THEATRE ROYAL.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18925, 14 February 1927, Page 14

THEATRE ROYAL.

"K.itja, ' no* 'jeing jihiyci ul the Thc.i'.iv Roval 'OS a ntrnnp .1. C. Williamson Company, lirudrd by Mario Burl;.', is a i.light mul coloin.'ul musical comely, ami il is drawing laigr and admiring audiences. 'I he mounting, comedy, and ballots r.r.d music ;u-! exceedingly attractive, and can bo tencd to more than one?, with gcur.irr pleasure. Supwting Miss Burke are I!. Barrdt-Lc nnnrd. Hei'oeit Browne, niid (.'o il Kellawny. "Katjn" will b,? followed by "Wildfiw<v," which will b- revived 1 Wednesday right for three ii«i,:s. "WILDFLOWEK" AND "FRASQUITA." The be* plans will be opened a! The Bristol Piano Company this morning for the revivals of "Wildfloivcr," which will be staged on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and for the initial thice Australian and Sew Zealand representations of Franz Lchar's beuntitul coinic opera, "Frasquita," which is t» have its premiere produciton at the Theatre lluyal on Saturday night. The charms of "Wildflower" urc well known to playgoers, as it was in this opera that Marie Burke delighted playgoers here eighteen months rgo. ■ Great preparations arc being madu (or the production of "Frasqtiita," and to assure that it may be staged with every attention to detail, Mr Charles A. Wcnnian, associate director of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., and thuir supervising producer, has come over specially from Australia to sen that "Frasquita" is presented in the samo brilliant manner a* when it achieved a triumph in London. It is said that Franz Lcliar hus excelled himself in "t'rasqttilo," the music of which reaches tho high standard of grand opcr.i. The cast has been carefully selected by Mr Wenionn, and if will include Miss Marie Burke, Mr It. Barrett-Lcnnord, Cecil Kellaway, Herbert Browne, Thelma Burners, Xort Dainton,. and Frank Hawthorne. Miss Minnie Everett, who is well known to playgoers of Now Zealand, has also come over from Australia to create and to tyrrange the billets arid tho dnnces. New hnd magnificent scenery and dri-Jses were recentlv painted and uiado in Sydney, and these will be scon for the first time on Saturday night. Miss Kijcen Harper, the 3LO girl, who is at prestfnt in Christclmrch. will bo present nt tho Theatre Itoyal to-night.