PERIOD FROCKS WORN AT LITTLE THEATRE PLAY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 139, 29 June 1937, Page 11

PERIOD FROCKS WORN AT LITTLE THEATRE PLAY

Charming period frocks were an attractive feature of "Hobson's Choice," the four-act play by Harold Brighouse, which was presented by members of the Hawke's Bay Little Theatre Society in the Hastings Municipal Theatre last evening. In the first act the three sisters, Maggie (Margaret Nutter), Victoria (Christina Williams) and Alice (Edna Rainey), wore frocks of black satin fashioned in the style of the 1880 period, and having little collars of lace. Mrs Hepworth (Alix Rochfort) wore a bustled gown of deep petunia satin, with gold lace cape edged with a ruched frill, and her bonnet matched her gown, Ada Figgins (Phil Davies) wore a black skirt and apron with white blouse and rust shaded shawl. In the second act Maggie wore a tunic irock of light brown crepe sbirred up the back and l'ront and over a fuil skirt of brown figured silk. Her brown hat was trimmed with an ostrich plume. Victoria wore a plaid taffeta skirt with red jumper-blouse and navy bonnet and Alice wore a gown in the same period bustled style with blue juinper over blue checked skirt and a red hat. In the fourth act Magtj e's black and ' white figured blouse was worn over a black fringed skirt and pink flowers trimmed her black hat. Alice wore a gjreen and white stri]ied skirt with floral blouse and her green hat was fin- !!■■■ i i — n — n — fi n — n — n n — n — n — r

ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Margaret Violet (Peggie), eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Scherf, of Hastings, to Sydney Joseph, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Fox, of Hastings.

ished with bright tulips. Victoria's black figured frock Avas worn with a black veivet cape and slie woie a bright hat with white feather trimming. All the frocks were charmingly fashioned to suit the period and gave an added toueh of colour to the performance. Among the audience were: Mr J. D. H. Buchqnan, Dr. and Mrs D. A. Bathgate, Mr and Mrs G. liochfort, Mr and Mrs W. A. Whitlock, Mr and Mrs J. B. Campbell, Mr and Mrs E. Quartley, Mrs H. M. Bishop, Mrs Rivers, Mr and Mrs A. Smith and Miss Beth Smith, Mr and Mrs P. Barker, Rev. and Mrs R. B. Waugh and Miss llelen Waugh, Mr and Mrs lioby, Mr and Mrs H. Holderness, Mr and Mrs Sidney Chaplin, Mr F. S. Candy and Miss Lyndal Candy, Mr and Mrs Hugib Small. Mrs A. 1. Rainbow, Mrs J. G. Tosswill, Mrs R. Brathwaite, Mr and Mrs E. JNutter, JMrs R. McLennan, Mrs S. Jones, Mrs W. Is icbolson Miller and Miss Rosemary Miller, Mrs McLenuau and Miss Fairlie McLennan, Mrs G. C. Glenny and Miss Margaret Glenny, Mrs Selwyn Chambers, Mrs F. K. Faulkner, Mrs F. C. Fryer and Miss Zoe Fryer, Mrs M. R. G. Matheson, IMrs A. Pellow, Col. W. fs'eilson and Mr John Neilson, JMrs Berthon Will tama and Miss Rosemary Williams, Mrs F. T. Hull and Miss Molly Huil, Mrs Davies, Mr and Mrs Hedley Harvey, Mrs J. Simson, Mrs A. Lockie, Dr. W. Reeve, Dr. and Mrs, Antony Reeve, Mr and Mrs R. D. Brown, Dr. and Mrs E. Y. Comrie, Mr and Mrs N. J. Lovell-Smith, Mrs E. M. Marshall and JVlr E. Marshall, Mrs E. V. Simpson, Mrs A. F. Geinny, Mrs T. Cunningham and Miss Betty Cunningham, Dr. and Mrs O. C. Moller, jVIrs K. E. Crompton and Mr Leigh Crompton, -Mrs J. J. Gatenby, Mrs O. Nelson and Mr R. kelson, Mrs Wellwood and the Misses Wellwoojd, Mrs J. W. Hursthouse, Alrs O. MortimerJones, Mr and Mrs J. Price, Mrs A. G. Stead, Mrs E. Millson, Mrs Ingram, Mrs W. H. YVood and Miss P. Wood. Misses K. F. Kixon, M. Fitzroy, G. Couper, Hunter, V. Russell, S. Russell, R. Williams, S. and J. Reynolds, D. Williams, M. Campbell, It. Greenwood^ P. Reid, N- Scott, §. Watson, M. Landovsky, ,M. Shaw, 1. "Crambers, H. Coleman, M. Turner-Williams, Harris, M. Hennah, ,T. and P. Morrin, J. Maddison, M. Fryer, A. and L. Baird, N. van Asch, M. Davies, J. Hallett, G. "Wynyard, C. Symes. Messrs H. R. Campbell, K. H. Bayliss, E, Barker, 1. Taafe, K. Tawse, Hardy, D. Greenwood, N. Appleby, W. Burton, Rainey.-