THE TENTAINERS
AMATEUR DRAMATIC COMPANY IN MIDDLE EAST. (N.Z.E.F. Official News Service). CAIRO, September 5. Soldiers who know them have come to lock forward to the productions of the Tentainers, an amateur dramatic company formed about nine months ago by local residents and Imperial and Colonial troops in the Middle East. Several New Zealanders have become active members of the Tentainers, and a high standard of light plays has been produced. The name Tentainers is derived from the fact that the company was formed in connection with a wellknown soldiers’ recreational tent which is run by local ladies -near a New Zealand base camp. The latest production, Booth Tarkington’s “The Trysting Place,” • was performed recently before a large audience of soldiers, and arrangements are already in hand for a repeat performance. The production of these plays has provided an interesting hobby for those engaged as well as excellent entertainment for the soldiers. Much effort and ingenuity has gone into the creation of settings and this has assisted largely in building up the high standard obtained.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1941, Page 6
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175THE TENTAINERS Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1941, Page 6
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