AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 37, 13 February 1929, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

"THE VAGABOND KING." SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL COMEDY; Hor.il !cl :\b tiir :most musical comedv i.. i.-.iu- i.i A . k ujiJ during 'the ksj twenty \-.i\-. --J' , - V.icaUmd Kins" livi- i.;. i- :•■- ]• nutation. Ha M.I.HMW Th. ;:!■.■ •■■. s <nnvded in every p.nt !:■>! i ..'iit .i 1 I 1 ■■- I million given the . ..mi.fiiiv v - ' 3 itennc and ritilj-d-M-iv.-d. 1 In- .....-; .:..::.„• us bright, the >'.■—■■ •' ,: " 1 " : •' - : - t' : <-' picturesque t.ii-in ■•: the ■■!•■ n ■ - act being in re . ir.ark.il.lc lo l!,e beautiful soeaeg at, tl.t- iniijt i>! Ki! »• _l-mi.K. There vert cMiin-.s tin-.::.•'. '--.\ i> eveninp. kaleidoseopic in «b:.:;i. :■ ;. and n Pane of the time »,is aiivTi.il.k- like its portrayal ia This ■.:>•■.n.i\:\i- ii..:i»ii;i! ci-::iedy one canV" 1 "'Vi , ' , ."' V"' * i,: "-- ,1 ! , e habiu that Lmiis. XI. .U'\rli.i.r*l. It id the infinite VHi-u-ty «i tIK- -H..W th;,t aj.peale. What riiinc-dy iii«-u- is. i> ui-liiictly clever "'■■"'■ ' A,:,! ' "' .\ '■■;i"'«U-d plot f o ]. •,],•■ r-imv .a - J; ] wore King" runt tiiniij^lmut. Ki.iu<fii> Villnn. a <'.issolute rreuchmim, «'•"«■ l-'"' l ' i".irkt-(i ;.i, , Id in the Hieratun- <>i hiiit>].f. i> .i ».!i) a cut|.i.ise iiinl :i tav. i n J.iit, ici. Hip is 4 i.iiiii.ijs rol..- i<.i mucioal <..;nejy and step, piiiir ••!. I.i the .-I'-. ..-..l t.f tie misty iin<l<!u- ;i^i•> In- link.-? ;, ln,ive figure hi iliMitilct. h«so an.l I.,ii]kti-J cap ae the il;i>ljiiiß am] lu-ttu" ■"V.i-.ibf.ii.] Kmp." H e ti ...is al! an.l mid.h> with liaht-hearted uli.iiilni). inclin'.ii._- tin- ii!i,squcia<i]ng King ci Fi.nxc. A luuiiiiT iollowg and Fran-I-..18 hiauis what !.<■ would d,, if }, e WO re Km-. He- liiis his opportunity. Louie is ciafty an.l in order _!■• revenge himself ujinn Kathorine <!•• Vaucellf*. peat lady <it Fi.-.iuc. be ini-tall* I'lancc.is as Grand Marshal and civi-s hjin ihc authority of the- sovt-reijrii lor twt-uty-four hours, 'only t<. be sentenced to death next i'.iv. ]!<■ is rescued by Katheiine as he si.-inils with Xii«- !..|K" around his netk ia tho !ii«t dramatie w-f-ne, after leading «a army <■' hi* va<;;ilji>nii fo!low<-rs aeaintt i in- JJurgijUiliiin iuvadcie and reiiukinj tii'iii.

"The. Vacaoond Kihk - ' must appeal to the 1-iv.r of nniKif }-i-\ a? 11 appeals k» i!ie lover of t-onuijy and the si»«tatii3ar. It is a di-h made up to please all palates. Au(.kl.-i:nl audiences have never l»"inrf" lx-en presenn-d ith lajjrer en--.■liihlo-. The ]..!-,.;,!,,] ] S stldiic the

c!i..i ii.-i-a U-aiitifiil ami siirnus, -while the riot 0: cflo'ii il!er-tod In- >J je costumet n< the ]»ii.ml is enchanting 10 a decivc. Then there i> the of the WaLonds" and "O«,ly a R«iee. :,

Two outstanding: leatun-s were the einsiiiC of Mi».s Slrella Wilson and tie s;i!( !■■•:(] woi k of the chonis, which hu r.i-ver Iwffirc l»een exi-<lled in musical (■■■nixiy hi n>. Miss Wilson i« of eicelleut pro.eeiice. «-]•. -t i.m];> in the court scene*. Sin; makes an in her yowjis and hi-addi <-Mi of the period, and mi ves anionc>l the- pnily-arrayed cotirtkTe, s'<lc!i<.Ts ainl la<!ii-s ~- in the luanm-r bom. 1'«,!..i-S!-c<l .ii ;i fme f-n]>7'.-iTKi voice she LMv.-s lull value to all the muse of Katheiine. Her ilear tonts dominate.! the <h<ii us in the ciiscuilile of dt-fiance cl">ii'U ili" -<-'i. :n\ a< t. * i'.'iim of man-

iifr ;m<l vocal l,c.i-if> Miss WiJFcn tlii-oijulinut 111" ]fi fm-iuant*. Wγ. Li'ldy niiidc a Villon, but lie did not I'le.Mse -o well .i< in 'The Student IViiKf." 11. .in<] >!\s Wiljsun are a li.-ipl'V roinliinnti'.iii, nttractiujr ereallr :n tljc v<-...al iiiinilH-i>. '"(In!;, a F.use.*" "Tomorrow." ai:<] '].■■%<■ Me To-night." Mr. Aitlnir Slifant always pleases. As a, !iieud of tho uotoiious Villon, te ma'Je tiic ni<ist 01 the part and liis humour dfthe- audi.«»KP. Mt. Cecil Kellaway is a c-lpver c-ftincdian and played well the part o , " a foppish court (xquisitc. The Lo-.ii* XI. •■! Mr. Arthur Grecnaway wag a clever charac-terutation. Xliss Rene Liiitoji. as Hupuetle. gave a pleasing performaiHC. her death stfne being very realistic-. Tiie on-htittra, under the direction i.f Mr. Willy Hfv'stnjie. was excellent, at limes ±<<ni? «if tlio rai:sif approaching srrji'id ops-ra ptandii;d. "The Vagabond K;:m " will be staged until further notice. MR. ALFRED O SHEA. Sul<uili.Mi if-M<kiits aie promised a treat this eveniiiiT. wiien Mr. Allied O"Sbea. the lii.-h 1.-ix.r. will i.'ive a lull recilal iu_ llio Ciy«jl I'ala<e Theatre, Mount Kj'.Mi. This eiicak'cnient lojlc , ** on Mr. U'Slua's Am-kiaud season, wliich proved .-.1 >i!c-<-»;;il at the Town Hall. Those who will assist a 1 the recital are Misa In, t r.-isworth. viohnNtc. Miss Marit Gn\.iu. h,u piste. an<l Mis< Then Halpin, s mo pialiiste ami act-Miiijiaiiiste.

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