"THE BLUE BIRD."

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 April 1913, Page 5

"THE BLUE BIRD."

AT THE TOWN HALL. I The Town Hall in. Masterton was crowded last evening to witness the nroductioin by the J. O. Williamson Company of Maurice Maeterlinck's , stage phantasy, "The Blue Bird." From a spectacular point of view the creation was superb, and this notwithstanding that tiie capacity of the stage would not permit of the production being fully represented. The scenic effects were delightful, and the mounting of the piece was a masterpiece in stagecraft. "The Blue Bird" is in itself a fairy-tale of unique conception,' and the travels of two little children. (Tyltyl and Mytyl) in the pursuit of the bird are full of incident and excitement. The scenes in the palace of the fairy, the land of memory, the kingdom of the future ~ and the palace of night were most. 1 impressive. Little Gertie Cremer took the part of Tyltyl in a«n exceedingly clever manner, and was ah'ly supported through by Vera Spaull. The rest of the characters were well Sustained, though none of the acting wag of outstanding brilliancy. Taken altogether, "The Blue Bird" is not ' one of the best pieces that the Williamson Company has staged in Masterton. . The music, effects and scenery were the features of the production.'.