"DICK WHITTINGTON" PANTOMIME

Shannon News, 30 October 1923, Page 3

"DICK WHITTINGTON" PANTOMIME

The Ingredients of a good pantomine consist of a pretty nursery, story, abundance of rollicking comedy a number of bespangled dancing girls colourful scenery, delightful and: extravagant dresses, a glittering ensemble, ■ the whole flavoured with romance and served up brightly with melodious trimmings; All-sthese aire, to be found in Taiio Fama's pantom r mine "Dick Whitting|ton". which is to be staged at the Maoriland Theatre, on Friday evening next, Before proceeding to New; Zealand, the pantomime was presented in Newcastle ' (N.S.W.) and the newspapers were highly' eulogistic, one of them going so far as to say that they had never seen such a splendid cast ontside of metropoffiton. productions. "In Mr. Ted. Stanley" continued the paper, "The Pantomime has a genius at funmaking. "His dame impersonation <r was one of the funniest things we have ever seen".

Miss Saidie Tilburn, the Principal Boy, has her full share of shapeliness, vivacious manner and the rare gift arnongv principal boys, a splendid voiced , George Edwards, who, as King Rati, has" a, "weird make-up is an actor in an actor's part, and has everybody hating "King Rat" before he has been on the stage many minutes. The Donkey and the Cat, portrayed respectively by Mr Frank'Kavello and Master Jackie Cass, are realistic animals. \ ■Of the scenic offerings, ' ( "The Lovers' Walk" is a feast of beautiful flowers which vies with "The Tropical Isle" and "The Palace of Jewels" for pride of place in a number of gorgeous scenes. ' .