GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 5

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

Kowrf <£?„„? 'he eye and t0 tll(! ««, "The R kong gives to the theatregoer all that story f e r. e 'uirfi-<:olour, splendour, a good mmL. S , Wlth roraance and dramatic moments, comedy, excellent acting, and excellent musical numbers. The season at the Grand Opera House is uearing an end—there remain only three more nights wtih a matinee performance on Saturday—but this fine musical play is as popular as when It first opened liere. A large audience last evening enjoyed •£? sh°V h°rougllly- They flowed with keen rnt-f hhe «Tents which lead "P *° tne dlB--covery by Margot Bonvalet that the Ked 5. !£ .I™ slle seoretly admires, is none other than the supposed gentle sou of General Biraheau, governor of a French Moroccan province, and they laughed at every appearance of Benjamin Kidd, newspaperman. Lanco Fairfax, as Pierre Birabeau (the Red Shadow) and Komola Hanson (Margot Bonvalet) have the leading roles and each is splendid. The comedy is In the very capable hands of Herbert Mundin, who as Benjamin Kidd, should make even the most solemn smile, and Reneo Murphy, a very able assistant. Also playing important pars are Herbert Browne, Sidney Burchall, Cecil Pawley. Douglas Herald, and Sonya Rosoya, a very supple dancer. "The Desert Song is excellently produced, and It contains some very tuneful melodies, to which the voices of the principals do full justice