METEOROLOGICAL "THE ARCADIANS"

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 24, 29 January 1934, Page 3

METEOROLOGICAL

"THE ARCADIANS"

■ ■ ,—; ♦ ■ ■;■ ■ ■ WELLINGTON'S WEATHEfc • MOON FOB JANUABY. Full moon, first day, 8.24 a.m.; last quarter nlntb dayj o.o'-a.m.': new moon, nixteentH day, 1,7 a.m.: first quarter, twenty-second day, 11.20 p.m.; full moon, thirty-flrst day, 4.1 a.m. (Standard time.) MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1934. Tlie Sun.—Koso today 4.52''a.m..; sets 7.1G p.m.' Rises tomorrow 4.33 a.m.; sets i.lj p.m. (Stimdarcl Time.) .■•-..' , . Bright. Sunshine.—Yesterday: .Morning, lhr Cmin; afternoon, lnr 18miri.' Total.ihr 24min. Temperature in Shade.—Maximum, 6i.odeEJ minimum, 54.1deg; mean, Go.sdeg. Rainfall.—Total for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m. today, 0.12iu. Total to date during the month, I.BQin. . ■•'■,'■ Wind.—Velocity of the wind for the 48 hours preceding 9 a.m; today, 6.1 m.p.h. Barometer.—Yesterday, 9 a.m., 30.21 in; today, 9 a.m., 30.21 in; noon, 30.21 in. SYNOPSIS OF LAST 48 HOURS. Yesterday a slight anticyclone was passing the southern extremity of .the Dominion. This morning it was centred ■ cast of • the South Island" and had increased considerably in: intensity. Yesterday winds were■, light and variable and the weather,mainly cloudy and hazy with rain at a few isolated places. This mornlnc there were strong south-easterly winds about Cook Strait and northwards'•: to East Cape. Elsewhere north-easterlies predominated. Bain was falling at niany places in the central and eastern portions, of the Dominion, there having been, some heavy falls in South TaranakK Temporaturcs have becomo cooler. TODAY'S WEATHEB. ~~~~ C. Maria' V.l). <SW 3 29.96 . 6S BC Russell ....... S 5 30.00 71 OZ HoWauga Heads X 3 30.05 (iS BC Kalpara SIR. Stn. N 3 ■ 30.00 7.1 C ■Manukau Heads N.I 30.02 .68 H - Auckland ~ NSE 2 ' 30.01. 70 B Tiritiri ...... NE 2 70 B Kawhia —3 —-' 68 C Tauranga .E. 3.-. . 29.96 . 63 OR Opotikt Calm 30.13 67 1) Taupo N 1 ' 59 OR last Cape ...... E 6 30.0G 67 OP Gisborno . ..134 30.16 02 Ol> Napier X! 30.17 62 1) Castlepolnt .. SB 3 ' 30.20 56 11 Cape Palliser ENE 6 —— fIR It New Plymouth .. X 3 30.02 Hi OR Cape Egmont ... SE 5 30.03 (>2 OU Patea SE 0 30.04 63. R Wanuanul .... SE 5 30.02 63 O Poxton ....... E3 • r>7 R' Wellington .. ESE 3 30.21 .55 OK Cape Campbell . SE 4 30.2."> r>s OMR Farewell Spit . SE 7 30.06 61 OKWcstport E 15' 30.06 63 BC GreymoutlV E 5 30.0G r 60 JIC Arthur's Tass .SW 2 . —-." ■ -51 O Kaikoura X 4 30.29 . r.7 O Chrlstchureh . ESE 5 30.33 51 OD Akaroa Lthse.—Not received.'. Tlmaru ....... S 2 30.37 r.S .O, Oamaru N 4 30:35 . r'."i "P Dunedin .. NE 4 30.33 53 O Alexandra .....NEI — HS B Queenstown .. SE 1 30.22 ; 51 B Nuggets .... NNIS 4 30.33 r>3 ' O Bluff ESE 3 30.29 .11 B Puysegur Point SE 2 -30.26 60 B Weather. —B, blue sky; BC, blue sky and detached clouds; C, cloudy; O, overcast, G, gloomy, dull; U, ugly, threatening; B, continuous or steady rain; S, snow; 1), drizzle; P, passing showers; H, hail; Q, squally; L, lightning; T, thunder; F. fog; M, mist; Z, haze. , .■.".; Beaufort Scale of Wind. Force. With Equlvalent Velocities at 10ft Above Ground.—o, calm, 0-1, m.p.h.; 1, light air, .2-3; 2, slight breeze, 4-7; 4, moderato breeze* . 12-16; 5, fresh breeze, 17-21.; 6, strong breeze, 22-2? ; 7, high wind, 28-33; 8, gale, 34-40; 9, strong gale, 41-48; 10, whole gale, 49-56; 11, storm, 57-65; 12, hurricane FORECAST. Winds.—East to north prevailing strontr in tho Cook Strait area and on the east coast of !he North Island: elsewhere moderate. Barometer.—Little movement. Seas.—Rough north of Kaikoura and in tho "ook Strait area; elsewhere smooth to moderate. Tides. —Poor on tho west coast; moderate on :ho east. ■ ■ . Weather. —Cloudy to overcast south of Auckland and north of Canterbury, with light rain n many places, but Improving gradually; clseiFhere fair to flue. Teraporatures cool. A brand for bad motor drivers was suggested by Mr. E. C. Marston,, whu s president of the Koad Haulage Association, speaking at the Commercial Motor Show ;at Olympia, London. "I ivould suggest," Mr. Marston said, 'that any person who has two accicTjnts in a year involving bodily injury )r-death should, be compelled to carry i distinguishing mark on his ear in tho 'orm of, say, a yellow disc. He should be subject, while carrying that disc, to i speed limit of, say, 25 miles au hour. [f .that person had-a further' accident vithin tho-12 months then I should nako him carry a red disc and subject lim to 20 miles aw.hour." Mr. Mariton added that drivers, once branded vith the y'eJlou* disc, would take extra irpcautions to avoid the Ted badge o£ lunger.

A BRILLIANT PRODUCTION

Second thoughts accord with the first lin dcs-cribing the .rcvii al of "The ArcadI ians" at the Opcia House on Saturday as a brilliant production.' Jt was all th.it, taken in detail and as a whole. The cur.tain ioi'o on a fjladu in an Arcadia, peopled 'by beingo of another woild than oms, a 'realm ot fancy whcie lives ore Ihcd happily, simply, and to the full, and wheic the truth, the whole truth, and nothing I but the truth is spoken as a-matter ol ooui&e. In that pagan paradise.everyone loves everyone else and no one hurts anyone's feelings. This, opening secnciwas a veritable triumph of theatrical art in .every way in setting, giouping, and costumes. It suggested in coloui and grace a bed ot pctum.is in a btcczc. As in the j Eden a seipcnt mipaited. knowledge which i it ucic well foi the human race it 'hail | iic\cr learned, to some ophidian news-| boaicr brought tidings to the unsophisticated Arcadians of "monsters" known as the English who uoikcd in brick caves all day and slept in similar tioglodylc haunts nt night. One of these monsters tails among the Arcadians from a "ilyin? machine" and at once breaks the law by lying.. Jminers-ed, iv fact, well soused in the well where truth lies at the bottom, he cmeigcs without his trousers, it is true, but in the picturesque and sufficient gaib uf the Arcadians. So the fun begins until the simple people go on an evangelising I mission to uuiegencratc England, begin-1 ning—of all places—at a race meeting. Again scene II affords the scene-painter i and carpenter, costumier and electrician, and. above all, the producer, another splendid chance to show what they euu do. They seized the opportunity to give of their best and this was recognised and fittingly acknowledged by the delighted audience. It is hardly necessary to add that scene 111, an interior, the Arcadian Restaurant, was in artistic accord in every lcspcct with its predecessors. The cast of "The Arcadians" is of generous amplitude and numbered nearly 30 pcisons. It headed by that versatile, accomplished, and graceful arfist, liomola Hansen, as one of the leading ladies in Arcadia (if thcie was any pre-emi-nence in that idyllic society). She was called upon toning and, did : sing \vitli gicat desciipthc power and fine shades of uxpiessinu that delightful soug "The l'ipcs of Pan." Incidentally the wooil wind of the orchcstid in this lyiic gate really .irtislic suppoit to Miss Hansen. The monster horn London, an involuntary intruilcr in Aixady, was impcrsniiatcd* by Phil Smith, who revelled in the part umi with it set the crowded house, roaring. with1 laughter. He has long learned how to do this, no matter in what part he may be cast, and on Saturday he.added yet one more to his now. goodly accumulation .of popular Micccsses .is an original comedia^ with a style in 'buffoonery, entirely his own. The other and quite distinctive pait of Peter Doody, the doleful jockey, was cleverly played by Don Kicol, who made a decided hit with "I've. Cotter Hotter." The possession of a wolltraincd mcz«;o-soprano Aoice and ability to act nn well as sing was demonstrated by Doris, Hopkins, in the (small part of Chr>s,oa. Mr. Herbert Brown, the principal tenor, made a graceful lover as Jack Meadows, racehorse owner, in a duet with Lois Green, who was cast as Eileen Cav-. anagh. Miss Green was very successful in her songs "The Girl With a Brogue" and "JJiing Me a Rose." Mane La Vaire was given the congenial part of the Mrs. Smith, uife of the "monster" who disturbed the serenity of Arcadia, and she revelled in it. Mona Zeppel looked like1 a pocket edition of Ella Shields, and proved herself a clever little dancer and breezy comedienne in the part- of Bobby, a -precocious boy. Lesser parts were satcly entrusted to Eric Bush as an Arcadian, mid later a racing man; Oliver Peacock, ilso as> a patron of the Turf; David Grahame (with solo in act III); and L'harles Albert. The chorus and orchestra lid excellent work all through. The music of Lionel Monckton and [lowaid Talbot was delightful in its freshness, originality, and tunefuluess; recall'mg pleasant memories of times when there ivas no necessity to introduce ■■ entertainments as "recommended for adulis." This blight and jolly musical play can be reommended ■with all confidence lor gen3ral enjoyment, J'or not a word, gesture, dp line in it -would raise a blush ou the nost sensitive cheek. "The Arcadians" will be lepealed ihis »nd tomorrow evenings with every prospect of proving- «s popular as it- was on ts, lovivdl on Saturday. "Wildflowci" -will ollow on Wednesday, with a matinee peifoimance, and "Floiodora" is '.billed for Saturday. The Ilutt Valley High School's term ■ommenecs on Tueßday, February C. Pnriculais regarding the enrolment ot pupils ire advertised in today's "Post." |