THE LILAC DOMINO.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2385, 28 January 1922, Page 3

THE LILAC DOMINO.

-T. C. Williamson’s recent comic opera success, “The Lilac Domino,” will be staged at the Town Hall on Friday, April Bth, for one night only. Of this opera the Auckland Herald, of Saturday, November 26th, says: —“lt is not surprising that the “Lijac Domino” had a run of three years in London. It is one of the best musical plays produced since the war. Playgoers will welcome in it a return to the higher standard which preceded the era of frivolous ragtime tunes allied with farcical librettos, which were largely the outcome of postwar hysteria.' They will note in this work, moreover, improvements on the higher standard referred to. “The Lilac Domino” is replete with surprises. Opening scenes of revelry, and inconsequential, albeit clever humour, lead skilfully up to a climax in the second act, which develops into dramatic opera of a high class, both as regards music and situation. The finale to this act is a fine achievement on the part of the composer, who, not content with one recurring theme, repeats most, of the airs that have gone before, in a vocal ensemble which lias a most stirring effect. The whole score is made of haunting melodies. The music has a lifting'Affect, and much of it is operatic. A duet just before the finale in the second act is a gem, the comedy is well constructed, with a strong dramatic motif, so that the laughter it provokes is alternated with the serious interest it commands.”

The opei’a will be staged under the management of Mr D. B. O’Connor, and the box plan is available at Heath’s, where seats may be reserved without extra charge.