AMUSEMENTS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1933, Page 3

AMUSEMENTS

FACING THE MUSIC.”

AT THEATRE TO-NKJH'I

This well-known farcical comedy will be presented by the Hokitika Amateurs this evening, when theatre goers arc ■assured of ia uiosi enjoyab'ie night’s entertainment. The actu.il iplay is full of bright, sparkling humour, complicated plot s and correspondingly surprising disclosures, each climax befog exceedingly well put over by the individual ■artists concerned. | As was the case last year, an enormous amount of work has been spent j upon the s cenery and stage effects, and the public will see a completely new interior setting which will be by I far the most elaborate used on the local stage for a number of years. ' | The actual theme of the play is the! innumerable misunderstandings due to there being two John Smiths in a block ! of flats. Bo,h are married, and while one i s a Rev. Smith the other is a racehorse owner. It will thus be readily seen that there is a sharp c on -J trast between the modes of living of, tlie.se two. This contrast is neatly sustained until the final curtain. j

The first act discloses the general theme of the comedy and clearly outlines the intriguing manner in which John Smith becomes unwittingly entangled in ,a complicated domestic dilemma.

Act two brings fo light still further hilarious complications, wherein the Inst character is seen in an effective role. Here the plot becomes still more complex, resulting in further embar-la'-sing moments for the unfortunate John Smith, around whom the circumstantial evidence i s weaving a web, from which it seems impossible for him to escape. At the same time, the misleading activities of the various other characters add a further ppquant touch j to the proceedings and the downfall of John Smith -appe,ar s imminent A happy turn of events' in the third act, how-J ever, effectively dispels all doubts as to the true position, and provides a happy final*.