TAUPO DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Taupo Times, Volume II, Issue 63, 1 April 1953, Page 3

TAUPO DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Play Reading s Following upon the most successful opening programmes staged a fortnight previously, the Dramatic Society held the first of its fortnightly members' nights last Wednesday, when two prepared play readings were presented. As there was time to spare at the close of these readings, a short impromptu j reading of a third play took place. I With every new perfarmance, the J Society appears to be able to unearih fresh talent, particularly amongst it feminine members. The first play of the evening "The Folly of Faith," by Michael Payne, was very well produced by Beryl Kennedy and brought to light two promising members in Lois Denize and Margaret Beale. The former took the part of Faith the wife who was always ready to lie her way out of any situation, not an easy character part which was carried out exceedingly well. The latteir as her sister Pearl the would-be peacemaker fitted the part well and was easy and convincing on the stage. Milly the old retainer with a sincere affection for Miss Pearl was ably portrayed by Sylvia Salt, whilst Tom Curham was quite at home in his part. All of this cast should be valuable , members in major productions of the society lateir on. The second play "The Marrying Man" by Harold Brighouse was another comedy and was produced by Wally Fulford. It was set in a shipping offiee where the marying man, Hector Brown a part taken by Will Rogers, is met by his two wives, Plen, played by Vera Casson, and Maggie (Kay Howie). The third Mrs Hector Brown, Dorothy (Rewa Marlow) fortunately for Leonard Warburton (George Anchor) the shipping clerk who has fallen for her, turns out to be the genuine widow of a Hector Brown who died at sea. Itj was a neat little comedy, well produced, but perhaps not as well rehearsed as the other play. The impromptu play aAfternoon,, by Philip Johnson was read by Iris Osborne (Lady Fellowes), Arthur Kennedy (her son, Major Wing) Vera Leyland (his wife Susan) and Margaret Thompson (his daughter (Dinah).