"THE LUCK OF THE NAVY"

Wairarapa Age, 30 March 1920, Page 5

"THE LUCK OF THE NAVY"

A SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE.

Mr. Allan Wilkie and his talented company appeared, before a large audience in ' the* Masterton Opera' House laSt' night, in the well-known drama "The Luck of the Navy,' 1 and received an enthusiastic reception, testi fying to the popularity that Mr. Wilkie and the company have achieved in this district. The performance was an excellent one. It was most realistic, without being overdrawn. It was well staged, the dressing was decidedly out of and the acting good. The ; company well deserved-its reception. As Lieut.' Clive Stanton, in the principal role, Mr. Wilkie was again most convincing, and, as usual, his impersonation was of a very high order. Miss Frediswyde Hunter-Watts made A beautiful Cynthia Eden, and her winning, personality appealed to the. audience. Her charming frocks were the cubo of much comment, as was also the dressing of the other members of the company. The other members' of the company very capably sustained their parts, particularly Miss Helen Fergus as Mrs., Peel, the German spy, and Henri Dorej as the midshipman, I To-night the company will play "The Rdtters." The performance of this piece was most favourably commented upon by the Wellington critics. One review said:—-"The play abounds in immensely laughable situations, and there is a crisp humour in the dialogue which is irresistibly amusing. In the principal character, Councillor Clugston, Mr; Edward Landor caused unlimited merriment, in his discomfiture' as each member of his supposed-to-be highly respectable family appeared in a most unfavpurable light.. Mr. Allan Wilki6 makes the most of the role of Clugstofc's chaffeur,' at whom Mrs. Clugston and her two daughters set theircaps. As the elder Clugston Miss Frediswyde Hunter-Watts is graceful and natural. Miss Vera St. John as the younger-daughter, Miss Helen Fergus as Mrs. Clugston, and Mr. Felix Bland as the son acquit themselves admirably."