HIS MAJESTY’S

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 5, 28 March 1927, Page 10

HIS MAJESTY’S

ABIE’S IRISH ROSE To-morrow, Tuesday evening, at His Majesty’s Theatre, and for an extended season, J. C. Williamson, Ltd., by arrangement with Sir Benjamin and Mr. John Fuller, present "Abie’s Irish ! Rose.” It is described as a comedy in three acts, by Anne Nichols, and comedy it is of a most hilarious type. “ In writing this play Anne Nichols has evidently used her knowledge of stage craft cleverly," says a critic, " and taken all the most popular ideas from many plays, and combined them all in one tremendous hit. How successful this has been is proved by the nonstop run of the play in America. ‘ Abie’s Irish Rose ’ is the most entertaining play that one has seen for years; in fact it is difficult to remember a play that has caused one to laugh so heartily. It is pleasant to be able to witness a play which does not rely on vulgarity or unpleasantness for its appeal, and one can heartily wish ‘ Abie’s Irish Rose ’ a long and successful season. One thing which greatly adds to the success is the fact that the players have been specially chosen for the parts and that each exactly depicts the character he represents. Jack Trainor, as Solomon Levy, is the outstanding success of the piece, while Alfred Gordon, as Isaac Cohen, is excellent. Grace Stafford is very sweet as Rose Mary Murphy, the Irish girl, who mar Vied a Jewish husband, and so caused all the trouble with which the play deals, for the play is really a fight between the Irish and the Jews. George Duryea is sound as Abie, while others who sustain the very even cast are Bertha Walden, Henry Mortimer, John McCabe, and David Wall.” “ Abie’s Irish Rose ” is still running in Xew York, and is in its sixth year, having beaten the world’s previous longest run, that of “ Chu Chin Chow." The box plans are now open at Lewis R. Eady and Sons, Ltd., for six nights, and matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.