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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
6
The World Today notes Britons seek fun in theater while British audiences shift toward comedy for entertainment as opposed to serious intellectual drama. Boyle Lawrence comments on London stage trends with comedies drawing full houses and more austere works drawing smaller crowds.
The Intelligentsia mocks the failed Pretenders at Haymarket as proof for a national theatre that would lure a rarified audience. The author notes the paradox that a superb Ibsen play drew no crowds, proving there are not enough intellectuals, yet a dedicated theatre is proposed to serve them.
An opinion piece denounces a subsidised National Theatre as catering only to salaried officials. It argues that even acclaimed works attract empty seats and dismisses the new movement as vanity, warning against further state sponsorship failing to engage genuine audiences.
A reflective column muses on vanity and judgment. It jokes about pride, the urge to credit feelings, and the folly of magnifying one’s virtues while criticizing others. It also pokes at awkward family dynamics and social pretenses.
A humorous wartime page features bits about a naughty boy Tommy and his antics, a stretched portrait joke, and a candle price joke reflecting shortages. The items showcase daily levity amid wartime austerity.
In Methven a magistrate held two cases. A default judgment awarded £5 plus £3 costs and £2 damages to the Canterbury Bakers Union versus F Erwin and Lois for subscriptions. Frank Thomas was fined £5 with £3 costs and two months in prison for leaving offensive matter about after damaging crockery at Highbank School Committee social. time to pay refused.
Joseph Sturgeon faced two assault charges after disturbances at a Winchmore dance on August 7. He admitted provoking the incident due to intoxication and was fined 40s on each charge with 14 days’ imprisonment in default. Other cases included traffic fines for speeding over Ashburton Bridge and a separate assault charge from 1918 brought by rank Thomas.
A defendant charged with assault had the case dismissed after the Bench found insufficient evidence to convict. The incident involved a fall and collision with a fence, but no compelling proof of assault was presented.
Business notice offers first class pine timber in any quantity at 9s 6d per hundred cash on trucks at Ovatt. Apply John Scott Woodbury.
A home made cough syrup using Hean's Essence costs less than twelve shillings for a pint and treats coughs sore throats croup bronchitis and asthma. The preparation requires sugar treacle and water with a few drops for a child or a spoonful for an adult. Hean's Essence is sold by chemists and grocers with post free options. BA
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