Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 8, No. 9. July 11, 1945
The Late Christopher Bean
The Late Christopher Bean
The Drama Club recently presented a reading of RENE FAUCHOIS'S amusing and refreshing play THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN. The audience was small; the reading good.
The postponement of the play for one week resulted in a noticeable loss of keenness on the part of the cast, particularly in the first act, but this was to a large extent alleviated in the succeeding acts and the play finished with appreciable gusto.
The cast selected showed potentialities, and in some cases very definite talent, particularly Kerry Jordan as Dr. Haggart, and Edith Hannah as the spoilt daughter, Ada. As is usual in a reading there were several late entrances and one or two ineffectual attempts to cover up, but notwithstanding the performance was pretty slick, and the requisite atmosphere fairly well maintained throughout.
The producer was Pat [unclear: Girling]-Butcher.