THEATRE ROYAL.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19144, 29 October 1927, Page 8

THEATRE ROYAL.

GILBERT AND "SULLIVAN* "RUDPIGORE. 1 " ,*. ix attaches to the yreIfc.,.«***:*£-* Tueeday eentation at tn« i fl£ °" . «m„j;q; of tie Gilb.it »d Sullivan opera, Kuddi- ., • • *»,« firat occasion on wh-jcti •'Huddigor- has been P land, and ti« The prcsaid to be on ft sP' en <" h la - s the ducer is Mr Jam- hat Tl*untlek The important port °i *»™ picturesque fishing first scene is laid in thoPp Tbe Shirrs W ° rn f Joust the belle of the viih ". "lU Ma bfd, married. She hj» £«»? of course, and as is usual in ah melodramas the course of.true i™J**J£ run smoothly. Ther* w the bold had baron and the handsome, unsophisticated hero the Pitch's curse, »nd the oath of. the Murgatrovds to commit at feast one crime per day. The inheritor oi the title wareie m the carrjin- out of this family duty, and the venreance of his ancestors, long since gone to their rest falls on the unlucky humanitarian. Th»v descend from their frames in the picture of Ruddigore Castle and condemn "the recreant knight. The ecene in the picture gallery is magnificently •taged, and the dressing is most elaborate. _ There is much music and mirth in this unique opera, and the choruses are most effective, while the solos are musical srnnis for which Sullivan is now famous. In this brilliant Gilbert and Sullivan oration several well-known a-d bighly-capablo operatic stars will appear, including Strelia Wilson, John Ralston, Charles Walenii, Bernard Manning, Patti Efssell, Winifred Williamson, Charles Mettam, and many others. On Thursday, November 3rd, "Ruddigore" will be staged for the last time, and will be followed by other Gilbert and Sullivan successes, a fresh opera being produced nightly. Details of these aTe advertised. There was very heavy booking yesterday for the whole season. The box plans are at The Bristol. There will be matineo performances on Wednesdays r.nd Saturdays.