“NO, NO, NANETTE.”

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17076, 13 April 1927, Page 4

“NO, NO, NANETTE.”

FROCKING A FEATURE. The frocking in “No, No, Nanette” is quite a feature of the show. Miss Elsie Prince, as Nanette, wears first a frock with a tunic of black and grey check taffeta, with a tomato-red bow and edge to •the orgadic collar, and a georgette skirt. Later in the scene she appears in a grey coat to match, edged with the check and lined with the tomato colours and a grey tam-o’-shanter with a tomato pompom. In the second act she wears the bathingsuit which causes all the mischief. It is red with small white spots, and a belt. With this she wears a red shawl embroidered with silver beads. Her next frock is of apple green georgette with a killed skirt and belt, collar and cuffs of cherry, mauve and pink velvet ribbon, the belt, finished with silver buckles. Her evening frock in the last act is made very plainly of silver tissue with a full skirt, and she carries a muff of violets.

Miss Elsie Parkes, as Sue Smith, who won’t spend i her husband’s money', first wears a plain black frock with collar and cuffs of white lace. Her second appearance is made in a delightful grey ensemble, the cape of marocain and the frock of finely pleated georgette. A plain grey hat is also worn. Her last frock is a beautiful panniered evening gown of rainbow tulle, with a tunic of blue and gold sequins, and a yoke of net. Miss Nellie Dean, as Lucille, wears a green georgette ensemble suit in the first act. The frock is beaded in gold, has green godets in the skirt, and the coat is edged with, and has cuffs of, squirrel fur. » A little green hat to matches also worn. Her second frock is of delphinium blue embossed chenille georgette with a coat and hat of the velvet edged with fur. She carries a blue muff. Her last frock is pink, and beaded in a pattern of grapes. The skirt is composed of narrow panels, beaded in silver. Miss Marjorie Lestrange, as Betty (from Boston) wears a mustard yellow ensemble, the coat of velvet edged with fur, and the frock of satin, and a small brown hat. Her evening gown is of pink embossed georgette in all colours, with a skirt of plain georgette banded withe same colours.

Miss Phyllis Du Barry, as Winnie (from Washington) wears a semicomic frock of coral and grey plaid with a white lace vestee and a black tam-o’-shanter. Her evening frock is of gold spotted net, the skirt having large applique leaves of coral. Miss Olive Grant, as Flora (from ’Frisco) wears a cape frock of black and white, embroidered with bands of coloured flowers and a large black velvet hat. Her last appearance is made in a draped evening gown of white mariettc finished with peacock blue and embroidered in silver beads. Her fan is of peacock blue ostrich feathers. Besides these frocks, those of the chorus arc also very pretty, the shawls they wear in the second act being particularly beautiful, as they arc hand-painted in designs of birds, flowers, and leaves in autumn colours.