“LOVE LIES’’

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1013, 2 July 1930, Page 15

“LOVE LIES’’

COMING TO HIS MAJESTY’S There ■was a. large demand for seats when the box plans were opened this morning for the approaching J. C. Williamson. Ltd., musical comedy season, which is to begin at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday night next. A new English company, headed bv the brilliant comedian. Clem Dawe. will stage for the first time here the latest and best London Gaiety Theatre musical play “Love Lies,” which has just terminated a record season in Sydney The English members of the new company include Miss Betty Eley, a dainty young comedienne, Mr. Bobby Gordon, a notable young London light comedian, and Mi Michael Cole, win achieved an out standing succes in Sydney. The reappear a nee here of Mis Marie Eaton, Mi Han Agar. M: Paul Plunkett, M: Les White, M; Erie Edgley, Mb: Kitty Stewart, an Miss Mona Baric will be welcome by playgoers an so will the bril liant young Aus tralian ballet girl: whose "tap danc ing” created furore in the Melboi of "Love Lies.” Clem Hawe will take the character portrayed by Stanley Lupino in London, and in it Mr. Hawe is said to be intensely humorous. ‘‘Love Lies” is brimming over with delightful musical numbers, clever dances, brilliant ensembles and wholesome humour, and it unfolds a very interesting'plot. The principal juvenile in ‘‘Love Lies” is most anxious to get married, but his uncle objects, since it would ruin his career as an artist. He marries just the same. A second young man, satisfied with his liberty, is being almost forced by his uncle to take a wife, and, with the cussedness of human nature, he will have none of it, and finally there enters the namby pamby couple, an heiress masquerading as a poor girl, and the young man as a real live lord. Only a limited number of performances can be presented of ‘‘Love Lies,” and it will bo followed by “So This is Love,” which is the present reigning musical play in London. LITTLE THEATRE SOCIETY “IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST” The Little Theatre Society will present Oscar Wilde’s brilliant comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” at the Concert Chamber tonight, and the three following evenings, with a cast of both new and old Little Theatre players. Among the players will be Misses Biddy Philcox, Nell Lusk, Susan MeCallum and Joan Hudson, and Messrs. Robert Tole, H. McKail Geddes, Zante Wood, Lees Bullock and G. E. Moody. Messrs. F. E. McCallum and J. U. Swan will be the stage managers of the play, which will be produced by Kenneth Brampton. PRINCE EDWARD A splendid talkie programme is being presented at the Prince Edward Theatre again this evening. The first is "Ivid Gloves,” a most amusing comedy-drama with fine romantic scenes and starring Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson. The second attraction is “Hot Bogs,” which is entitled an “all-barkie” comedy because there are only dogs in the cast. This talkie novelty is most entertaining and instructive. Full supports are also being shown.