shoulders to compensate for their unfamiliarity with the technique of radio. I was mindful, too, that many, many, good Pakeha stage actors never really settle down to Radio technique—even after years at it. I was lucky! How magnificently these two people “took their coats off” and worked as long and as hard as I wanted! The part of Aroha, particularly, calls for consummate acting skill and sheer hard work. Elizabeth was outstanding in this. There is a point in the play when the staggering truth dawns on Aroha that her daughter is pregnant. This demands—in the non-visual medium—the most delicate timing and shades of vocal intonation. We worked and worked at it to get it right. Elizabeth Rehu felt she couldn't “take any more.” She said—“Just a minute,” and walked quietly out to the little kitchen behind the studio. She was obviously quite suddenly—exhausted. In a few minutes she was facing the microphone—shoulders back, head erect, ready to start again. We laughed about it afterwards, but it was a moment during our work together that I felt the greatest admiration for her. I have told this story because it shows that it can be done. It may be a slow development, but the more Elizabeth Rehus and Hiria Moffatts we can find, the more, I feel sure, our writers will gradually feel confident in writing for them, as Mr Mason has done, and the more the Maori will be able to take his rightful place in New Zealand radio drama.

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