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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 4, No. 8. July 16, 1941

[Introduction]

The Victoria University College Dramatic Club presents One Act Plays, Thursday, 10th July, 1941.

The plays began late, of course. But on the whole we do not regret that our patience outlasted the long delay. We found much to comment on in the three plays, and what critic is averse to criticising?

In "The Road of Poplars" so much depended on atmosphere, and the atmosphere depended much on Nat Beaties as the hallucinated ex-soldier. He was very good. This play owed much of its effectiveness to its relevance to the present situation—the maladjustments of war-haunted soldiers returned to civilian life will create a large problem—but credit goes to Irene English for an excellent first production. Despite clumsy lighting atmosphere was achieved. Bruce Mason, although in himself delightful, would, we felt, have made a better Frenchman had he been more violent. Pat. Hildreth was well-suited in her part, B. Unwin and Harry Scott adequate in theirs.