“PRINCESS OF POPPYLAND.”
BY TECHNICAL COLLEGE PUPILS. A PLEASING PERFORMANCE. At the Empire Theatre last night the pupils of the New Plymouth Technical College staged the three-act operetta, “The Princess of Poppyland,” while, as is only to be expected, there w’as a certain amount of nervousness, and perhaps a little stiffness in the show, yet the presentation was one that was pleasing and gained no small amount of approbation from the audience. The story of the operetta is briefly told .in the theft from the Kingdom of Poppyland of a magic casket by the villain of the piece. Baron Insomnia, its recovery by Prince Wide-awake restoring the kingdom to prosperity and gaining for him the hand of the Princess. The operetta contains a number of tuneful solos and choruses, and also provides opportunity for*a small amount of wit and humor on the part of the Court Chamberlain and the villain, while a couple of ballet dances revealed a daintiness pleasing to look upon.
As the Princess. Miss Ruth Rowe was perhaps more at home than any of the company, as neither her acting nor her singing bore any signs of nervousness. She has a sweet little voice and "her two songs brought her well merited applause. Miss Gladys Hardgrave, as Prince Wide-awake, was very good a’ the “principal boy.” and made a successful suitor of the hand of the Princess. The humor of the piece is dependent on the Chamberlain (Mr. Boris Morgan) and Baron Insomnia (Ken Algar) with his two attendants Pip Pip and Honk Honk. Mr. Morgan made the most of his opportunities and extracted a good i deal of laughter from the audience. Roy ; Perritt, as the King, was a merry character. As attendants on the • Princess, Misses Violet Bosson and Kathleen Blanchett acted and sang pleasingly, while Miss Evena Holden was an effective Brittannia. The Hon. Dozey (Merton Taylor) was as “dozey” as his part required him to be. The operetta was well-staged and the chorus work and dancing were good, being greatly assisted by an orchestra under’ the baton of Mr. H. C. Gatland. The performance, which is in aid of the school funds, will be repeated this evening-
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1922, Page 6
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364“PRINCESS OF POPPYLAND.” Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1922, Page 6
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