FIXTURES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 910, 1 March 1930, Page 25

FIXTURES

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE Now Playing.—Ernie Lotinga in comedy. ST. JAMES THEATRE Now Playing. —Talking pictures. Coming. —Freddie Forbes Musical Comedy Company: League ot Notions Kevue Company. Hector St. Clair Revue Company. THEATRE INDEFINITE May 17-24.—“A1l Quiet on the Waterfront.” Auckland University Students. CONCERT CHAMBER April 2.3, 4 and s.—" The Man They Buried,” Little Theatre Society.

The “Whoopee” Company will play “Follow Through,” and revive “The Girl Friend,” when it returns to Sydney at Eastertime. * * * Milton Sands, the bluff player in Allan Wilkie’s company, has retired from the stage to take up the management of a Sydney hotel. "The New Moon” is in its sixtyfifth week in New York, and “Journey's End” in its sixtieth week in London. “Journey’s End” is as popular as ever. • * * Lance Fairfax, the New Zealander, is back in the lead in “New Moon.” in Sydney, having recovered from the throat trouble which caused his withdrawal. Beginning on March 1, and continuing for just a fortnight, Leon Gordon will produce in Sydney "Murder on the Second Floor.” He is on his way to New Zealand after that. • * * Marie Nyman, who went to England to try her luck, has signed a contract to play in vaudeville round London at a salary £25 a week. She sang at a charity concert on a Sunday night soon after her arrival, and was at once approached by a booking agent and signed up. “My Old Dutch,” a play that was once the rage, and with which the name of Albert Chevalier is inseparable, is being reproduced by George Marlowe at the Grand Opera House, Sydney. Mayne Linton will play Joe, the coster; Lane Bayliff will be ’Erb ’Uggins; and Nancye Stewart will be Sally. • * • The stage and a member of the "sparks” fraternity were united recently when Eileen Sparks, well-known actress, was married to Mr. A. L. Hooke, deputy general manager of Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., says an Australian paper. Only six persons were present at the wedding at Middle Brighton. The couple will make their home in Sydney. • * * The cast to appear with Gladys Moncrieff in "The Maid of the Mountains” soon to be revived at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, will be particularly Interesting and will be equal to, if not better than, that of the original performance in Melbourne. It will Include Lance Fairfax, Gus Bluett, Cecil Kelleway, Michael Cole, John Ralston, Edwin Brett, Madge Aubrey, Jack Dunne, and others. A tine chorus is being engaged, comprising magnificent voices. George A. Highland will produce "The Maid of the Mountains” for J. C. Williamson, Ltd., as before. Muriel Starr has scored outstanding success in the mystery play, “In the Next Room,” in Australia. Tragedy attaches to a remarkable cabinet, which is placed in the room adjoining that in which the action of the play takes place. There are sudden strange and inexplicable deaths. There are mysterious, warnings and many surprises to the young lady (played by Muriel Starr), who has acquired the cabinet. There are three acts of excitement, bewilderment and tragedy, and the solution of the mystery is not evident until the conclusion of the last act. It is now some considerable time since this artist appeared in New Zealand, but Miss Starr may soon be seen here in some of her latest dramatic successes.