WITH THE AMATEURS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 21 (Supplement)

WITH THE AMATEURS.

lHamllton Operatic Society. Judging by the interest and env ihusiasm displayed at recent meetings lihcre is u sincere desire to revive the . liumllion Operatic Society, Which fl :i'cw yours ago gained a reputation ithroughont New Zeztinnd for the exceliicnrtc of its productions. l i was particularly impressed by the.‘tone ot‘ the discussions, there being a ideterminntion to forget those little things which caused friction in the past. it was recognised that only by l.nnanimit)’. good feeling and enthusilasm was it possible to succeed. | The annual meeting of the society lwiil be held shortly, when definite mrnposals for a resumption of activities gwiil he submitted. it rests with that. smeeting: whether the society will ‘“ carry on.“ :Hnmllton Playbox. i The Hamilton Piaybox will not hold a reading next week, owing to the \\'aikato Winter Show being in I session. lPlay-reading at Winter Show. ‘ i The play—reading competition ati ithe \Vnikato Winter Show promises tO‘ he a very popular feature. ‘ Nine entries have been received, the ,compctitors including the Hamilton: El’iuyhox, ilamiiton Players, \\’.E.A., I'l‘ulhot Players, Eureka Women's In-i istitute, and .\‘awton—Rotokauri W'o-t imen's institute. 3 : Mrs Bartley—Baxter, of Aucklandn twill he the judge. i i The music, eiocution and dancins‘ ‘cnmpeti‘tions have attracted record 611— i ‘itrics, totalling 200 more than last year. ‘ The judges will bez—Elocution, Mrs IBartley—Baxter (Auckland); music, Mr IJohn Tait (Auckland); operatic dune!ing‘, Mrs Tabor—Gregory (Auckland); tnational dancing, .\lrs lan Cameron i (.\lastcrton). ‘ . .W.E.A. Play-reading Club- } On Tuesday evening members of tthe W.E.A. Play—reading Club gave a 'successl’ul reading of "Caesar's \Vlt‘e," fiby \V. Somerset Maugham i The cast, directed by Miss P. Tait, lwas as follows: Sir Arthur Little, Mr :J. ’i‘reiour; Ronald Parry, Mr D. .\ictl)onald; licm-y Pritchard, Mr D. Tait; ‘lticorge Appleby, Mr \\’. Earle; Osman iPashn, Mr P. Nelson; Violet Little, l.\iiss P. Tait; Mrs Etheridge, Mrs P. iNelson; Mrs Pritchard, Miss N. Reid; iMrs Apple-by, .\irs Curling. i At the concluding of the reading the play was discussed by members. “ Death Takes a Holiday " In Auckland. The Grafton Dramatic Club staged "Death Takes a Holiday," by Alberta Unsolin, for two nights recently, under the :iircciion ot‘ itonnlti Howie. .»\ l‘ricmi tells me it was n splendid ploy, exceptionally \\'cll (tour. The singc illili lighting ci'l‘ccls were very tinc. .\‘o I'cwcr iimn lino people saw the ]ii'|}iiiii'iiuil. Among ihc pluwrs \\’{is \\'. J. iiaini‘i—-lnn-itmnoluls, l'ormcrly or llumillon, in llw [ml'i nl' .\injnr \\'lliii'wl. Auckland Operatic Society. v 'l‘hc .~nri .\nmlcur t'lperntit‘ .\‘ociciy \\'ill siziflc "'i'llc .\c\\‘ .\iooii.q prolmliiy illc most succt‘sei'ui (‘fi'ori of. it c famous [mrlncrship ol' (incur linin— Incrstcin nnri Sigmund limnhore‘, in .luno, with ll chorus of tilt! \nicos and iiit‘ i'olio\\iliur c.i.~il--‘ ,lulic ...1.,1. Kathleen .\iniquocn .\i. iicnlmoir .. ... ... ILL, Piii'ht‘i‘ |:.l]|iiliil lui\.li ... . . . llc\ .\‘riyt‘l‘s \‘it-omtn lliimurl .... . ~ thick Sharpe liohcrt ... ..A.. ... . . i‘lrncst Snell }‘ -\l('\:mrlor . .... .. .. imuglns Stark ißcsnc ...... ... . . llohert Fenwick Mitll'lilit‘S ..i ~... .. .. Jack Stokes ‘_.\tnrinnne Timnnoir . lilmlys .\icAneney ,iiuurkcr‘imr oi‘ tororn .. Bl X. Rate {'l‘hc pl‘upi‘it‘ini‘ ... . S. Stephenson‘ | \ (lancer .. i.. .. . Noru ('i‘iinilm‘an‘ il’hillimm .. .... .. . Leslie Russell {liluiiidc immimsie ... .. Edna Craig; itcllmnnr‘rc .. .. Maurice \\‘ilkinson tinpiuin tic qun .. . H. Fisher—Butts: iirunci ..... -.. . . D. I”. Sicpilens‘ Flnn Lawson is proriuccr, and Colin} i.\lusion music dil’crtor. i i Drama Festival in Hamilton. 1 i 'l'ho festival in he held hy ihc Hum-j lilton inninch oi" ihc iiriiish ilrznnn} ,I.i-.2u~- \\ill iulu‘ plncc 111 l July ‘23, ‘3l“, ,Jllli Zili. i ’l'mms i'rnm .‘l \\itic :ii‘tl‘ici imvo cx—i ;I|l'i‘.~.\t'li 111-'ir inlcniion oi" conflicting~ ‘ I New Plymouth Little Theatre. 1 | ’l‘hc \c\\ |'i,\n\ouih I,itllc ’i‘hcztil'c; ”lint-[\- Sm-ici)‘ im» lwcn nciirc in till" r..ulin: and production Hi [this illirinu', thc out ic\\ \\cvits. ‘ \ ‘iriHl' 11.1.\ iu-cn [il'U\ilit‘ll .unl this, :l'cuii} willmm'ml iin- i-i'l'wrlhcntw.» ni' illn- \\m'l‘h "..uioi'». lii-w‘uil} iii" wiw'ili} lit- w-ul " iiil' \\m-l .llili II."

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