BRIGHT QUARTET

Southland Times, Issue 25314, 18 June 1935, Page 8

BRIGHT QUARTET

CHILDREN’S PLAYS ■ ' v .• ' LITTLE SOUTHLANDERS’ EFFORTS ARRANGEMENTS FORWARD •The Little Southlanders are now in the final stages of their preparations for the performance of four of their plays in the Civic Theatre in aid of the Karitane-Hunt Hospital. The Little Southlanders, under the direction of Cousin Betty of the Southland Times have always bent their efforts to the aid of children and through their operations they have been able to contribute substantial sums to worthy objects. This year they are presenting four plays written by their members ana they are confident that the public will give liberal support to their recitals on Thursday and Friday. They have been rehearsing with unstinted enthusiasm, and the results of their work will be seen this week. On Thursday and Friday the curtain will rise at 7.45 p.m. so that the plays can be finished at a little after 10. The four reveal a variety of interest. In one, “Dreams and Doubloons” there are pirates and coastguards, with gold and an unusual statue, to add to the mystery and excitement resulting from a small boy’s interest in adventure stories. In another play the audience is carried to mediaeval times, and in the scenes in which satire has a part, will see what happened to Sir Dermod the Dismal when he rode off on his charger Mephistopheles in search of a beauteous lady and a fiery dragon. This is called “A Damsel in Distress.” Then in The Photo” there is a theme for senior children, a play of sentiment in which singing and dancing have a part. In this play a young girl is delivered from misery by the evidence of a photograph. Finally to flowerland the audience goes in “Rosebuds and Royalty, a play of the garden written round the quarrel between the rose and the sweet-pea over their respective titles to majesty. Opportunities for songs and dancing are offered by this play too the setting and dressing of which should be unusually attractive. The box plan is now open at Begg’s.