SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 10.
Yearning's End
Yearning's End
Sunday, 14th, June, 4.46 a.m. At the conclusion of the final curtain to the outsight public, "Journey's End" was over and up done with. However (we say, nowever) for the cast and hangerson the play had just begun. It seems that the said cast and the aforesaid hangers-on, hereinafter referred to as the "Finished Articles" (plural) retired with some (we say, some) dignity to the chaste (we rather like that word) seclusion of Rongotai which in English means "Between the sparkling waters.") And by the way, the Cascades were rivelling merrily down, and a poet (had there been one there) would have probably found something to cheer his soul. However, we say, hawover, there were no ruddy poets there, and the morning was conducted in a manner reminiscent of St. James' Court—or, at least, a Varsity dance with a commissionaire and Professor Rankine Brown (whose classical seat was established way back in the gay ninety-nines) president. The main items on a delightful programme were folk dances and boat races, with a soup-song of Grand Opera thrown in to make up the weight. We assure you, gentle readers, that the music went round and round, and came out in the recognised places.
The "Finished Articles" were—John Carrad, M.C. (which means M.C.), Norman Morrison, seducer (which means pro-ducer), A. Gordon, N. A. Morrison (in another considerable capacity), Wm. S. Austin, H. Dowrick, D. Tossman (not Dorothea!), C. Hutton, H. Watt (the original and only cast), H. Williamson (sounds off, and not so far off), P. Macaskill (refinedly debonair) and ONE J. "Bloody" Aimers, the host of hosts—in fact, to make an old joke, a "host in himself" (we rather pride ourselves on this quip made at approximately four ac emma, when any joke sounded good to us).