"SOMEONE ATTHE DOOR"

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 4

"SOMEONE ATTHE DOOR"

Effective Setting For New Thespian Play

in the comfortable lounge-hall _of Narracott Manor, ' Buckinghamshire, to which the audience was taken with the rising of the curtain, events in the comedy-thriller play, “Someone at the Door,” were unfolded against a charming setting at the Thespians Society play on Saturday night. The concert chamber of the Town Hall, Wellington, was filled for the opening performance with members and friends of the society. The only feminine “interest” in an otherwise male cast was supplied by Miss Joan Goodwin as Sally .Martin. Her two changes of costume both reflected the simple .country life which she led at the manor with her young and imaginative brother, Ronnie. She made her first appearance in a thunder blue country life tweed skirt, simply cut and worn witli a soft wool jersey of a bright, royal blue. A scarf of cyclamen and blue stripes tucked jauntily in at the neck made a solitary colour note. In the next scene, when Sally emerged from her hiding place in the secret room, she was in a tailored frock of light dahlia jersey armure, will) trim skirt and slightly gathered bodice. Silver clips at neck and waist and a tucked in scarf of leaf green finished a smart ensemble. Panelled walls and comfortable leather-covered chairs were successfully used in the one setting which was'kept throughout tlie play. A warm brown and rust patterned carpet added to the suggestion that the room was a much-lived in place and was probably the young people’s favourite. Long claret velvet curtains draped the french windows, and a single long curtain looped at the entrance from the ha 11 wav echoed this rich colour note, which 'was picked out again in the plain matching carpet, of the entrance. A dark oak bureau and period dak wall tables holding bowls of fresh flowers added a hdme-like touch. In the midnight scene, the darkened stage was effectively lit with dim blue light shining from the stained glass window in the hall and from the windows in the lounge itself.

Returned To Wellington Mrs. R. W. McVilly, Kelburn Parade, returned to ’Wellington on Saturday from a motor tour to Napier and Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Best, Papanui, Christchurch, are the guests of Mr. mid Mrs. C. M. Larsen, South Road. Masterton.