DELAYED HER APPEARANCE.
Amateur tlreatrical companies .".re proverbially courageous, and perhaps that is the reason why the Puddvccombe Thespians selected "lolanthe" as tho means by which they would astonish the natives. As every lover of Gilbert and Sullivan is aware, one of the most effective scenes in the opera is the rising of lolanthe from the bed oi : a beautiful river, and it seemed that this scene would go particularly well. The queen and fairies had sung their welcome well, the limeHght was full on. '■ lolanthe Come lolanthe'" sang the fairies.
But lolanthe did not appear. The queen waved her wand frantically, and the fairies anxiously reported Y-
"lolanthe! Come, lolanthe!" It was a tense moment, and the excitement had communicated itself to the audience. Ap-nin the invitation was repeated, and then a petulant voice from beneath the water's silvery sur-fa-co was heard:— "Oh. do be quiet!" it said. f "Can t you see I'm caught on a nail? '
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 104, 5 November 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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159DELAYED HER APPEARANCE. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 104, 5 November 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)
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