THE THEATRE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 11

THE THEATRE.

[UT SYLVIUS.] | "ho World's a theatre, Ihu Can l ) a i .etaye.—Ho.y«-oo<!. ;. . ' 'roialnent Ncvj Zealand Actor. Pr«ba.Wy tlio most prominent S.err. ; '.calami acior on -th<v Knj'.ivsh ; Sjii'. iNelj'oi'i) i56b1.&, a sun m .ur. Jt.- I'- % NJoble lieaslev, ibf -V sit or serving a . strenuous a;;vci;jiceship in. .tli.o provinces of i/oiuio.'i, j row r plays a!! oads u ith Air, F. R, Benson's. Shako- ' >]>cj;oan Con pmy (boulh) Fioni->a budge); of programmes to. Jj:ui > d..l > iQj,¥-, v that .Mr. 'Is playing' sues: import ; 111 i roles,as Petnichio in "Tim Tamui!; • >f tii« Sbrciv," .Sir Anthony Alssoiiito 5 il) "Tl'.n in "Qtheifo," a.'Jld;. iii £ .Mr. Patrick ICirwairs ;)'i ; i;jio 'll.iipAifd ip. * A von at tlio recent. fest iviil "MrV< io*liM) ► \>:nß/Seeii,,a's Lysamler iti "A .y •Sight's Dream," 1 the Antiplioius of | Epliesus ilii 'Tho Coniot'iy $ Errors." .j\ Ford in "The. Morry Vivos," Antonio i; in '"Twelfth Niijlit," and in cacli cms his performances. were sins'.'icd out l).v , tlio of the London | papers .tor sjk-cM waiso.,..lloldingtsuch 1 .; a good pas'.tioti' as;ho does i:i England, g ■ ■ * Mr. Nobis is iiardh\thinking of yifitinp i ■ theso parts dint,!, do- be.iioV'e. that' there. is a lot. of. nuuseyoor a .company wit-h.j a .classical ropoi'toiro such as : Jlr. .Xoblo '•> commands in"' A^sti-^lasVav';iVtWr.;ia.*:Slfe'lit : ~ of llinpimek sin the'forir. of pantomimes, : ■■ reviles, and tango., tei'-ii, bis j ■' a rfeactiHiti . not, incini & reversion In the' works iof• ■ -j* tiie Bard ? "Mr. Xoble is to U« opti'moiid- ■j. Qd nil tin} advajue- bo is niacin* in His ; prftfessieu. He® in '-'t. turns (••lit good actors am! has decent ideal,v; res'}i«!tin|; the ,dra-.rtia'> tfld'tS itfofitWg;':.;; v thereby. : i " "Paul Jonssv" ■■■•■■ -■ • ■ ? T]ic first fipera to bo staged in .; the ;f iicw fiiaitd ()pcra 3Tousp-'-' ttflette's . ■ "'.Pan! Jcnos," wbici: has not b'eon stag- 1 od in WoJliugfoii. hinsc tiro halcyoii days <!•' "Nollio Stewart-. aficj Waliacc Brftwn- . l<iw. "Paul Jones" simply .t-coms. -vvitli. bcauliu:! and familiar molodics, and 110 - one tvlio has any of and lovo ." ; &f, leg)tiniat<! .c.o'i!iio opor?i could not but I !:lass it ai)ioii2 thb'.bcvst (it its. ciass; Q'iio ! , <,psn\s ' of t-'fc■'-:P^'.n^jjt3ttoj be biirr'shed wiili tlio brilliant sayriqil j liuiuoiir of a (jilbcrt, but.' Uicy chiiiain i a fiili measure or healthy cinif'd.v,' an .J----arresting narrative, and the-inusic is ; afeajy.'s isi'feresi'liik. .. w It'was n'itb sotufl. hesitation 1 th.at. tiro V , Amateur Operatic Soeiety decided . on "Paui ifoivs.'' owinji to tjio neeessity ; for the presence of -gill . sin . filial act,, but /tlift sitv.atibii. has . bevm • firappl«l with, rind the result is ljiat t.hc 4 jinxes wil! charniiiiK; cos-. tuiji.gs,' about-' yvtiifii lip cnij- .^ cis.m Can -IVo ii'ifide. - ' .are ysjd- .... delifia/tf! ill %OSQ , ..i:ntaHeKS;! , V.. iifnl scenery lias fejii: cspeciajly'painted ; fer the lircuuciioA by MiY \V; •J.'PeeK:' jhe leading scniraiito ■; : .^rilrvfip Mi'Ss (Ja jrl'.ij^ri'of■ -Jjijiic.diivlfe.6 I\f'e'fe : s.r 'No.rij'aii 'H:aies ; , :: :ATe.x- : T eKton, V. R. M<!reil!i!>, and S; 1./ Kxt'jn;\vill bo entrusted '■ v/i£(&; :■ "Mr. Wu." . Australia, and Now Zealand will. sOoa li-aro an opportunity of ..seeing two of England's ioreniost.'drainatio : -ai'+ist« ; ia .of jili 6 s r -Oo iVgdop-"--Mr. William X Grant, ; According! io cablo adviccs. ltcciv.cd : by '. Beauteoiit. Smith, . fho two artiste montioiiett.-nnyo left i>iidon.for 'Australia on the Orama, heading .fl\o ./Lo'tiis! :>le.yerrjka;ui;onr, Smith J)riunatic. v Co!npau.Y., yill open its A.iiSfe r Hß»v'6i9s6n;ym;fr^ :s«® that; ]K) - .yeffui'Ai!p;lo--Clnu(!So drama "Mr. AVu. ,! Mr. Qran.t ..was holcctcd. i rotn amojig \sucb. leading. actwe as Cyril Keii'htly,. 3tiliiiii;iAoycc; S^phoa T. ]sffai"v, aiid Frank Rfli'd,. as wi'itabie ' artist to. interpret .the t-iuo roloj which, iip. till the. dat<l of his 'de- . parture, ho -lias prescr.ted • wiUt ; nmcU to 'IJpJidoii audieiiceiSi '! Jliss Co.ngtion was. Mr. -YeJ: er s -'' choice o\ei Haulce Gunn, Ma\ Blaynoy, <ind others oi' equal 'prqminente. vUw?. CongdVm,. who is no stranger to Sydney -s audiences, will ho rcntenibem! ' iric'been a !eadi)ig,nie:nbcr of the C.M.iirkMevneil /orees «ome years. SuKo tlieii ilie -has "risen fo stel'ar j.rank in London's best. AVcst Knd theatres. Anoiiior actor of .Mlciit and popularity,m<, join the "Mi Wu" company is Mr. ; Cyril M'Kav, ' This ..will marlt ■ Mr. i 3rKa..y.'s..reWim :to artisti.c draina alter ; a 'Season iu' iiielodrahia^; 110 . ; . will be,in. his pro]>er spliero again ;n • 'tiio ':i ;''Tplb;.f:bf-• j,- • c for wlncli lio lia.s been cast. j. In addition to "Tlio Glad Ro" , "The Chaperonc/' "''The Rca Tlung.' f and "Who's tho Ladv," Hcartnioi't J Switli's Ixmdon partnor, Mr.."J-ows 1 jj C ver, ea.blcs tlnit a fntli coni.ody will ; be 'included in tho Ijouis Meyer-Bean- : moi.it, Sniitii Uomedv 'Company's TopeT- I tdiro. ■■■■ "Clpsy tovo." / "Gipsy I/ove," tbo new Lehar opera, i. ■. Staged in Sydney last. Saturclay .week. _ ■ is ft tuiicfuii' work win pit, tlidtiiili aiatfs another "iferry'Widow," is almost, snrot to bo a s'ltvss. 1 char's music is al- j waya melodious and Unusual—he sets |j f lp[in av:a.v tifiin. ilio iiaekueycd EnjS- i lis)-, nviisica! comedy ctes of music, andthrows .warmth-and Vii.'iliiy...)MO..„.uvi,; seo.rel. ''©ipsy. Lp^e- 1 ' lia-S i/lio nips.u (liaplia'nous of" plots. It- •cftnco.rns a vo'ttttfi !adv be befiothed to'a dashing vottiije Runianian ; oPJcer, conceives a passion for a picturesuuo Josa, is a teinblo lioart-breakoi i„ i,is \i-ay. When aliouf. to o.xchaneo. betroilied bouquets with t.he odicor, sho tosses tiers into the. rivo.i\an_a.flies.away ■w-ith hor tiipsv lov — tbe uipsy. wve only tiie love of an hour, a day, Tho nul la at onco pursued'by'Vr uncle, bis Tbiimne, and his iuamorata,' atid aVi are lirouiiht together at. a waysidci. inn. where, there is ntncli mc);rimont , bi|t, little, \storv. Finally,' .Tosxi makes ;(t piain 1 hat'ho is. tired of his lugli-bom ■ lore, and openly flirts arid his gipsv gijl'QOmradca She is hmuiluijr od by a. meek marrlacc,- made to -sina mid 'danco .to tho yulaar gipsv folk aiut Hiialiy returns, fo'her uncles liearUi :md homo to fall inw the arms, of licr patient- loiict-sufferiiic ofticer lov.er. Mi. Derek Ilud-nn, as .los/.i, unites tho l,i.r hit of the opera. I!>J hit? the dash and ro of Walhv.o Biownlce, and .is jtißed' with a powerful..haritoiw ybico.. o ? f excellent quality, which is fmelv attuned to the Lehar's. liauntiiiß music. ■ Jf.ss Wito fJpam is von fros'i aiirt eharitiiiia -&|S : " the "girl who. did,". and : . j|j ss Dorothy-13:unfai-i is accommodat- ■ Cd with -a -coniparaiively-.'Rn'iall. comedy . nnri, and acts- in concert ..with Mr.. Phil Smth. n ith nhoni sho lias a couplo-of livolv danccs sli. Field Fishei has tin jrrossir.itliiah role of •tiragotin'. .and fujl.v its uihl alism Jities, n Mi'ss Gertrude (fl.yun .appeai-s as' tlm-'Kinfljrts'.,,, . tip-fordaHsl;' I.r.ddy liabby,:- ivliich. slip •: nla\s with Ptppant iriooiiseq'iiiitinltv that, is "atiitii.. Bnclish." Mr. Phil . fSsti.iih is the futm.v little nephe«" of tlm ■ pompous Draßotin, and Mr. Jolui Rait- ' ton reiiirns' tb: "the- finri" . to. tiialco..a pood impression as the iiin-keoperi. :, v.'hieh is o.uite an important pitrt: voc? oily, Tiie new opera is/Sttperlatlvoly . meunted, and never was .tiiece; c'ucli • a .../ i'.hnr.mih|i bevy of'pretty i'jrls'.as thosb.; o'jLliKr .^r}