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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 352, 12 May 1928, Page 22

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FIXTURES HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE May 15: “Tilly in the City.” Auckland University students. May 23-June 12: “The Student Prince," and “Madame Pompadour.” June 19-June 23: “The Silent House.” Maurice Moscovitch. June: “A Cuckoo in the Nest," “Rookery Nook,” and “Thark.” July: Dion Boucicault and Irene Vanbrugh. COMING “The Girl Friend.” ' “Castles in the Air.’ ’ Grand Opera Company. ST. JAMES’S THEATRE July 15: “Sunny,” “Archie,” and “Mercenary Mary” (Elsie Prince). Coming: Grand Opera Company. LEWIS EADY’S HALL June 6-7: “The Florentine Tragedy.” Auckland Amateurs. Hector St. Clair, the well-known comedian, is very ill in a private hospital in Victoria. * * * “High Jinks,” a musical comedy which was very popular in London during the war, is to be done by the Hamilton, Masterton and Wanganui Amateur Operatic Societies this year. PLAYERS WHO WILL INTERPRET “TILLY IN THE CITY” — 4- -♦ “Tilly in the City,’’ which will be presented by the Auckland University Students' Association at His Majesty’s Theatre on May Id, is full of promising humour and melody. It will be interpreted by the following cast : — Miss Lloyd - Mrs. Buff-Orpington Miss Buckingham — Miss Fitzweezer Miss O’Connoi Lady Poppy Chattaway Mr. Trevarthen Annie Mr. A. G. Lowe Algy Mr. B. Hutton - Freddy Sparklet Miss Beryl Nettleton — Tilly Buff-Orpington Mr. McLaren — Master of the Hunt Mr. M. Rattray — Professor Warbler Messrs. Fenwick and Plummet — Mechanics and other things Mr. Bryce Hart - Mrs. Toggles Mr. T. Hay r - - A Motor Salesman Mr. Frank Martin — A. K. Parker (Detective)

A theatrical event of great interest is to be expected in London shortly. It is the production of a new play by Basil Dean and Margaret Kennedy, of “Constant Nymph” fame.. called “Come With Me.” Basil Dean will be the producer and Edna Best the leading lady, so it is a case of “the mixture as before.” Miss Kennedy is now the wife of Mr. David Davis, an ex-secretary of Lord Oxford and a brilliant young barrister.

Isabel Wilford is maintaining her position in the limelight in London. Recently she appeared in “Square Crooks,” and received favourable notices in the newspapers. Gerald Bring and Winnington Barnes, here with Guy Bates Post, were also in the cast.