ALEXANDER WATSON

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 938, 3 April 1930, Page 16

ALEXANDER WATSON

WONDERFUL INTERPRETATIVE POWERS The inimitable Alexander Watson, who is attracting- large audiences throughout New Zealand with his dramatic interpretations of the works of poets, dramatists, novelists and humorists, will give a series of recitals in the Town Hall Concert Chamber, commencing on Tuesday next, under the direction of E. J. Gravestock, Ltd. Alexander Watson’s entertainments are unique, and the fact that he has been able to hold his public for over 25 years is a remarkable testimony to his talents. He is an artist of rare ability. He uses none of the artifices of the stage to gain his effects. He stands, or sits, on a stage where the only furniture is a chair, and wholly bv his wonderful artistry holds his audience from the first. His hearers listen •at first curiously, then intently, then enthusiastically. His interpretative powers are wonderful. Air. Watson has a prodigious repertoire and can always be relied upon to make an acceptable selection. For the first recital on Tuesday next he has chosen a condensation of J. M. Barrie’s famous story, “The Little Minister,” with its quaint characterisation, laughable incidents and stirring events. The second part of the programme will introduce a number of works new to Watson audiences, mostlv bv contemporary writers such as Walter de la Mare, A. P. Herbert, Harry Graham and A. A. Afilne. Box plans will be opened tomorrow morning.