HIS MAJESTY’S
“ROSE MARIE” Another crowded holiday house greeted the rise of the curtain on the bright musical play, “Rose Marie,” at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, and to assert that the audience was enthusiastic is putting it mildly. Time and time again the artists were brought back until the final curtain was very late. “Rose Marie” is in an unusual setting in that it is peresented as a romance of the Canadian Rockies, and this gives scope for features new to Auckland. An able group of star performers is backed up with excellent chorus effects, and in
particular the “Totem Pole Chorus and Ballet” will probably remain long in Auckland’s memory, for it is a most striking piece of work.
Miss Harriet Bennet carries the name-part vivaciously and attractively and Frederic Bentley is a show in himself as “Hard-Boiled Herman,” in which his droll humour is seen to excellent advantage.
Stephanie Leste, as Wanda, the Indian vamp, plays a difficult part to perfection, and her dancing is one of the features of the show.
“Rose Marie” will continue throughout the holidays.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 239, 29 December 1927, Page 15
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182HIS MAJESTY’S Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 239, 29 December 1927, Page 15
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