“THE SLEEPING BEAUTY”

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10617, 16 June 1920, Page 6

“THE SLEEPING BEAUTY”

WILLIAMSON 1920 ANNUAL. On Tuesday next, at the Grand Opera House, J. C. Williamson, Ltd., present their annual pantomime, this year. "The Sleeping Beauty.” The pantomime comes with a great reputation. It is said to be the best and most expensive production ever attempted by tho big firm. Of this gorgeous kaledioscopic extravaganza thes/"Sydney Evening News’’ writes:— “A crowded house gave a rousing reception to J. C. Williamson's new pantomime, ‘The Sleeping Beauty." The production is on par with the best of its class staged by the enterprising firm. We had old King Pompos in the capaole hands of that dry comedian, George Welch, and an excellent dame, by name Mrs Spoopendyke, impersonated by the quaintest of humorists, Marriott Edgar. These comedians were ably hacked bv the brothers Egbert, jesters of tho first order, who played the roles of Bill and Walter, court servants. If the Spring Gleaning scones with tho Dame is a scream, the Golfing Scene and Duel is a riot. No kiddie, old or young, should miss dt. Princess Beauty (Miss Eve Lynn) lives up to her name. We seldom remember a sweeter or more winsome pantomime princess. ■ Her Prince (Winifred Roma) is a great big dashing ‘broth of a hoy,’ and well in the j.icture all the time. One of the most beautiful scenes in the whole show is the Fox and Pheasant descriptive dance, by -ho premiere danseuse, Maggie Dickenson, and her dancing partner, the agile and graceful Sidney Yates. The ballet work was a revelation. The children, too. are wonderful. The 20 scenes -displayed are simply wonderful in their beauty and artistic variety, nothing more beautiful has been seen than the splendid transformation scene in the first act. Another of surpassing beauty is. the remarkable Jazz Palace effect.” Tho box plans for the first six nights will he opened at'the Bristol on Monday morning next.