Lester Brown’s Success as Producer

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 376, 9 June 1928, Page 24

Lester Brown’s Success as Producer

Associations with Many Notable Stage Stars

The recent performance of "The Belle of New York” by the Wellington Amateur Operatic Society created considerable interest and ran for a sucoessful season.

The producer was Mr. Lester Brown,' publicity manager for Fox

.Films, who, before he associated himself with the film industry, was brought from London to Australia to produce the pantomime “Aladdin.” He was associated with several very .successful productions i n

England, principally the first performance of “The Belle of New York" at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. During his stay in Australia he was associated with Ada Reeve. In his producer days Mr. Brown was closely in touch with some of the most celebrated players of the English stage, including Edna May. In Australia he directed Carrie Moore and Grace Palotta, in “Aladdin”; Phil Smith, Charles Workman and Marie Eaton in “Samples,” Barry Lupino in “Honi Soit” and Hugh Steyne and Beatrice Holloway in “Bubbly.” Mr. Brown’s success in Wellington has spread further afield, and now New Plymouth and Nelson have asked him to assist them with their productions of “The Sunshine Girl.”