Auckland Comedy Players

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 27, 18 January 1929, Page 7

Auckland Comedy Players

IYA’s Splendid Recora ME. J. F. Montague continue to present his Comedy Players in bright and entertaining plays which give a delightful variety to the IYA programmes and in this respect the Auckland station is well ahead of the other New Zealand stations up to the present. During the past year Mr. Montague has presented the following striking one-act plays: "How He Lied to Her Husband," "Just Fancy," "Wednesday or Friday," "Bobbie," "Campbell of Kilmohr" (twice), "The Artist," "The Perfect Pair’ (twice), "Going Away," "When He Comes Home," "The Plumbers," "Harmony," "Catherine Parr," "A True Test." "Guns and Guns" (twice), "The Playwright," "Which is Which?’ "Between the Courses," "Two of a Kind," "Bardell and Pickwick Trial,’ and scenes from "The School for Scandal." In addition to these, Mr. Montague has presented four full-evening plays, "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" (a fouract comedy, by St. John Ervine) ; John Drinkwater’s great historical play, "Oliver Cromwell"; Oscar Wilde’s brilliant three-act comedy, "The Importance of Being Barnest," and Shakepeare’s tragedy, "Macbeth." In every instance the plays have been presented in a bright and attractive manner that reflects the greatest credit on the producer. This is fully confirmed in the numerous letters received by Mr. Montague from all parts of New Zealand, and in the numerous requests received for "repeat" performances. Listeners will be glad to know that Mr. Montague will continue to broadcast other plays during the present year, and among those in preparation are "The Banns of Marriage" (Lee), "The Artist’? (a "repeat" performance), "Disgrace" (Ampion), "They Write a Play," "The Twelve Pound Look" mi Barrie), "A Scotch Philosopher," *"The Constant over." "A Maker of Dreams," "Old Pals," "Poor Old Dad," "Too Many Cooks," etc, and he hopes also to broadcast the win ning New Zealand play in the competition. which is now open to New Zea# land writers, for which the Broadcasting Company is offering special prizes. In addition to these one-act plays tka Comedy Players have in contemplatiot; the production of several whole even~ ing plays. including "Fanny’s First Play" (Bernard Shaw), "Justice (Galsworthy), "The Young Person ini Pink," ete.