EMPIRE DRAMA FESTIVAL
The proposal by the Earl of -Bessborough - that - an Empire Drama Eea-4 tival be -held iu London is "being warmly supported by the British; ama' teur theatre movement. It is suggested that companies from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa should meet a eelected British company, each to present a one-act play. Mr. Geoffrey Whitwor.th^ a directOr of the British Drama -League which co-ordinate.s 2500 societies, has pyomisod co-operation. He has teuggested that hftcr the London .competition, the Dominion companies should,- tour Bri* tain. He points out that New Zealand has a branch" of the Lehgue and Australia has- afi&liated. • . ; . Amateur organisatious have exprefsed cerfainty that the matter will b.* , taken up koenly. ,J
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 190, 28 August 1937, Page 10
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118EMPIRE DRAMA FESTIVAL Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 190, 28 August 1937, Page 10
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