LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 928, 22 March 1930, Page 15

LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY

“THE MAN THEY BURIED” For its first production for the 1930 season the Little Theatre will again have the privilege of presenting a new playwright to New Zealand audiences for the first time. In this case the authoress is Madame Karen Bramson, a Norwegian, and the play a translation of her work, “The Man They Buried.” This w'ill be given in the concert chamber, Town Hall, on April 2, 3, 4 and 5. /Rehearsals are now in full swing under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Brampton, producer for the society. “The Man They Buried” received most enthusiastic notices when it was presented in London two years ago. Little is known of the authoress, but her work is stamped with sincerity of purpose and originality of thought. Owen Nares played the lead in the London production and Lion M. Lion produced it. “The Man They Buried” is dedicated to Nares and Lion, the two men “Who dared to produce this play.” It is described as a comedy of fear. There is no doubt that it will bo one of the most interesting of the society’s productions. Hoot Gibson, starring in “Courtin’ Wildcats,” thrilling Universal talking picture, has# become widely known as “The Flying Cowboy.” Hoot is a licensed pilot, owns two planes and is interested in an aviation company. Eugenia Gilbert appears as his leading ladv.