"PRIMROSE" THE RESPLENDENT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18680, 1 May 1926, Page 11

"PRIMROSE" THE RESPLENDENT.

« —- NEW MUSICAL PLAY TO-NIGHT. "Primrose," the new musical to b« presented by J- C. at the Theatre IU 7 ,l to-night, » • to set a nsw standard. Of this f show the critic of the "Sydney Sun w n "Primrose" answers to the best tra 11®» musical comedy—plenty of witty di» 1 succession of humorous contretemps wi strong heart motif —principal" B^ n d a well-dressed chorus to supP'ort .J, v, e . as much dancing as can be in. tween the numbers. , . j>. 6 An unhappy future is threatened "arranged" marriage between the daughter of a spiritualist and h whose heart is otherwise disposd But daughter, an ingenue, lost® . a handsome young novels, wb i u; s "best sellers," is an adept at reSuin E characters from difficult situations. J.n« there is a doting mother s P?"» 1 -' s , t y who had become entangled with a beauu specialist When the wine was reia. The novelißt acts as a good lau 7 nephew and the ingenue (whom he annes for liimself), but his ingenuity fails to ,°" r . come the beauty specialist s tenacity ot P L poße, and with a surprising change of irons the erstwhile harassed swam . accepts »he inevitable after a snappy evening at a T Joan, Sir Benjamin Falls's adopted daughter, Mies Margery Hickhn dances and sings with splendid artistry throughout an prduoua evening. A very fine performance i |iven by Miss Dorothy Lena as Pinkie Of Mr George Gee's share in the entertainment, as Toby Meopham, little more need be added beyond emphasising his versatility when lie assumed the part of the pretended "professor" with psychic powers. # Dancing is a pronounced feature of inmrose." Miss Eeita Kugent and Mr Fred McKay provide some new amazing ideas in dancing gymnastics. Others who loom largely m the gorgeous revelry are Mr Jack Cannot as Michael, Mr Leyland Hodgson as Hilary Vane, Harry "Wotton, and Rcui© to VarQe. The box plans ars at The Bristol till noon, afterwards at the Theatre Royal Confectionery, where day sales are also obtamab.e.