Charles Frohman. the theatrical manager, discussing budding playwrights. once remarked that their greatest defect was their lack of knowledge of the scenes they attempt to portray. “Not long ago." Mr Frohman remarked. "I read a manuscript play dealing with the sea. hi the third act of this remarkable piece the Captain shouted to the mate: “’Are you bringing in the blunt end or the sharp end of this ship?' And in the fourth act. when the mate wanted the ship stopped. he called out' 'Whoa, whoa'”’
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1941, Page 4
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