“ALADDIN” PANTOMIME.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2785, 16 September 1924, Page 2

“ALADDIN” PANTOMIME.

A GREAT AND GLORIOUS EN TERT AIN MEN T.

AVOID THE RUSH BOOK NOV

Never before and most probably never again will Foxton Theatre goers he offered, such a unique gorgeous, and in every way perfect entertainment as on Thursday next in the Town Hall, when “Aladdin’' and his wonderful lamp will make his initial how to the public. If the audience were allowed to see, the really enormous amount of preparation which lias to be done in order lo make this production a standard whereby to judge forthcoming shows both professional and otherwise, they would he astonished. Not one inch of the huge stage of the Town Hall is to spare. Every conceivable space is occupied by some piece of scenery necessary to the production. Mr Sinclair, assisted by a hand of exceedingly willing workers, has been engaged, -both night aud day, making ready.' Special - new scenic studies have been painted, the various properties made, and a hundred and one details attended to, which are as necessary to a really tirst class performance. £Jbere are people who would say. “Why 'be so particular?" .hut the method of all concerned in the production of “A-, laddin" has been the best or nothing. Special ‘adHFd , attraction, in the nature of a real transformation scene, has been added to the pantomime and this should indeed he quite a revelation to those who have not had the pleasure' of* s witnessing anything similar.' Patrons to the stalls will he well advised to come wry early to the Theatre’on Thursday next, if they wish to secure a comfortable and unobstructed view of the stage. Whilst 1 the box plan for the dress circle and front stalls is tilling rapidly and patrons are requested to hook at lle;yt.h’s for this portion of the house in order to lighten the task of the management in handling the large crowd as well its securing their own comfort.