THE AMATEUR STAGE.
ACTIVITIES IN NEW ZEALAND. AN AMERICAN IMPRESSED. 44 The interest In the stage in New Zealand impresses an American,’’ said Ray Henderson on his departure on the Maunganui for Sydney on Friday, after visiting several cities of the country in the interest of Katharine Cornell, the American actress-manager who is contemplating a world tour next year. " Wherever I have been I have been surprised by the activity of local groups of players presenting excellent plays and by the drama festivals held in various sections of the country. All this is a healthy state of affairs and indicates the coining renaissance of the drama in New Zealand as it did in America. ” During our depression the theatre suffered severely and very few professional companies toured. In the meantime local amateurs organised Little Theatres and dramatic societies. Tift fruit of this work was shown when Miss Cornell and other players toured.”
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20254, 24 July 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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152THE AMATEUR STAGE. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20254, 24 July 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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