South Pacific (musical) of her portrayal of Nellie Forbush ... who is so shocked to find her early racial prejudices cropping up. Hers is a completely irresistible performance." When "South Pacific" opened in London in November 1951, the reviews were mixed. London's "Daily Express" praised the music but disliked other elements of that show, writing, "We got a 42nd Street "Madame Butterfly", the weakest of all the Hammerstein-Rodgers musicals. The "Daily Mail" suggested, "The play moved so slowly between its songs that it seemed more like "South Soporific"." "The Times" applauded the songs but indicated that "before the end the singing and the
Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad Nellie Euphemia Coad (15 October 1883–6 September 1974) was a New Zealand teacher, community leader, and writer. She was an alumna of Wellington Girls' College and Victoria College, where she received her MA in 1914. Coad taught at Wellington Girls' College between 1917 and 1938, where she became "the head of the department of history, civics and geography," and authored several textbooks on the same subjects. She also participated in the New Zealand Women Teachers Association, where she fought for better salaries for female teachers and equal accommodations for female student athletes. After retiring from teaching, Coad