HIGH STANDARD OF ACTING AT W.I. DRAMA FESTIVAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 15, 22 July 1949, Page 4

HIGH STANDARD OF ACTING AT W.I. DRAMA FESTIVAL

The annual two-day drama festival organised by the Eastern Bay of Plenty Federation of Women’s Institutes and held in the Taneatua hall on Tuesday and Wednesday was the most successful ever the- hall being filled to capacity on each day. Twelve plays were presented to a most applicative audience. The festival was opened by Mrs\ McCallion, President of the Federa- \ . tion, after which Mrs Mayo, Drama Convener, carried out proceedings. Mrs Judith Terry of Auckland, was the adjudicator, and gave helpful , hints and criticisms. After the presentation of the last play on Wednesday, Mrs Terry stated that the judging had been most difficult. Choice of play had been excellent and the acting better than r/iost amateur work to be seen in Auckland and other large centres where she had judged. The coveted award for the best actress was given to Dorothy Tebbutt of Taneatua for her characterisation as Anna in “The Frozen Heart,” the judge describing her acting as spontaneous and natural. Taneatua W.I. won the prize for the best drama with “The Frozen Heart” with four Institutes being equal for second place. They were Waimana, Matata, Edgecumbe and Gtakiri all with 75 points. The comedy section was w r on by the Waimana Institute with “Five to Five M Thirty,” Taneatua W.I. was seoajjd-* in this class. " Owing to pressure on space; the --! plays and their casts had to be held a over until Monday. .■