“ELIZA COMES TO STAY”

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 20, 16 February 1927, Page 5

“ELIZA COMES TO STAY”

NEXT WEDNESDAY “Eliza Comes to stay.” as staged by the new English Comedy Company is full of subtle satire, and clever dialogue, and has a tilt at the proneness of society to judge by appearances. The story describes the horror of a young bachelor, when he discovers that a girl, well described as a perfect fright, has been willed on to b’m, and is coming to stay. After a week the bachelor can “stick it” no longer, and flees to Paris. Eliza then undergoes a decided change for the better, and when her guardian returns from abroad, he decides that the best thing to do is to Marry Eliza, who now calls herself Dorothy. Miss Zillah Bateman is at her best as Eliza, and reveals rare artistry in her change to the beautiful and charming Dorothy. Mr Copelin is perfect as “ Sandy, the eare-frcc bachelor, who surrenders completely to the charms of his beautiful ward. Miss Henrietta Cavendish takes the part of Lady Pennybroke, and Miss Sylvia Clifton is well suited as the designing actress. As Monty Jordan, the music master who also succumbs to the charms of Eliza, Mr Frank Bradf' ley gives an outstanding performance. The box plans for “Eliza Comes to Stay” are now open at Wood’s, and no doubt theatregoers will realise that they .are getting a real London 3IIOW that has stood the test of' yritics throughout , a long tour of Australia and New Zealand. A bumper house seems assured to welcome this talented company of international artists to Waipukurau next Wednesday.