DRAMA LEAGUE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 387, 19 March 1937, Page 4

DRAMA LEAGUE.

| Stratford Branch Commencing Activities. i Rehearsals for the three-act play |to lie stag <1 during the Coronation ; celebration in May are. shortly to com' i menu ■. it was <annouijced last, night at I the annual meeting of the local ! branch of the British Drama League. ! Arrang -ments for monthly reading ot i plays v\ re also (iu.alist d and readings I will be held on the second T z uescla Y ! of every mon th. commencing on TuesI day, April 13. Those r sponsible for I ih< readings will be Miss Evelvn ! Moon en<l Messrs W- J- Hall and H. • Goodman. ; General business, and the rlec- . i, n <. f ollie, rs far th,, coming year i /• uT.if .l tin- grea-K )• part of the time i id’ the meeting’ On the motion of Mr j W. .1. Hall the thanks of the branch wer? accorded to the rearing pre si1 l<nt, Mr. A. If. R. A.nicss, who wa.s | relinquishing’. office after two.,years s pre...dint. A new s- t Qf rules was I adopted by the bran..-it and -a vot' of I thanks passed to the Mayor of St rat j ord, Mr. .1. W. McMillan, for allow '■ ing the me. ting room at the Council Chambers to be us« d. Mr. W. J. Hull spoke of the great improv, in ent which had been effected in local drama circles during the p n s' five ye-irs. had been a most | marked development both of artistry | and technique as v; 11 as a stimulus I o th’s particular aAirect of cultural | Hie. lie had been gi atly impressed | widi the Etahdard of the ptayers who competed at thb Palmerston North Festival. | The election of officers resulted as : follows, .president, Mr. AV. J. Hall: vi.ccuprc'sidcsntis, M». •sdarv-s. E. II Young and D. Stevens, Messrs A. 11. R. Amess and H. Goodman: treasurer Mrs. R. R. Tyrer; secretary, Mrs A | Uniacke; committ. e, Mrs R. Stokes, i the Misses Evelyn Moon and Carti , ‘right. Messrs R. S'okes and Moss.