MAURICE MOSCOVITCH

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 318, 31 March 1928, Page 16

MAURICE MOSCOVITCH

BOX PLANS ON TUESDAY A large amount ot interest is being taken in the reappearance here of the brilliant and popular actor, Mr. Maurice Moscovitch, who will stage, under the direction of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., at His Majesty’s Theatre, on Saturday night next, Edgar Wallace’s successful and mystifying drama, “The Ringer, ’ which has proved the most successful drama staged in Australia, in recent years. It is said that Mr. Moscovitch has set a new standard in dramatic art in “The Ringer.” He surprised even his most arden critics and admirers by his wonderful characterisation and the general weird impresst—eness of his brilliant acting throughout the play. “The Ringer” is one of the most gripping mystery dramas yet presented, and it has thrilled even the most stolid London audience as it has seldom before been moved. Throughout the whole drama there is an intriguing vein of mystery. Who is “The Ringer?” Moscovitch plays the part of Maurice Meister, a solicitor, who lives a sort of Jekyll and Hyde existence in that he becomes a night prowler, a housebreaker, a burglar—perhaps worse. Through the whole of the play the plot

centres round the operations of Meister, and over all hangs the shadow of “The Ringer,” ever on the watch, ready to strike, and exact his full toll. That “The Ringer” will hold the interest of New Zealand audiences is a surety, for it has created just as much a sensation in Australia as it did in the great cities of the world. Special scenery and effects have been prepared for the Australian and New Zealand tour, and Mr. Moscovitch will be supported by a * particularly strong company, which includes the wellknown London actor, Mr. Patric Curwen, who will make his first appearance in New Zealand as Dr. Lomond, divisional police surgeon, as played by him in the English production. Mr. Nat Madison, who plays the difficult part of Samuel Hackitt, an ex-convict; Mr. Ashton Zarry, who appears as Central-Detective Inspector Bliss, of Scotland Yard; Miss Mary MacGregor, who gives a striking interpretation of the part of Cora Anne Milton; Miss Bertha Riccardo, who has gained loud praise for her splendid acting as Mary Freuley; Mr. Reginald Newson, who appears as Divisional Detective-Inspector Wembury, D. 5.0.; together with Hubert Leigh. Carleton Stuart, Richard Webster, George Blunt. Leslie Donaghey, John Dunne, and Miss Kiore King, a talented New Zealander, who has made rapid strides in the dramatic profession. The box plans will open at Lewis R. Eady’s on Tuesday night. During the brief season “The Terror” will also be played.