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C.W.I. Drama Festival
Motueka, with its presentation of "Out of the Darkness" won the Nelson Federation of C. W. I's annual drama festival. Lower Moutere was a close second. It presented "Gertrude the Governess". Motueka will now compete against finalists from the Blenheim Federation in the Dominion area festival at Blenheim this month. The top and bottom pictures show some of the players in the Lower Moutere play, and the others are from the Motueka play.
Althea Starnes, Betty Lummis, Alcena Knapp, Dulcie Rosenberg and Monica Best.
Brenda York and Josephine Baker act a scene of the Motueka play, set in a concentration camp.
Motueka producer, Elaine Scott, with Flora Poulter and Josephine Baker
Melva Norris in the Motueka play
Lower Moutere players: Vera Wratt, Beryl Cameron, Betty Batchelor, and Betty Goodman