“THE UNFAIR SEX.”

Wairarapa Age, 8 February 1927, Page 5

“THE UNFAIR SEX.”

A BRIGHT MODERN COMEDY. Masterton theatregoers who saw “The Unfair Sex” presented at the Opera House last evening no doubt will be uniformly of opinion that in his New London Comedy Company, Mr. Joseph Cunningham has brought together a body of particularly clever artists. The members of the company measure up well, whether from th«e standpoint of individual talent or their ability to work together effectively as a team. “The Unfair Sex” is well provided with witty dialogue and humorous situations, and there were no dull patches in the comedy as it was presented last, evening. The story of the play deals with the misadventures of a married pair, Geoffrey Trevor and his wife, Diana, .and with the course of tribulation through which thqy are put for their amendment by Geoffrey’s uncle, a K.C. with an expert familiarity with the Divorce Court. There is a double-barrelled plot, and an amplitude of amusing complications, and the unfailing humour of the comedy weaves its way through well-connected series of entertaining developments.

Miss Zillah Bateman, who takes the part of Diana Trevor, is an actress of gifts and charm. Her powers were capably exhibited in dramatic moments as well as when laughter held the stage. As her husband, Geoffrey Trevor, Mr. Campbell Copelin was a.t all times convincing and effective. As the Divorce Court K.C., Sir Henry Hesketh, Mr. Frank Bradley made trouble of an involved and devious kind for his victims in -a manner most forensic. He is an actor of exceptional ability. Where all the parts were so capably borne, it is, however, almost invidious to particularise. Every part in the comedy was in thoroughly capable hands. As friends of the married pair, Mr. Norman Carter and Miss Vera St. John gave excellent account of themselves, and Miss Henrietta Cavendish, Miss Sylvia Clifton and Mr. Jack Phillips all earned the appreciative favour with which they were received by their audience.

After the curtain had fallen on the final scene in a really bright, entertaining and admirably presented cofnedy, Mr. Joseph Cunningham, in the course of a brief speech, announced that the company would pay another visit to Masterton after returning from Australia. In view of the undoubted hit they made last evening, the members of this clever company *of entertainers should be in no doubt of a warm welcome when they next face a Masterton audience.