O’BRIAN’S COMPANY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 747, 21 August 1929, Page 16

O’BRIAN’S COMPANY

GOOD SHOW AT ST. JAMES Frank O'Brian and the “Revellers" are providing another attractive programme of laughter, music ar.d dancing at St. James Theatre tais week During the long time the company has been playing in Auckland, a reputation for good, clean comedy, clever dancing and good singing, has been made, and in this week’s production this is fully upheld. Frank O’Brian gets through a tremendous amount of work, one of w* best of his sketches being a series 0 clever impersonations in the Witney;box. in which he is the defendant. plaintiff, a servant witness and a sma boy. Gordon Norville, who appeared after an absence of several vreeKthrough an injury to his leg, canny, dance as he used to do, but he is stu in good voice and sings several nur.* bers. . Janice Hart. Marie Ward, Morgan and Iris Gumbley keep t_ women’s side of the entertained-• going, and Phyllis Sambrock, R° D ‘ Ivil and Ernie Brooks do some clev acrobatic feats. Tiny Douglas and his merry ' arsl ; Boys are again in good form. after several numbers conclude w* “A Wee Bit o’ Scotch,” a spiru- A Scottish number.

Mero-Goldwyn-Mayer announce tiu* “Louisiana Lou,” latest musical succer of Vincent Youmans, will be made ** talking picture at the Culver studios simultaneously with its P-\ duction on Broadway, New York, is the first case in theatrical hisuwhere talking picture and stage verSl of the same script have been at the same time.