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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1929, 11 December 1913, Page 9

Mr. Clyde Moy'nell, one of the directors of J. C. Wiiliamson, Ltd., returned to Sydney last week after a ten months' trip abroad, in the course of which he acquired some new plays for Australia. These arc: "Joseph and His Brethren," "The Argylo Case," "Stop Thief!" "Tlio Marriage Market," "Scaled Orders," "The Girl from Utah," "The Pearl Girl," "The Girl on the Film." "The Girl in the Taxi," and tho revue, "Come Over Here!"

Although the Auckland Exhibition is purely a New Zealand display, since anoillier International Exhibition could scarcely have been hold so scion after thai, oi' a few years ago in ChristchuTch, ilie northern city's enterprise has teen sploudidlv rewarded. It is early yet to speak with definitcnoss of the financial prospects; but the Exhibition itself, in spite of seriuus handicaps, lias more than come up to the popular expectations, am 1 it has been very liberally patronised. The mast serious disability under which it lias had to labour has been the disorganisation of traffic due lo tho strike. Some exhibits— though remarkably few in reality—have been delayed; but more serious than this is tho fact that many people who would have come to Auckland early in the Exhibition season have been prevented from doing so. Nevertheless there has been already a fair number of visitors, and tho rapid recovery " which scorns to bo in progress from' tho recent upheaval suggests that before 'long there will he a general turning of "holiday faces to tho north. The best part of the year will arrive with Christmas ond New Year, and tho opportunity to visit Auckland with freer choice of date than tho railway excursions usually afford, since this year they are to be in force throughput Ihe Exhibition period, shouhf entice many southern dwellers into the warm air.* of Auckland. The" Exhibition is of extent, and special .attractions are so that anvone can spend a week in "doing" th' F.ril.jbilion without losing any time.