“THE GHOST TRAIN”
COMING TO HIS MAJESTY’S
“The Ghost Train.” which has created a sensation wherever produced, is to be presented at His Majesty’s Theatre for a short season commencing on Saturday evening next, by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in conjunction with E. J. Carroll.
This engrossing comedy-drama deals with the adventures of a number of passengers marooned at a lonely railway station and the extraordinary happenings there. Sensation follows sensation in rapid sequence. One of the features of the drama is the realistic manner in which the coming of the ghost train is presented, and there are many who maintain that in this respect “The Ghost Train” stands out as unique in modern stage productions. After the stationmaster has re- ; lated to the stranded passengers the story of the tragedy, and taken his departure, the noise of the train is heard in the distance. Nearer and nearer it comes until the headlights are -discernible, and the ruddy glow of the engine's fires is reflected on wood and crag. With a rattle and a clatter the train comes nearer and nearer, until the hiss of steam is heard and with all the clanging that accompanies the passing of an express the ghost train rushes by. “The Ghost Train” will be interpreted by a specially chosen company, which includes several wellknown London artists, and consists of Misses Betty Ross-Clarke, Laura Smithson, Joan Bailey and Messrs. Hugh Wright (who is also the producer), Basil Radford, Leslie Gordon. Mayne Lynton. Roger Barry, Edgar Warwick. Reginald Roberts and Robert Steele. The box plans open on Thursday at Lewis R. Eady and Son, Ltd.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 183, 24 October 1927, Page 13
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