SMART FROCKING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 53, 25 November 1937, Page 6

SMART FROCKING

Little Theatre Society Plays Last Night ATTRACTIVE SETTINGS Smart and colonrful frocking and an attractive stage setting were two muchappreciated features of the presentation last evening of "Antkony and Anna.," a three-act comedy by St. John G. Ivine, wrhich was given by members of the Hawke's Bay Little Theatre Society. The plays presented this year by the society have been very much enjoyed, and as a result the andience at the Municipal Theatre, Hastings, for last evening' s performance was a splendid one, and the pleasure which they felt was expressed ixi their applause. The scene for the play was the Inn of St. Peter's Finger, the first act being in the dining-room, and the second and third acts were set in the lonnge. In each scene lovely bowls of flowers, sweet peas and scarlet roses gave an added. touch of colour to the setting, where attractive and suitable furnisbings were used. For her first appearanee, Anna (played by Miss Christina Williams), wore navy blue slacks with a tomato shaded skirt and later changed into a frock of blue Macclesfield silk. In the second act she wore a black cloque frock with high neckline and short sleeves and having a wide sash of deep lime green silk, and her last appearanee was made in a frock of flojvered linen. This was cut with a higli waist and full skirt, and a cluster of red roses at the waist matched' her red sandals. Lady Cynthia Speedwell (played by Mrs. Selwyn Averill), wore a very smartly tailored coat of fine tweed in a navy blue and white pattern alxd having an unusual s-lit-skirt. This was worn with a plain navy frock and navy hat. Among the audience were: The president of the society, Mr. J. D. H. Buclxanan and Mrs. Buchanan, Dr. and Mrs. D. Bathgate, Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Bate, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. G. Matheson, Mrs. W. A. Whitlock, Mrs. W. Neilson, Mrs. W. H. Maitland, Mrs. P. aBrker, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Browning, Mr3. Selwyn Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Davies and " Miss Marie Davies, Miss Yalerie Maclndoe (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Fryer and the Misses Zoe and Mitty Fryer, Mrs. G. C. Glenny* and Miss Margaret Glenny, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Hursthouse, Miss Margaret Hyslop, Miss Cynthia Jefferd, Mr. and Mrs. T. Kelly, Miss Monica McVeagh (Auckland), Miss M. Lankovsky, Mrs. F. Nutter and Miss Frances Nutter, Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Rainbow, Miss E. Rainey, Dr. W. lleeve, Dr. and Mrs. Antony Reeve, Misses S. and J. Reynolds, Miss K. F. Rixon, Lady Russell, Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, Mrs. Guy Rochfort and Miss Alix Rochfort. Mrs.

E. Y. Simpson and Mr. R. Simpson, Mrs. W. R. Stead, Mrs. A. G. Stead, Miss Connie Symes, Mrs. J. C. Toswill, Miss H. Waugh, Miss EHsie Williams, Mrs. Turner Williams, Dr. and Mrs. Roinaine Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Thornley Sherratt, Misses Nita- and Eleanor McHardy, Miss Una Herrick, Mrs. Jasper Herrick, Mxs. H. J. Webber, Mrs. Hugh Small, Miss Dora Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Gordon, Mr. and Mrs Alan Smith and Miss Beth Smith, Miss D. Williams,. Miss Mary Mossman, Misses J., L. and I. Lo-vell-Smith, Mrs. Ritchie and Miss M. Ritchie, Mrs. J. S. McLeod and Miss Audrey McLeod, Mrs. F. K. Faulkner, Mrs. N. Tanner, Mrs. G. D. McAlley, Mrs. S. Jones, Mrs. C. Davies, Mrs. Buck and Miss Phyllis Buck, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Barrow, Mrs. E. Curlett and Miss M. Curlett, Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Miss Sonia Watson, Mrs. W. Nicholson Miller and Miss Rosemary Miller, Misses Shena and Kewpie White, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Hedley Harvey, Mrs. W. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gill, Mrs. R. Cashmore, Mrs. A. D. Morris, Mrs. G. Faulkner, Mr. and Mrs E. A. Coxon, Mrs. J. Chambers, Misses b. and M. Russell, Mrs. G. M. Hindmarsh, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lyons, Miss Jean and Mr. Ian Lyons, Mr. F. Sy Candy, Misses Lyndal and Phyllis Candy, Mr. and Mrs. R. Greenwood, Miss Rosemary and Mr. Dan Greenwood, Mrs. J. J. Gatenby, Mrs. O. C. Moller, Mr. and Mrs. N. Greig, Mrs. R. D. Brown, Mrs. A. F, Redgrave, Miss McAlister, Mrs. C. Foster, Mrs. H. Gascoyne, Mrs. H. Beamish, Mrs. Bark and the Misses ' Bark, Mrs. K. E. Crompton, Miss Catherine and Mr. Leigh Crompton, Mr. and Mrs. M. Fenton, Miss E. Grantham, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. C. Baird, Miss M. Black, Miss M. Wastney, Mrs. A. van Asch and Miss N. van Asch, Mrs. Dudley Hill, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Poppelwell, Mrs. J. Wright and Miss Z. Wright, Miss M. Hazell, Miss D. Apsey, Miss June Greening, Messrs. Hi R. Campbell, Sehvyn Averill, S. G. Stead, V. and R. Hill, G.1 Lloyd, R. Hobbs, D. van Asch, W. Farrell and W. Burton.