| 1 | A. Curnow, introduction to R.A.K. Mason, Collected Poems. Christchurch: Pegasus Press, 1962, p.9 |
| 2 | Curnow to R.A.K. Mason, 1944, quoted in J. E. Weir, R.A.K Mason. Wellington: Oxford University Press, 1977, p.56 |
| 3 | Curnow, 'The Poetry of R.A.K. Mason', Book, 2, May 1941 |
| 4 | 'Consumer Co-operatives in Auckland', Borer, June 1937 (v.1, n.6), p.6; R.A.K. Mason. Diary, 1937. R.A.K. Mason Papers. Ms Papers 900: box 2. Hocken Library |
| 5 | 'R.A.K. Mason, 1905-71. Some Tributes', Landfall, 99, Sept. 1971 (v.25, n.3), p.239; R.A.K. Mason to D. Glover, Nov. 1937, quoted in Weir, R.A.K. Mason, p.52 |
| 6 | R. E. Harley, 'R.A.K. Mason: Poetry and Polities', Islands, June 1980 (v.8,n.2), p.164; J. C. Reid, Creative Writing in New Zealand. A Brief Critical History. Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1946, p.34 |
| 7 | Weir, R.A.K Mason, pp.58, 45, 44 |
| 8 | W. S. Broughton, 'Sponges Steeped in Vinegar: a note on the Collected Poems of R.A.K. Mason', Education, July 1963 (v.12, n.6), p.17 |
| 9 | Harley, 'R.A.K. Mason', p.160 |
| 10 | C. K. Stead, 'R.A.K. Mason's Poetry— some random observations', Comment, 16, July 1963 (v.4, n.4), p.38 |
| 11 | R.A.K. Mason, China. Script by R.A.K Mason for a Dance-drama by Margaret Barr. [Auckland: Times Printing Works, 1943], p. [1]; China Dances. Script by R. A. K. Mason for a Dance-drama by Margaret Barr, and other verses. Dunedin: John Mclndoe, 1962, pp.3-4 |
| 12 | Mason, 'Mr Kerridge Tries Culture', Landfall, Mar. 1948 (v.2, n.1), p.35 |
| 13 | See P. Harcourt, A Dramatic Appearance. New Zealand Theatre 1920-1970. Wellington: Methuen, 1978, pp.54-5, 85-7; J. A. Colquhoun, 'History of the Auckland Workers' Educational Association until the passing of the Adult Education Act, 1947'. MPhil thesis, University of Auckland, 1976, p.46 |
| 14 | 'Penetrating Satire. Coming W.E.A. Production', People's Voice, 3 Nov. 1939, p.8. Programmes for productions of the Auckland WEA drama group in this period are held in Ephemera Collection: Theatre, 1940s. Auckland Institute and Museum Library; and by M. Lusty.page 263 |
| 15 | B. Mason, 'New Stages in Theatre', New Zealand's Heritage, part 95, p.2645 |
| 16 | A.R.D. Fairburn, quoted in D. Trussell, Fairburn. Auckland: Auckland University Press/Oxford University Press, 1984, p.44 |
| 17 | R. Bowie, quoted in Harcourt, A Dramatic Appearance, p. 55 |
| 18 |
Workers' Educational Association, Dominion of NZ. Nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first annual reports for the years ending 31st October 1933-45, p.31 |
| 19 | F.S., 'Notes By The Way', Tomorrow, 7 Dec. 1938 (v.5, n.3), p.73 |
| 20 | Ibid., pp.72-3;F.S., correspondence, ibid., 5 Jan. 1939 (v.5, n.5), p.16o |
| 21 | News clipping, in Waiting for Lefty Scrapbook. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 22 | Mason Papers: 5 |
| 23 | 'People's Theatre', New Zealand Herald, 2 Nov. 1936, p.14 |
| 24 | Rules of Peoples Theatre Incorporated, 23 Dec. 1936. People's Theatre. Papers. NZ Ms 821: folder 1. Auckland Public Library |
| 25 | People's Theatre enrolment card. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 26 | E. Smee, correspondence, Tomorrow, 11 Oct. 1939 (v.5, n.25), p.800; People's Theatre. Programme, Waiting for Lefty, Dec. 1936. Ephemera Collection: Theatre, 1930s. Alexander Turnbull Library |
| 27 | People's Theatre. Leaflet, [Oct. 1936]. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 28 | Mason, convenor, 'to members of the Constitution Committee'; minutes of meeting held at WEA, 3 Nov. 1936. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 29 |
People's Theatre Magazine, Dec. 1939 (v.1, n.1), p.15 |
| 30 | Manuscript notes. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 31 | Letter to V. Arnold, secretary, Sydney New Theatre League, 27 July 1937. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 32 | Manuscript notes. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 33 | A.J.C. Fisher to secretary, People's Theatre, 12 Jan. 1938. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 34 |
New Zealand Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Review, 11 Nov. 1936, quoted in Waiting for Lefty programme, Dec. 1936. |
| 35 | Manuscript notes. Mason Papers: 5 |
| 36 | Ibid. |
| 37 |
People's Theatre Magazine, p.1 |
| 38 | 'Working Class Play', Borer, Oct. 1937 (v.2, n.2), p.18 |
| 39 | 'People's Theatre Success', Workers' Weekly, 25 June 1937, p.4 (reprinted from the New Zealand Herald) |
| 40 | Report of annual meeting of the General Council, 15 July 1937. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 41 | 'Judgment Day. Unconvincing Drama', New Zealand Herald 27 June 1938, p.12 |
| 42 | Secretary, People's Theatre to J.E.D. McGuire, 21 Nov. 1937. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 43 |
People's Theatre Magazine, p.8 |
| 44 | Harcourt, A Dramatic Appearance, p.66 |
| 45 | 'Leftist Propaganda. Two Plays by Odets', Evening Star, 8 Dec. 1937, p.7 |
| 46 | 'News and Views', Tomorrow, 13 Apr. 1938 (v.4, n.12), pp.354-5 |
| 47 | Ibid. |
| 48 | Comments on playscripts, [nd]. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 49 | I. Hamilton, Falls the Shadow. Auckland: Griffin Press, 1939 |
| 50 | "Tails the Shadow". A Criticism of People's Theatre Production', Workers' Weekly, 31 Mar. 1939, p.4 |
| 51 | F. Sargeson, 'Mr Hamilton's Play', Tomorrow, 12 Apr. 1939 (v.5, n.12), p.377 |
| 52 |
People's Theatre Magazine, p.5. Copies of the script of 'BMA' are in the Mason Papers: 3 and People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 53 |
People's Theatre Magazine, p.15 |
| 54 | Ibid., p.10 |
| 55 | Weir (R.A.K Mason, p.27) claims that Squire Speaks was written in 1928, but as Harley points out he offers no evidence for this assertion (Harley, 'R.A.K. Mason', pp.157-8) |
| 56 | Mason, 'Service for the Fallen', People's Voice, 14 July 1939, p.7 |
| 57 |
People's Voice, 24 Nov. 1939, p.7. The script of 'Skull on Silence' is printed in full here. |
| 58 |
People s Theatre Magazine, p.8page 264 |
| 59 | 'P.W.D.', This Dark Will Lighten', People's Voice, 15 Sept. 1939, p.7 |
| 60 | New Theatre Group. Prospectus, 1945. Robert Lowry Papers. Ms Papers A-194: box 1, folder 6. University of Auckland Library; NewTheatre Group. Programme, 'China Dances' [etc], Oct. 1945. Ephemera Collection: Theatre, 1940s. Alexander Turnbull Library. Programmes for other Margaret Barr productions are held by M. Lusty. |
| 61 | 'China Dances' programme. A short profile of Margaret Barr appeared in In Print, 22 Oct. 1941, p.5. See also P. Herlinger, 'A new direction for "the New"?', Australasian Drama Studies, 8, Apr. 1986, p.108 |
| 62 | 'China Dances' programme. The script of'Refugee' is in the Alexander Turnbull Library. |
| 63 |
Tomorrow, 27 Apr. 1938 (v.4, n.13), pp.408-11 |
| 64 | Mason, 'Toilers Triumphant'. Mason Papers: 3 |
| 65 | Mason, This Bird May Swing', p.1. Mason Papers: 3 |
| 66 | Harley, 'Politics and Public Themes in New Zealand Literature 1930-1950, with special attention to Mulgan, Sargeson, Mason, Fairburn, Curnow'. PhD thesis, University of Auckland, 1980, p.161 |
| 67 | Mason, No New Thing. [Auckland]: Spearhead Publishers, 1934, p.[xxvii] |
| 68 | J. Thomson, New Zealand Drama, 1930-1980. An Illustrated History. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1984, pp.16, 18 |
| 69 |
People's Voice, 7 July 1939, p.4 |
| 70 | Mason, 'God in Hell'. Mason Papers: 3 |
| 71 | Mason, 'BMA' |
| 72 | Broughton, 'Sponges Steeped in Vinegar', p.17; Curnow, 'The Poetry of R.A.K. Mason' |
| 73 | Mason, China, p.[1] |
| 74 | Ibid. |
| 75 | Letter to V. Arnold, 27 July 1937 |
| 76 | Ibid. |
| 77 | Sargeson, 'Just a Few Hot-points', Tomorrow, 18 Aug. 1937 (v.3, n.21), p.657 |
| 78 | 'Cancellation of Annual Meeting', Apr. 1940. People's Theatre Papers: 1 |
| 79 | Hamilton People's Theatre. Programme, The Star Turns Red, [1941]. Ephemera Collection: Theatre, 1940s. Hamilton Public Library; Waikato Times, 23 Aug. 1941, p.11. All Hamilton People's Theatre programmes cited subsequently in these notes are in the Hamilton Public Library collection. |
| 80 |
Waikato Times, 29 Sept. 1942, p.4; programme, The Plough and the Stars, Sept. 1942; Waikato Times, 30 May 1942, p.4 |
| 81 | 'Anti-Fascist Play for Hamilton', Peoples Voice, 18 July 1943, p.7 |
| 82 |
Waikato Times, 28 Sept. 1940, p.13 |
| 83 | Programme, The Moon is Down, [1943] (and others) |
| 84 | Ibid.; programme, They Came to a City, Sept. 1944 |
| 85 | Programme, What Say They, Sept. 1950 |
| 86 | Programme, Private Lives, [1952] |
| 87 |
Waikato Times, 30 Sept., 9 & 7 Oct. 1942. Newspaper clippings, Hamilton Public Library |
| 88 |
Waikato Times, 10 Dec. 1940, p.7 |
| 89 |
Manawatu EveningStandard, 4 Dec. 1939, p.6 |
| 90 | S., 'Auckland Braves Censors who were Waiting for Lefty', Tomorrow, 11 Nov. 1936 (v.3, n.1), p.21 |
| 91 | Herlinger, 'A new direction for "the New"?', p.100; H. W. Rhodes, 'Writers in Australia', Tomorrow, 17 Mar. 1937 (v.3, n.10), pp.307-8 |
| 92 | Fairburn, 'No Police Visit. Auckland Production of Anti-Nazi Play', New Zealand Observer, 17 June 1937, p.7 |
| 93 | 'Auckland Braves Censors', p.21 |
| 94 |
Workers' Weekly, 18 July 1936, p.4 |
| 95 | Ibid., 1 Aug. 1936, p.2 |
| 96 |
Cappicade, 1936, p.23. The script of this and other Extravaganza shows, 1932-49, are held by P. Macaskill. |
| 97 |
Cappicade, 1937, p.26 |
| 98 |
Spike, 1939 (v.38, n.67), p.38; R. Bailey. Interview with author, 3 May 1984. This incident is also recalled by J. McCreary. Interview with author, 24 May 1984 |
| 99 | 'Radical Students' Play Packs Wellington
page 265
Opera House', People's Voice, 24 May 1944, p.2 |
| 100 |
Cappicade, 1940, p.36 |
| 101 |
Spike, 1940 (v.39, n.68), p.46; Cappicade, 1940, pp.22, 28 |
| 102 |
Salient, ? 1940 (v.3, n.4), p.[9], ? 1940, (v.3, n.7), p. [6] |
| 103 |
Cappicade, 1940, pp.34-5 |
| 104 |
Spike, 1940 (v.39, n.68), p.46 |
| 105 |
Cappicade, 1941, p.46 |
| 106 |
Cappicade, 1939, p.26 |
| 107 |
Spike, 1940 (v.39, n.68), p.46 |
| 108 |
Evening Post, 21 May 1938, p.28 |
| 109 | Ibid., 26 Apr. 1939, p.5 |
| 110 | 'Radical Students' Play Packs Wellington Opera House', p.2 |
| 111 | K. Sinclair, A History of the University of Auckland, 1883-1983. Auckland: Auckland University Press/Oxford University Press, 1983, p.185 |
| 112 |
Spike, 1937 (v.37, n.65), p.79, 1938 (v.38, n.66), p.80 |
| 113 | Ibid., 1942 (v.41, n.70), p.33 |
| 114 | W. J. Scott, in P. Macaskill (ed.), Ako Pai. A Special Issue to Celebrate the Centenary of Wellington Teachers College 1880-1980. Wellington: Price Milburn for the Centennial Committee, Wellington Teachers College, 1980, p.59; Ako Pai, 1937, p.56; McCreary interview; P. Macaskill. Interview with author, 7 June 1984 |
| 115 | B. Mason, in Macaskill (ed.), Ako Pai, p.132 |
| 116 | R. Meek, 'Auden in the Theatre', Spike, 1941 (v.40, n.69), p.47 |
| 117 | P. Lowe. Interview with author, 22 June 1984 |
| 118 | L. Atkinson, 'Wellington and Unity Theatre'. Unpublished article, [nd] |
| 119 | Mason, 'Wellington's Unity Theatre', Landfall, 34, June 1955 (v.9, n.2), p.156; Meek, correspondence, 21 May 1946. Unity Theatre Records. Ace 80/1: box 3. Alexander Turnbull Library |
| 120 | McCreary interview |
| 121 | Lowe interview; T. Easterbrook-Smith, in Macaskill, Ako Pai, p.124 |
| 122 | Scott, ibid., p.58 |
| 123 | Martin to I. McClymont, 22 Aug. 1964. I. McClymont. Private collection; 'Pageant' script, 1940. Ibid. |
| 124 |
In Print, 22 Apr. 1942, p.6 |
| 125 | Unity Theatre constitution. Unity Theatre Records: series 4 |
| 126 | Mason, 'Founder-producer of Unity Theatre Dies in London', Dominion, 18 Nov. 1975, p.4 |
| 127 | Unity Theatre. Minute books, 1945-49. Unity Theatre Records: box 1 |
| 128 | 'Wanted—People Keen on Stage Craft', In Print, 26 May 1943, p.2 |
| 129 | Ibid., 4 Nov. 1942, p.3 |
| 130 | Unity Theatre Group. Programme, Oct. 1942. Unity Theatre Records: box 2 |
| 131 | Programme for 'Three Playettes', Dec. 1942. Unity Theatre Records: box 2 |
| 132 | Programme, They Came to a City, [Nov. 1944]. Alexander Turnbull Library Ephemera |
| 133 | Ibid. |
| 134 | Unity Theatre. 'By-Laws or Rules', Feb. 1943. Unity Theatre Records: series 4 |
| 135 | 'Unity Theatre Advances', People's Voice, 15 Mar. 1944, p.8 |
| 136 | 'Unity Theatre—A Progressive Force', ibid., 6 Sept. 1944, p.2 |
| 137 | Bailey interview |
| 138 | Martin to McClymont, 22 Aug. 1964 |
| 139 | McClymont. Interview with author, 8 May 1984 |
| 140 | Unity Theatre minutes, 3 Dec. 1945. |
| 141 | Meek to H. Martin, [nd], quoted in Martin to McClymont, 22 Aug. 1964 |
| 142 | Martin to McClymont, ibid. |
| 143 | Bailey interview |
| 144 | Ibid. |
| 145 | A. Bagley. Interview with author, 25 Apr. 1984 |
| 146 | 'Wanted—People Keen on Stage Craft' |
| 147 | '"They Came to a City"', People s Voice, 29 Nov. 1944, p.3; programme [nd]. Unity Theatre Records: box 2; Bagley interview. See also O. Gray. Exit Left. Memoirs of a Scarlet Woman. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin, 1985, pp.123-9 |
| 148 | Meek to Martin, quoted in Martin to McClymont, 22 Aug. 1964page 266 |
| 149 | 'Plays for To-Day', In Print, 4 Nov. 1942, p.3 |
| 150 | Programme, Juno and the Paycock, Apr. [1946]. Alexander Turnbull Library Ephemera |
| 151 | Hamilton People's Theatre. Programme, The Plough and the Stars, Sept. 1942. |
| 152 | Mason, 'Founder-producer of Unity Theatre Dies'; 'Wellington's Unity Theatre', p.155 |
| 153 | Ibid., p. 158 |
| 154 | Unity Theatre minutes, 4 Apr. 1948 |
| 155 | J. M. Mason and M. J. Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents. Wellington: Unity Theatre (Inc.), 1966, p.12 |
| 156 | Mason, 'Founder-producer of Unity Theatre Dies' |
| 157 | Mason, 'Wellington's Unity Theatre', p.156 |
| 158 |
Evening Post, 16 Aug. 1946, p.11 |
| 159 |
Yearbook of the Arts in New Zealand, v.2, 1946, p.106 |
| 160 | Unity Theatre minutes of special general meeting, 14 Sept. 1946 |
| 161 | Meek, correspondence, 21 May 1946; editor, EveningPost to Meek, 16 May 1946. Unity Theatre Records: box 3 |
| 162 | Unity Theatre minutes, 1 Nov. 1947 |
| 163 | Programme, Our Town, Mar. 1949. Alexander Turnbull Library Ephemera |
| 164 |
Evening Post, 5 Sept. 1949, p.6 |
| 165 | Bailey interview |
| 166 | Mason and Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents, p.11
|
| 167 | Ibid. |
| 168 | A. Beaglehole, A Small Price to Pay. Refugees from Hitler in New Zealand 1936-46, Wellington: Allen & Unwin/Histori-cal Branch, Department oflnternal Affairs, 1988, p.1 |
| 169 | G. Texidor, In Fifteen Minutes You Can Say A Lot. Selected Fiction. Ed. and with an introduction by K. Smithyman. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1987, pp.208-9 |
| 170 | Quoted in Mason and Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents, p.29 |
| 171 | McClymont interview |
| 172 | Unity Theatre minutes, 1 May 1946 |
| 173 | Mason, 'Founder-producer of Unity Theatre Dies' |
| 174 | 'Theatre in New Zealand', New Zealand Listener, 2 Sept. 1949 (v.21, n.532), p.9 |
| 175 | Mason, 'The Cultural Environment in New Zealand: Theatre', 14 July 1970. Bruce Mason Papers: box 5. Victoria University of Wellington Library |
| 176 | Mason, 'New Stages in Theatre', p.2645; Mason, quoted in Mason and Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents, p.1 |
| 177 | Herlinger, 'A new direction for "the New"?', p.105 |
| 178 | Atkinson, 'Wellington and Unity Theatre', p.8 |
| 179 | Programme, They Came to a City, Nov.-Dec. [1944] |
| 180 | Mason and Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents, p.19 |
| 181 | Mason, 'New Stages in Theatre', p.2651 |
| 182 | Quoted in Mason and Staffan, Unity Theatre Presents, p.38 |
| 183 | Ibid., p.17 |
| 184 | B. Mason and J. Pocock, Theatre in Danger. A Correspondence. Hamilton: Paul's Book Arcade Ltd, 1957, p.26 |
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