"OVER SHE GOES"
MUSICAL COMEDY FOR THEATRE ROYAL George Gee. the popular London comedian, who will make his Tttfr pearance here at the Theatre BoS next Saturday night, together w!U£l C. Williamson's new musical count company, in the London comic open "Over She Goes," told an interview* in Auckland that he was glad to rm New Zealand once again, and to »• new acquaintance with the mw friends he had made when he toum the Dominion in "Kid Boots" at* "Sally." George Gee is the d#* fun-maker in ' T Over She Goes,**t«tf the talented English comic, Percy l» Fre, is said to have his aud*** laughing with him the whole time te is on the stage. Valerie Hay. * golden-blond English star, scored ■ big success in the Sydney and MS* bourne productions of "Oiter '9* Goes." She dances, sings, gambols, «■ does all the other things required if a musical comedy leading lady, W» above all is very beautiful. _. Another English artist who W* make her first appearance here * Billie Worth, as dark as Miss Haj" fair, and an expert tap dancer. W* specialty number with the male dwcers is -ne of the features of m new musical comedy. Mr D»g* Burr, the leading juvenile lead of ** organisation, is handsome, alert, ■» with an engaging and infectious ***•£ Playgoers of New Zealand will dott»less be glad to welcome Miss If* Green, as on former occasions tag brilliant young Australian has pW» herself a talented comedienne. W* liam O'Neal, another newcomer «• New Zealand, is the possessor of * fine tenor voice, which is heard w great advantage in the music afl°" cated to the role of Silas Morner. "For charm, precision in ballets,a»t chorus, the girls in the prodnetiW demonstrate," wrote a Sydney era*. "that Australia can put on its «•* Marcus Show at any time an?X5 cares to assemble it." It is said mj* the frocking of the ballet and chorus * the best that the management of i» Williamson, Ltd.. has produced* years; some of them nightly in Sydnflr evoked a spontaneous burst of «£" plause in the middle of the SOW; "Over She Goes" lias everymingjgf the musical comedv fan could w** Only five nights can be devoted » "Over She Goes." and a matinj* performance will be staged on weonesday afternoon. February 2. *■ Friday and Saturdav night and SaW" day afternoon, Febfuarv 4 and *Js company will present the successes English musical comedv. "Nice Going On." in which thev scored a big suecei| in Auckland. The box plans for the*"" son will be opened at the Di-C. °°» Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. I
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22308, 24 January 1938, Page 4
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