"STUDENT PRINCE” AND "MADAME POMPADOUR”
AT HIS MAJESTY’S NEXT WEEK The biggest comic opera attraction that the J. C. Williamson firm has ever sent to the Dominion is the advent here, commencing on Wednesday next, at His Majesty’s Theatre, of the Royal Comic Opera company, presenting “The Student Prince.” The play, which is a musical version of the delightful romantic drama, “Old Heidelberg,” has broken all known records in Sydney and Melbourne. It has also established other records; one is the appearance of Beppie de Vries, a brilliant Dutch leading lady, who has become the idol of theatregoers throughout Australia, and is sure to be popular here. Another is the reintroduction of the male chorus. In this play, the famous chorus of 40 singing students is a big factor. Another record is the big number of specially imported artists and popular favourites who appear. The new people include James Liddy, who has appeared in Europe in the part of Prince Karl in “The Student Prince” over 1,000 times. Hedley Hall and Frank Webster both come with big English reputations. Favourites already, and also to appear, are Arthur Stigant, Vera Spaull, Adele Crane and Leslie Holland. “The Student Prince” is by far the most expensive and biggest musical attraction that the firm has yet sent to the Dominion. The complete company, principals, chorus and orchestra, that has for so many months created a furore nightly at His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, is to appear in the Dominion. The company’s second production is to be “Madame Pompadour,” a romantic comic opera written round the life of La Pompadour. In her day the most popular lady in France, she ruled King Louis and his statesmen. One critic says: “There is nothing, after all, so enjoyable as the ‘period’ play; it takes one away out of oneself into the realm of the beyond, makes unrealities seem real, and dresses true; it clothes the beautiful in gorgeous trappings and th& ludicrous in quaint caricature, glorifies sweet sentiment and illuminates the spirit of song.” The preferential box plans for the season for nine nights and two matinees of each play are now open at Lewis Eady, Ltd.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 356, 17 May 1928, Page 14
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