HIS MAJESTY'S

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1014, 3 July 1930, Page 16

HIS MAJESTY'S

MUSICAL COMEDY SEASON On Saturday night next playgoers will have an opportunity once again to enjoy a flesh and blood theatrical attraction. His Majesty’s Theatre has been closed for the past three months, and on Saturday evening J. C. Williamson, Ltd. will present White and Edgley’s London Musical Comedy Company, which includes the brilliant young comedian, Clem Dawe. This London Gaiety Theatre musical comedy triumph, “Love Lies,” scored an outstanding success in Sydney and Melbourne, where it was regarded as the best musical play staged during recent years. The production in Xew Zealand of a musical comedy nowadays means a very heavy expenditure by the management. The iten a salaries to the London artists and to the principals who were engaged In Australia, heavy expenditure on fares and freight by rail and boat. A large staff of mechanics, electricians and property and wardrobe experts has to be employed, and advertising is another expenditure. Taking all these expenditures into consideration, it almost becomes the duty of play-lovers to patronise at least one performance of “Love Lies,” because its presentation here is really a challenge to the talkies, and if its tour does not prove successful, then, of course, it will require much consideration from theatrical managers whether Xew Zealand should be included in future tours. The company includes more than 60 travelling members, and this number will be considerably increased here by the addition of a band of 15 players and the engagement of a number of casuals for work in other departments. The English members of the companv include Miss Betty Eley, Bobby Gordon • and Michael Cole, and others in the cast are Marie Eaton. Paul Plunkett, Mona Barlee, Kitty Stewart, Eric Edgley, Les White, Dan Egar, Compf°n Coutts and John Wood. A feature of the production is the brilliant “tap dancing ’ by the Australian girls, and another is the specialty number by Miss Mona Zeppel and John Robertson A full operatic chorus and orchestra are under tho direction of Gregory Ivanofi. ORPHEUS, OTAHUHU Excellent talkie programmes continue to be shown at the Orpheus Theatre, Otahuhu. Tonight the final screening will be given of “The Singing tool,’ the talkie starring A 1 Jolson.

From tomorrow, v. new talkie programme will be presented, the Orpheus will show “Paris,” the gorgeous singing and dancing revue show which has attracted attention wherever it has been shown. There are many splendid settings of Paris and of Parisian night club life, nearly all I of them in technicolour. Irene Bor-

ooiuui. irene _t>or- —w, doni, musical comedy Ftar, and Jack Buchanan, have the leading roles. PRINCE EDWARD A splendid talkie programme is being presented at the Prince Edward Theatre. The first is “Kid Gloves," a most amusing comedy-drama with fine romantic scenes and starring Conrad Xagel and Lois Wilson. The second attraction is “Hot Dogs ” 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

[ . C!ara Bow has taken up horseback riding and is being taught by William S. Hart, a veteran of the screen.