MUSIC AND DRAMA

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21121, 23 March 1934, Page 6

MUSIC AND DRAMA

Coming Produo I' tions j : < April :21—Laurian Club conceit at i Radiant Hall. : Apr>l 24—Royal Christehureh Musical' I Society's concert at Civic Theatre, j April 28 to May 3—Christchurch Ama-; 1 lour Operatic Society, "Losi; Cloches de Corncville," at St.! ] .Fames. April 30 to May 2—"Cat's Cradle,") Canterbury Repertory Theatre So- j ciety, at Radiant Hall. j : In May—Christchurch Orchestra! So-1 ciciy's concert. I In May--Christchurch Harmonic So- : ciety's concert. ! j The next production of the Center-; I bury Repertory Theatre Society will • he "Cat's Cradle.'' which will be given at the Radiant Hall on April 30, May i i, and May 2. The society wa s to]

have produced Anthony Armstrong I "10-Minute Alibi" on Saturday, but this week learned that J. C. Williamson and Co., Ltd., who hold the rightt over the play, intended to produce it in New Zealand later in the year, and therefore could not permit the Repertory Society to perform it. "Cats Cradle" is already in rehearsal and among the members of the society in the cast are Mr Roy Twyncham, Mrs Audrey Cotterill, and Miss Florence Nicholls. * • « Among the professional stage productions which are likely to be seen in New Zealand before the end of the year are "The Dubarry," "Wallzcl from Vienna," and "Music in the _ Air. "The Dubarry," the lead in which J* played by Miss Sylvia Welling, who took the place of Miss Anny Ahlers jn the London production, has been very successful in Aus'ralia. and had a l'..ng run in London. • » • The Dunedin Symphony Orchestia will feature this year strong vocai accessories to its instrumental P r °" grammes. Several singers of note have been engaged, and the first t0 appear at this month's concert is Miss Andri Levin, v.ho achieved such at Home and on the Continent that the international "Daily Mail" criW' chronicling the Christmas festivities in Rome in 1929, referred to the singing of Andri Bevin as follows"The brilliant young New Zealanu contralto sang with an ease and grace which identified the singer with he song at the outset, and created atmosphere of confident enjoO®*® i from the verjr beginning."