miss Vera Ziman, 'Mrs. J. Kingston, Miss Lvnn Court, Mrs. Luxford, liliss' Luxford." Miss R. James, Mrs._ H. Wilson, Dr. Margaret Knight, Miss Linda de Ren;:v, Miss Kathleen Aickin, Miss M Ceruttv, Miss gravis McCulloch, Miss Lesley Jackson, Mrs. J. W. Ryan, Miss Margery Ryan, M.ins "Vera. Derham, Miss Marjorie Beveridge, Mrs. W. W. Averill, Mrs. G. H. Ansell. Miss Kitchener, Miss F Kitchener, Miss. Rosemary Waller, Miss Lesley Waller, Miss Gladys McMillan, Misses Gwen and !3abs Challis, Miss M. Brieham. Mrs. F. W. Hutchinson, Miss Molly Woolcott, Mrs. .Irvine, Miss Rena i ! Browne.