"BALMY DAYS."

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20564, 4 June 1932, Page 20

"BALMY DAYS."

j ST. JAMES' THEATRE. ; "Balmy Days," the bright musical revue will conclude its season at St. James' Theatre to-day. • i The story opens on board a pleasure yacht, ■with captain and officers in imposing gold braid and a number of wealthy passengers whose one object in life seems to be entertainment. Lofty (L. E. Vernazoni), Sir Oswald Titzoswald, jun. (Albert Carlisle), tlie first officer (Eric Sopp), Stubbs (Norman Harrison), Sir O. Pitzoswald, sen. (George Lishman), and Captain Kiordan (Bernard Rennell) discourse on the joys of tho sea life, and sing appropriate songs. Lady Fitzoswald (Mona Lawrence), the Hon. Clare (Edna Harrison), June (Melva Cater), Jiggs (Jack Davis), Riggs (Reg. Lamb), and Cook (Sin Chan Chin) indulge in a lot of musical and terpischorean nonsense until, in a storm, the ship goes ashore on a tropic island, to the terror of some and great delight of others. Two outstanding numbers are on "adagio" dance by Paula and Sergiua- Leptkoff and a duet, "Deep In My Heart, ' by Melva Cater and Albert Carlisle. Bernard Rennell sings very pleasingly "Bells of the Sea," and Jack Davis introduces some light comedy. Blaine Moody and Hawaiian choruses, too, are pleasing and effective. A conjuring turn, by Chan Ken Clioy, a genuine Oriental, with all his native grace and imperturbability, was something in the nature of a masterpiece. Both in scenery and costumes "Balmy Days" is well equipped, and with its bright musical numbers, dancing, and comedy makes an interesting, contribution towards the revival of the musical comedy stage. Part of tho proceeds, states the programme, "will be given to tlio ilayor s Relief of Distress Fund. 1