EVENING OF PLAYS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20916, 22 September 1939, Page 2

EVENING OF PLAYS

LARGE AUDIENCE ENTERTAINED There was a large audience at the Winter Show Hall last night, when three plays were presented by the Hamilton Playbox on behalf of the fund to send the winning team (“Two Gentlemen of Soho") at the recent drama festival in Hamilton to compete in the semi-finals of the British Drama League at Palmerston North. The plays covered a wide range, including romantic comedy, emotional drama and satire on Shakespeare, and excellent work was done by the players as follows: “Home and Beauty,” producer Mrs Zelda Fahey—Victoria, Eileen Parkhouse; Miss Dennes, Joy Sullivan; Taylor, Merlyn Heerdigan; Mrs Shuttleworth, Zelda Fahey; Leicester Paton, William Blakeway; Frederick Lowndes, John Harcourt; William Cardew, Grahame Absolum. “The Pledge,” producer Mrs M. Thomas—Gretchen, Wilma Thomas; Tante, Mrs W. King; Little Mutter, Mrs M. Thomas; Carl, John Valentine; Crossmutter, Gladys Barlow; Rudolf, Jack Warrington; Caspar, Malcolm Burdis; Hans, Albert Cope. “Two Gentlemen of Soho,” producer Mr David Reid—Topsy, Joy Duncan; Plum, David Reid; Lady Lae Lilia, Mae Walker; Lord Withers, Dean T. P. Weatherhog; Waiter, Stan Carroll; Hubert, John Page; Duchess of Canterbury, Louise Winthrop; Sneak, William Fisher.