LAST PERFORMANCE

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1935, Page 9

LAST PERFORMANCE

CONCLUSION OF “NO, NO, NANETTE.”

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIETY’S SHOW,

The New Plymouth Amateur Operatic Society can look back on the presentation of “No, No, Nanette” as a success in acting and production that merited far more support than it received. In the final performance last night the high standard was maintained and the audience was delighted throughout, Probably the best performance was that of Miss Gwenyth Greenwood, who always commanded attention, sang daintily and was the understanding wife, often too understanding, an ideal Lucille. But all entered into the spirit of their parts and conveyed to the audience what the author intended the characters to portray. Miss'Sydney Joll was hesitant but defiant as Nanette, just as a girl desirous of experience and freedom should be.

Miss Ruth Gentles, the plain and thrifty wife, who finally shocks her rich husband by suddenly becoming extravagant in the extreme, seemed suitably demure until she sought means to hold her husband’s affection, and Joan Wilson was pert and cheeky as the cook. The clowning and comedy of Mr, J. D. Quirk and Mr. .St. Leger Reeves evoked frequent laughter. The two were distinctly humorous as friends who, not wishing to harm each\ other, used each other as foils for the anger of their wives. They worked- well together and gave convincing performances. The gold diggers of the play, keen on getting their £10,600 apiece, gave Jimmy and Billy no peace. The singing was clear and sprightly, the production excellent, the dances and ballets well executed—in fact the society deserves commendation for its effort. It is a pity the public did not play its part as well.