THE HUMPHREY BISHOP MUSICAL COMEDY CO.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17165, 23 March 1927, Page 6

THE HUMPHREY BISHOP MUSICAL COMEDY CO.

Great interest is being aronsed in the forthcoming visit of this famou s English Company, who play a two-night season at the Opera llouse, Thursday and Friday, 24th i and 25th March. The "West Australian," of 9/3/25 says:— "It would he difficult to overpraise the work of the H.B. Company. Hiinself an artist as well as an entrepreneur of long and world wide experience, Mr Bishop has chosen his associales with faultless judgment, and the result is a comoination which may be txuthfully described as one of the most versatile and hrilliant organisations of artistiic talent seen in theatres on this side of the world, and we can recall no combination that has shown itself capable of excelling in diversity of range, and all-round merit the programme with which these welconie players inaugurated their season. ! From the very outset, when Mr Bis- ; hop started his orchestra on thc ; sparkling overture, in which Franlc j Egan figured brilliantly as an acrobatic vioiinist right through the unique finale, the whole performance was artistically presented." Plans | are now open and filling fast at the j Bristol and there will he an" entire | change on the second nighf