MANNERS AT THE THEATRE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 307, 29 December 1931, Page 6

MANNERS AT THE THEATRE.

May I congratulate all concerned exceptionally fine performance ot / * e t ica i doliere" on Wednesday night? Such t treats are all too rare. _ At the 6^ n l e s T lon ld there is just one little grievance that i . like to ventilate. At every pevforman e the Gilbert and Sullivan operas there is,j n „ quantity of unnecessary and V ® applause. I realise that the artiste ® lar and deservedly so, but *" a ny w masters' most delicious touches q{ through an immoderate amount of now• course one cannot expect an audience . j to stifle their "pleasure that's emphati , some allowance must be made for aiw ' j after four years of waiting, but -l c f «Tlie should like to hear the last few bars 01 Screw May Twist," the opening ht . "Taken from a County Gaol," and that ™: ful little fugato that accompanies m y Chancellor's entrance. Audience® be well advised not to i ntciii.l often and refrain from destroy! n, continuity of the opera. Another a easily remedied complaint is that cm «, overture the members of the audienc ► c on continuing their conversations. . overtures are an integral part ot . , ove d and contain some of Sullivan s melodies. Incidentally, such conduct tinctly rude to Mr. Slapotfski and under his baton. nnrFRO. ALHAMBRA Dhl BOLi-^