“LOVE LIES”

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1018, 8 July 1930, Page 14

“LOVE LIES”

NEW MUSICAL COMEDY Humour :s the chief content of •- entertaining musical comejy -jl Lies.” which is now being present-' His Majesty’s Theatre by an Emm company headed by Clem Daire*! - known to Aucklanders for perfa~ances here in the past, a eroSE.' audience last evening again gareT enthusiastic reception to this talar love among artists. Spectacular scenery, and dancing •, the well-trained chorus, are by «, means forgotten, but gain ratherthilose through being introduced at w frequent intervals than usual in t-. type of production. It is pleasing Sr that the producer’s choice has rna -• the direction of a full company wwv can sing and even the most minsinger possesses a good voice. Clem Da we is certainly the outstaniIng figure in this production and fev. the laughter throughout, although h. Is followed closely by Bobby GorJonTi newcomer to Auckland audience: Then. 100. there is Kitty Stewart. *v helps him to carry off his diffica)’ comedy role. The leading lade is Ben. Eley. also on her first visit "here. b : judging by the tumultuous applies which greeted her last evening, shew return many times. It is to the English atmosphere wine’ is portrayed so accurately and throughly by "Love Lies” that its ncess is largely due. It has Eagfcr humour, sentiment, setting and personnel. and its scenes at Torqai familiar to many in Auckland as , typical English watering-place, are «- markably true to life. "Love Lies” abounds with tuaeft! melodies such as “Happy Days iit Here Again.” and with really "humorous numbers like “Hats Off to va r - Wallace.” into which topical allustras to cricket test games and to Araptt have been introduced. The production will be repeated again this evening.