WILLIAMSON COMEDY COMPANY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 234, 30 June 1944, Page 3

WILLIAMSON COMEDY COMPANY

The satirical farce, “Susan aud God” was again presented by the C. illiatnson Comedy Company in the Wellington Opera House last night. The candid portrait of a shallow, insincere woman infected with enthusiasm for .something which, to her, had merely expedient uses was greatly appredated ’by the audience. Neva Carr Glyn and I.ioyd Lamble handled the leading roles well. There will be a matinee performance tomorrow at 2.15 p.m. Next Wednesday afternoon and evening, and on subsequent nights, the company will stage the brilliant comedy. Who Came to Dinner,” by. George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. This had very long runs in London and New York, and proved outstandingly successful recently in Auck-. land where it ran for nearly three weeks. Here is Moss Hart's, description of how the plav was born. “About two years ago a ear drove up io my farm on Sunday afternoon and disgorged amid derogatory remarks about mv house, ray person, and my guests, an ebullient Alexander Woolcott. He immediately demanded my bedroom, all the heat, in the liousc turned off, and a frosted milk-shake, and embarked on a loud and unprintable discourse on tlie obvious dishonesty of my servants. In high spirits, lie finally retired for the night (not, however, before Inscribing in a guest book, ‘T wish to say that on my nrst visit to Moss Hart's house. 1 had one of the most unpleasant evenings 1 can ever recall having spent'). In course of conversation next day with my friend and collaborator, George Kaufman, the germ of the play was born." Llovd Lamble is said to be brilliant as Sheridan Whiteside and Neva Carr Glvn lias achieved one of her best successes iu the role of Lorraine Sheldon.