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Gorgeous Creatures All!

The Opera House was packed to the gunwales when the Gisborne Savage Club set out to entertain their ladies at the annual Ladies' Evening recently. And entertain them they certainly did! Who wouldn't be entertained by the sight of such gorgeous creatures on the stage as are depicted on these pages. Woodland Nymphs they were, cavorting in "A Forest Glade", complete with Pan and all.

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That's Pan there in the middle, alias "Dianna" Kohn. Tripping lightly and fantastically across the stage are some of the Nymphs: "Nellie" Caughey, "Bertha" Duckworth, "Kitty" Mullooly, and "Ina" Adair. Hidden at left, kneeling, is "Denise" Kohn, and at right "Antoinette" Chrisp.

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Pan gets the treatment from Nymphs Kohn, "Wilma" Paku, "Cecila" Pettit, Chrisp, Adair, and Caughey.

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Before the act was over, Pan was transformed into a more modern legendary figure, the Young Man on the Flying Trapeze. As he swung about the stage, the effect was sometimes startling. Here two nymphs show signs of tension as Dion heads for the scenery.

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Pan, legendary god of shepherds and huntsmen, complete with his two small horns, playing on the musical instrument he invented.

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The ballet in action. Beautiful thing second from the right is "Kitty" Mullooly.

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Khrushchev says he would rather look at humanity's face than its backside, but the boys obviously don't agree with him.

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Tribal Orator (Reg Watchman) leads Rangatira (John Thorburn) down aisle.

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Unfortunately dignity of moment was ruined when Rangatira was squirted with foam by "firemen".

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Ian Caie in a truly lyrical moment. He was member of the "Venetian Boys' Choir" (below), led by Stan Vincent and John Thorburn.

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Left to right, those visible are Denis Kohn, Alec Patterson, Bert Emms, Jim Parker, and (between the leaders) Alec Falconer.