"MR. WHAT'S HIS NAME”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 15

"MR. WHAT'S HIS NAME”

AT HIS MAJESTY’S TO-MORROW To-morrow evening Mr. Hutchison will be presented by the J. C. Williamson, Ltd., management, in the first New Zealand production of the French comedy success, “Mr. What’s His Name,” which ran for over two years in London, where it was hailed as the most brilliant comedy of the season. “Mr. What’s His Name” will introduce Mr. Hutchison in a part eminently designed to reveal his great gifts as a light comedian, which lie was enabled to develop through close association over a period of years with his uncle, that distinguished' actor, Sir Charles Wyndham. Critics in Sydney were unanimous in declaring that Mr. Hutchison was at his very best in “Mr. What’s His Name.” In this comedy the fun .is fast and furious from the opening until the closing scene. Its dialogue sparkles with the real French brightness and a resolving of the problems of how to unravel the complications which arise over the fact that a man and his wife, after being separated for some years, each marry again and have children, make up a brililant and clever play. Miss Stella Francis, Miss Frances Dillon and Miss Mary Brackley nil secured outstanding successes in Australia in “Mr. What’s His Name,” and so did Mr. Townsend Whitling. E. Rayson-Cousens, R. Steuart West, Violet Ley and Joan Rogers. Only four performances can be staged of “Mr. What’s His Name,” and the season will close with three productions of “The Luck of the Navy,” beginning on Saturday night next.

One of the most important roles in “The Red Dancer of Moscow,” featuring Dolores del Rio and Charles Farrell is a Trotsky role. This will be portrayed by Boris Chansky, said to be a living prototype of the famous Red leader. Charsky is a Russian of much fame in Petrograd.