STAGE ATTRACTIONS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 183, 30 April 1940, Page 5

STAGE ATTRACTIONS

Return Of Ice Ballet Mr. 11. Stringer, representative of J. C. Wililamson, Ltd., announced yesterday that a return season in Welling- . ton of the "Switzerland'' Ice Ballet had ! been arranged. This company, which created such a favourable impression in Wellington two months ago, has been doing record business on tour. i No delinite news has been received of a New Zealand tour by the Monte Carlo Russian ballet, which Ims been performing in Melbourne and Sydney since the beginning of the year. 11. appears that the present uncertainty of steamer sailings makes it difficult to make tiny pronouncement as to a visit from this brilliant company, which New Zealanders' returned from Australia say is every hit as good as the company headed by Irina Baronova two years ago. At one time it was thought tli.-it lids company, on concluding ils Ausl ralian tour, might play in Wellington and Auckland on its way Io America, but at present nothing Ims been arranged. On the other hand it is prelly certain that tlie new Gilbert and Sullivan | company will visit New Zealand toward ) the eml of the winter. The old but ever new operas have been received in Melbourne with the customary enthusiasm, having lost none of their capacity to amuse and delight.