Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 14, No. 6. June 7, 1951
King of Quiz
King of Quiz
The chief failing of the script was its obscurity which made it very difficult to follow; the ending was particularly so, I thought. Also, I feel that it would have been more interesting had there been more reference to local bodies, of which there was no attempt at characterisation.
It was a pity that there was no attempt made to write in parts for good singers, because the songs were good; it is not very often that the songs in Extrav are laughed at. When I say that the songs were good. I feel that better melodies could have been chosen; popular "hits" always go down well, and in any case many tunes, e.g., "All Thru' the Night" were so dull that the audience lost interest in them. The ballets were too ambitious, and did not succeed in consequence: besides, the men should look like men, not women.
I was pleased to note the audience's favourable reaction to the first act; it usually seems to take them some time to get warmed up, and this year there was a higher proportion of laughs at the first act than I can remember in previous years.
The overall impression left with the audience was a good one; they went home happy, which is always a good thing; there were several really good jokes in it.
J. W. Winchester.