Date:
1930 - 1949
Reference:
Eph-A-DRAMA-BDL-1930/1949
Description:
Includes:
1933:
First final Festival of Community drama. Blue Triangle Hall Boulcott Street. 22-23 September 1933. Programme (St Matthew's School Masterton, Old Girls' Circle presents "The new word" by J M Barrie, produced by Constance Miller; Wellington Lyceum Club Drama Circle presents "The odd streak", by Roland Pertwee, produced by M E P Ahern; Hastings Comedy Players present "Knight to move", by Adrian Hurley; Elam Dramatic Club Auckland presents "The sisters' tragedy", by Hughes; The Readers, Timaru present "The long Christmas dinner", by Thornton Wilder; Linton Women's Institute presents "Lonesome like", by H Brighouse; The Orari Readers' "A" Team presents "The wonderful son", by Barrington Gates; The Nameless Group, Christchurch presents "Kestrel Edge", by Wilfrid Gibson, produced by Professor James Shelley); The Dannevirke Players present "When the Muezzin calls", by H Chalmers Haddon, produced by E N Hogben; Central Taranaki Winning Team presents "Rabbits", by V Targuse, produced by Mrs Uniacke; South Taranaki Winning Team presents "The Touchstone", by V Targuse. (2 copies).
1934:
Weekend School of Drama. Palmerston North. 4-6 May 1934. Outline of timetable - tutors Miss Elizabeth Blake, Miss Beatrice MacKenzie.(Flyer).
1936:
Third annual festival of community drama. Opera House Palmerston North. 11-12 August 1936. Programme (Manawatu Country Club Reading Branch, YWCA Lyceum, Foxton Women's Institute, Palmerston North Little Theatre Society, Unnamed Society, Milson Women's Institute, High School Old Girls' Association, Marton Players, Towns Women's Guild, Cheltenham Women's Institute).
Easter School of Drama. Allen Hall, University, Dunedin. 9-14 April 1936. Tutors Miss Elizabeth Loe, Miss Barbara Williams, Professor Adams, Professor Shelley. Pamphlet.
1937:
Fourth annual festival of community drama. Opera House, Palmerston North. 9-10 August 1937. Programme (Pohangina Women's Institute, Marton Players, Palmerston North Little Theatre Society, Freda Whittaker Players, St Andrews Players (Levin), Girls' High School Dramatic Club, Boys' High School Dramatic Club, Milson Women's Institute, Levin Play Readers, Te Ara Kura Women's Institute).
North Island Elimination Festival. Opera House Hawera. 7-9 September 1937. Adjudicator Miss Elizabeth Loe. Programme.
1938:
Fifth festival of community drama, Opera House Palmerston North. Adjudicator Mr Victor Lloyd. (Junior Library Players, Levin District High School, Palmerston North Boys' High School, Girl Citizens' Drama Group, Little Theatre Society, Linton Women's Institute, Pohangina Women's Institute, St Andrew's Players (Levin), Levin Playreaders, Marton Playreaders. 26-27 September 1936. Programme.
North Island Elimination Drama Festival. Adjudicator Miss Elizabeth Blake. Opera House Masterton. 10-11 October 1938. (St Matthew's Old Girls, Levin Playreaders, Pioneer Club Drama Circle, Knox Players, Napier Repertory Players, All Saints' Players). (2 copies)
1939:
Sixth annual festival of community drama. Adjudicator Mr A E Lawrence. Opera House Palmerston North. 26-27 September 1939. (Palmerston North Technical School, Palmerston North Boys' High School, Rangiotu Women's Institute, Palmerston North Little Theatre Society, Palmerston North Repeortry Society, Levin District High School, Foxton Women's Institute, Levin Playreaders).
North Island Elimination Festival of Drama. Opera House Palmerston North. 9 October 1939. Programme (Newlands Women's Institute, Turitown Women's Institute, Hamilton Playbox, Hawera Repertory Club, Palmerston North Little Theatre Society, St Matthew's Church Team).
Members card. Expires 31 December 1939. (2 copies)
1940:
Christchurch area eliminations. Adjudicator J J W Pollard. Committee: W J Parson, Janet McLeod, Frona King, Naare Hooper, D I Macdonald, Eric Craighead, Alex Gale. Radiant Hall Christchurch. 27-29 June 1940. (Canterbury Training College - producer R J Harrison, WEA - producer Mrs J P O'Sullivan; Canterbury Repertory - producers Magdalen Hall and Molly Dailey; Canterbury Training College - producer J W Luxton; Bankside Players - producer Mrs Stephenson Temple; Old Westonians - producer Miss Frona King; Hay's Drama Club - producer Len Barnes; Zenith Players - producer Mrs Aileen Cleave; Miss Naare Hooper's Group. Programme (2 copies)
1943:
Twelfth annual festival of community drama will be held in the Tin Hat Hall, RSA Building, 12 Victoria Street Wellington, 1-3 September 1943. Ten one-act plays will be presented. Adjudicator Elsie Lloyd. Flier only
1949:
North Island Festival of Community Drama. Opera House Palmerston North. 10 and 12 September 1949. Adjudicator Norman Byrne. President A S Farquhar, committee C F B Clarkes, Mrs T F Mackenzie, G A Jesson, G H A Swan, Miss Amy Kane, Miss Nola Millar. (Pukekohe Dramatic Society - producer May Revell; Strathmore Players - producer Doug G Edwards; Hawera Repertory Society; Hamilton Playbox - producer David W Reid; Awaiti Players - producer Lou Peck; Manawatu Repertory Society - producer Evelyn Davidson; Stratford Women's Institute - producer Catherine O Holmes; Eltham Women's Institute Arts and Crafts Circle - producers Dorothy Riddle and Cynthia Wilcox). Programme.
South Island Elimination Festival. Theatre Royal Timaru. 5 September 1949. Adjudicator L F Moller. (Milton Drama Club; Timaru Catholic Dramatic Club; Methven Drama Club; Dunedin Greenroom Club). Programme.
New Zealand National Final Festival. Concert Chamber Wellington. 14 September 1949. Adjudicators Mrs Mary McKenzie, Miss May Macdonald, G H A Swan. (Hawera Repertory Society - co-producers Margaret Buist and Alison Corrigan; Dunedin Greenroom Club - producer Roland Watson; Manawatu Repertory Society - producer Evelyn Davidson). Programme. (2 copies)
Quantity: 18 pamphlets and programmes plus duplicates.
Physical Description: Letterpress on programmes, sizes below 250 mm.
Provenance: One flier donated by Mrs Joyce Megget, Papakura, in 2009.