Special guests enjoyed an elegant and entertaining evening at the Creative Arts Centre, University of the West Indies, as the House of Dunhill hosted patrons at the Jamaica Playhouse production of You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running. The audience included government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and other invited guests, who later gathered for a wine and cheese reception featuring wines from Desnoes and Geddes Limited and musical selections by the Alpha Omega group.

Published Monday, January 17, 1972

Special guests at performance

The House of Dunhill, sponsors of the Jamaica Playhouse production of You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running, hosted specially invited guests at Saturday night’s performance at the Creative Arts Centre, University of the West Indies.
Guests were drawn from government officials, members of the diplomatic corps, the industrial and commercial sectors, and the communications media.
These included Sir Neville and Lady Ashenheim; the German Ambassador Kurt Schmidt, and Mrs Schmidt; the Chinese Ambassador, Sr Jose Caballero-Bazan, and Snra Caballero-Bazan; Mr and Mrs Richard Ashenheim; Mr and Mrs S. G. Fletcher; Mr and Mrs Alan Lindsay; Mr and Mrs Gordon Hewitt; Mr and Mrs John Martinez; Mr and Mrs Manley McAdam; Mr and Mrs Joe Gregory; Mr and Mrs John Laing; Dr and Mrs Matthew Beaubrun; Mr John Scott; and Mr and Mrs Gordon Langdon.
Mr Cubert Chung, representative of the House of Dunhill to Jamaica, was host for the evening. He extended a special welcome to guests, expressed the wish that they would enjoy the four plays which comprise the production You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running, and invited all to remain after the performance for the wine and cheese party.
Fashions which caught the eye as guests milled outside prior to curtain time included Mrs Alan Lindsay’s beautiful Victorian-styled evening dress. On a background of rich chocolate brown were patterned splashes of beige, brown, and gentle shades of purple. The dress was fitted at the bodice with a nipped-in waist, falling to a flared skirt. Sleeves were long and fitted, flaring at the wrists and adorned with saucy little bows.
Mrs John Laing was very elegant in a black and silver caftan-styled dress, obtained in Greece, she said. The long black dress was highlighted by dull silver ornamental buttons down the front, and silver borders at the bodice, sleeves, and hemline.
Very chic was Mrs Matthew Beaubrun in a brown, shirt-styled, maxi-length dress, caught at the waistline with a leather belt and sporting a large silver buckle. A silver hippie chain and brown crocheted bag completed the ensemble.
Black and white was one of the more popular combinations. Mrs William Thwaites was attired in a very elegant black and white two-piece ensemble, consisting of a long, fitted blouse over a maxi skirt featuring a deep side slit. Another chic black and white outfit was worn by Mrs Manley McAdam. This was a black “hot suit”, with an attractively patterned black and white gently gathered overskirt.
Following the performance, there was a wine and cheese party at the same venue. Wines were provided by Desnoes and Geddes Limited, and the Alpha Omega group entertained with popular musical selections.

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