TO-NIGHT'S BILL

Evening Star, Issue 20138, 1 April 1929, Page 7

TO-NIGHT'S BILL

Mr Allan Wilkie has arranged a specially attractive holiday programme, presenting to-night a new production of ‘ The Taming ol’ the Shrew.’ _ a thoroughly .suitable play ior a holiday night's entertainment. J’hc i taming of tho erstwhile shrew, Kalharina, by the robust methods of L’ctruchio lairly bristles with eomie situations, such as tho first tempestuous wooing scene, from whence wo are led to tho extraordinary appearance of tho bridegroom ami Ins henchmen at the wedding feast. Then that truly joyous comedy when'! Kathariua is treated to iho perfect pandemonium of Petruchio’s household, and her wailing exit to a suppcrlcss retirement. Stage by stage the husband asserts his mastery, until in tho final scene Kathariua. astonishes her father and friends with a delightful exhibition of wifely modesty, and her evangelic speech to her .sisters, commencing: ‘‘Pie, lie, unhint that threatening unkind brow.” It is a holiday entertainment no one can a fiord to lilies. Mr 'Wilkie’s programme policy during the present season is to change tho play nightly, and 10-morrow ite stages • Twclllli Night;.’