The first New Zealand actors were amateurs, and amateur performers have been a vital element of the country's theatre tradition ever since. Click through the pages to read the rules of the Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club, formed in 1880. Until 1891, when it combined with the Amateur Operatic Society, the club performed at least 40 plays and raised thousands of pounds for charity.
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