HIS MAJESTY’S
“THE LAUGHING OPTIMIST" One of the brightest comedies of recent times, “Thc Laughing Optimist,” is still attracting packed houses to His Majesty’s Theatre. The company is a strong one, headed by Mr. Percy Hutchison. “The Laughing Optimist” is a kind of Cinderella man, plus 100 per cent. American pep. His dreams all come true, despite an occasional rebuff, and everybody lives happily ever after. The audience is even allowed to be present at his wedding. Mr. Hutchison comes to us with a well-established London reputation as an actor-manager and producer. In a way, he reminds one of Seymour Hicks—plus Mr. Hutchison, of course. He is jovial and alert, and intensely alive. His manner is refreshingly easy. Miss Dillon is a most capable actress, with an attractive stage personality. She gave us a vivid picture of a hard, calculating woman, deftly sketching in the essential characteristics with a sure hand. Miss Francis made the most of a girlish role, and weighed the consequences of love in a cottage and love in a mansion in an attractive way. To-morrow night the company will produce “Mr. What’s His Name.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 15
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188HIS MAJESTY’S Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 15
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