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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 19, No. 10. September 10, 1955

Drama — "The Art of Being Happily Married"

Drama

"The Art of Being Happily Married"

The drama team gained third place in the competition, not because of any fallings on their part so much as the limitations of the play which did not have as much dramatic scope as the winning plays. The actors succeeded in conveying to the audience Maurols' gentle irony and his profound knowledge of human behaviour, and successfully sustained the mood through the play which gave it a unity which it might have otherwise lost consisting as it did of two somewhat disjointed scenes.

The Judge's comments were on the whole very favourable, and she particularly remarked on the talent of the two young leading actors, who suffered mainly through lack of stage experience. Heather Scott, who developed a very rare and attractive husky voice due to an attack of laryngitis, had a very charming stage personality; and once she learns to make more use of changes in tone and mood should go far in drama. Laurie Atkinson had a natural manner and seemed completely at home on the stage, but did not emphasise clearly enough the difference in age between the two scenes.

The team was not unlucky not to win. The OU and CUC plays were very good and had more to offer as stage plays. VUC's play was not technically smooth at all times which is very often the main difference between the winning play and the runner-up, but the team is to be congratulated on giving a performance) which kept the audience and themselves entertained for a most interesting half hour.