ROSEMARY REES COMEDY COMPANY TO-NIGHT.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17295, 5 November 1921, Page 14

ROSEMARY REES COMEDY COMPANY TO-NIGHT.

"The Mollusc," Hubert Henry Davies'e delightful three-act comedy, which will be presented to-night for the first time at the Theatre . Royal by Rosemary Reea and her English Comedy Company, for a. six nights season, hw leeeived warm praise from the Press during the northern tour. There » * great cbnrm in the perfectly natural *fttiny of an English country home. The dialogue flow* eo easily that its brilliant humour seems oolite effortless, and though there' is nothing i'f t!: 1 slap-stir's farcinnl order in. 'the play, yet the laughter throughout the three acts is loud ««1 unceasing. For a comedy of this description at is necessary To find the exact types required for the suo cestui production. In this Mies Rosemary Reea is eaid to have been ezoeedirtgly fortunate. Mr Harold Moran, who plays Tom "Kemp (the part played by Julius Knight in- ' London, and by Aliok Chumley in France with Miss Bees) is stated to be, exactly suited to every -way to the character of the big, breezy brother "home from Colorado. Mr George as Mr Baxter, the kindhearted, easy-going husband, who has allowed his wifo to become more and more "Molluscy" through over-indulgence of her whims, is eaid to be exactly what the author intended7\ Mise Eileen Clifford play© the part of the fascinating little Mise Roberts with, eo much charm that Tom Kemp's love an-J Mir Baxter's infatuation for her appear to be'perfectly natural to the audience. Miss Rosemary Reejw -a»-Mrs Baxter,J'The Mollusc," ia eaid to he: admirable in ' her- portrayal of the intensely indolent woman, quite clever enough to realise her duties, but determined to make no effort for anyone or anything. To expend all her energy and ingenuity in sticking instead of moving "like the mollueo, which clings to the rocks and lets the tide flow over its head." Seats can-be reserved till noon at T/he Bristol, afterwards at the Toy Oave, where day sales can be prooured.