ENTERTAINMENTS

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3986, 20 July 1915, Page 3

ENTER TA INMENTS

THE RED DANDIES

Of all the companies which Mr Edward Branscombe has sent to this country probably the most popular is the lied 'Dandies which appear at- His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday next. It is pleasing to note that Air Claude Dumpier is still with the company as principal comedian, stage manager and producer; Miss Irene Mere. the daitllv comedian, and Air Oliver Peacock. tenor, all of whom are linn favorites. The newcomers include Aliss Mona Thomas, soprano. Miss Ida. Newton, soubrette, John Welby, bantone, Cyril Connolly, violinist and dancer. Harry Borradnle, elocutionist and light comedian. During their record season in Brisbane those talented folk presented over 700 separate items and the gems from this extensive repertoire will he presented during the New Zealand tour, when each evening the programme will be changed, so that patrons may pay more than one visit to the Dandies without fear of hearing the same items twice. As time will only alloy of a. short season in Gisborne, intending patrons iron Id be well advised to reserve their .seats as early as possible and the box plan, will be opened at Miller’s to-morrow morning at !) a.m. There will be a- complete change of programme every nigJitAliss Rima Young is the pianist- of the company.

iU'XTY I’V M<S THE STRINGS.

Mr E. J. Carroll will present Air ■mcl Mrs. Graham Mo (Fat and a company, of Scottish players in the Famous Scotch comedy, ‘Bunty Pulls the R trim's” at His Alajer.tv’s Theatre on Monday, August 2. Air Moffat is author and producer ol the play, which has had a remarkable success throughout Croat Britain and Anterica. jriist- produced «.it the Playhouse, London, at a series of special matinees given hy Air Cyril Mantle, if was such an uu<iuah(icd success that it was immediately put on at the Hayinarket Tlie.atre, where it ran consecutively for sixteen months, nine norFormauces being given each week. It ran fo. rtwelvo months in New York, and for two years eight companies -showed “Bunty” in Great Britain and America. The action of. the j)!'nv is ex ited round the tangles of Tam mas Bigger, of Luitichaugh (AH' Graham. MofFatF, which tangles are straightened out by the quiet and nraetical' '.'(riuiouseiise of his daughter Biintv. Tununas’s absent son embezzled tl "0, which Tr.mmas bad to nay, and lie partly met this debt bv using -CBO belonging to Susie Simpson( Aliss Nan Ta-vlor), but held by him in trust; In liis r unregeuerato past - Tamm asnow the most esteemed elder ol the |, !, .<1 •, M-'t—!■■> bolted f'-om Eolen Dunlop (Mrs Graham Moffat) on tho day when they were to be married. Susie is ready to forgive Tamnui.s his debt if he will marry her (it should have been mentioned .that he is a widower): .hist just, when lie seems to be hooked hv iSusie. Prpviden.ee intervenes by sending Eelen along. Then the storms begin. lo save her. father, Bunty sacrifices the nost-egg which her lover, AVoelum Sprunt (Mr David ITrquhart) has saved for their furnishing. Thorcalter tne plav shows how Bunty marries her Father to Eelen, gets her brother Bab the situation in Glasgow for whi'h he ve.a»ms. and even foil's Siuae Rimpum, getting her siller back again.