“THE MAGISTRATE”

Wairarapa Age, 9 August 1926, Page 5

“THE MAGISTRATE”

BEQUEST FOB BALANCE-SHEET. PARTICULARS SUPPLIED. , (To the Editor). Sir, —Some three weeks ago the Masterton Amateur Dramatic Club appeared before the public and produced the “Magistrate.” Tickets were sold in large numbers by the school children of our primary schools in Masterton. On the tickets was printed, and also advertised through the local Press, were the words “in aid of the Dental Clinic.” Well, Sir, the cause being such a good one induced a large number of people to roll up and so gave the company packed houses. In fact, one night crowds were turned away. The takings for the first three nights were, I believe, in the vicinity of £l2O. Well done Masterton Amateur Dramatic Club! But, Sir, when we read through your columns a week or so after that the email sum of £lB was handed to the Dental Clinic body, then it leads one to think what inducement is there to , encourage any ladies or gentlemen to assemble and study for weeks with the idea of raising funds for such a good purpose as the Dental Clinic or s*aU I say any other deserving public institution. Now, Sir, as one who bought tickets to assist sueh a good cause, would it not be asking only a fair thing that tlte management or committee of the above mentioned club should publish the balance-sheet, and so gain the confidence of the public, and show to them; as I mentioned previously, that the sum of £lB is not at all encouraging for the amount of time and work put in by those who took part, I take it with the idea of raising a big sum for that good cause, namely, the Dental Clinic.—l am, etc, I. TOOTH. Masterton. (The above letter was submitted to Mr John A. Rosewarne, who was in charge of the- production of “The Magistrate” by the Amateur Dramatic Society. Mr Rosewarne supplied a copy of the balance-sheet asked for, and this may be seen by any caller at “The Age” office. The balance-sheet shows that receipts for the three nights on which “The Magistrate” was staged in aid of the Dental Clinic totalled £99 10/6. Apart from the sum of £l7 19/1 realised for the Dental Clinic, the larger items of expenditure were:— Royalty fees (J. C. Williamson Ltd), £l3 13/; scenery, £l2; photos and mounting (used in shop-window advertising), £9 10/; newspaper advertising, £9 4/; rent of rehearsal room and Parish Hall, £l3.—Ed.).