Muriel Pavlow To Play In Christchurch Again

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30406, 3 April 1964, Page 12

Muriel Pavlow To Play In Christchurch Again

Muriel Pavlow, who is well known to Christchurch theatre audiences, will return to the city for a short season in the Theatre Royal in Jean Kerr’s successful play, “Mary, Mary.” This will open on April 9 and continue until April 18. “Mary, Mary” has enjoyed an excellent run on Broadway over the last three years, and has become the thirteenth play to pass its one thousandth performance in New York. At one time, four companies were playing it simultaneously in the United States, and it has also been a great success at the Queen’s Theatre in London. “Mary, Mary” has been translated into nearly every European language. Appearing with Miss Pavlow in this production' is her husband, Derek Farr. This pair, who first met when they were both in Anthony Asquith’s film, “Quiet Wedding,” have had many successes on the stage in London as well as Australia and New Zealand, and have worked- extensively in film, television and radio, They were here in 1960 with the most successful “Odd Man In.” Appearing with Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr in “Mary, Mary” are Dermot Wals-h, Owen Ainley and Lorraine Bayley; Mr Walsh, like the principals, has had extensive experience in England on both stage and screen. He trained at the Abbey Theatre School of Acting, and has appeared with the Dublin Gate Theatre He has appeared in 39 films Mr Ainley is a veteran actor who is best known for work in radio and television in England, and Miss Bayley is a Sydney acress who has had much experience on television. Marital Comedy “Mary, Mary,” described as “a marital comedy,” is set in the New York apartment of a youngish publisher. Among other things, the play outlines the consequences of becoming engaged before your first wife is out of sight and mind, of introducing a handsome Hollywood friend to your wife, and bf failing to heed the cynical but practical advice of a lawyer friend. Mr. Kerr is also the author of two best-selling books, “Please Don’t Eat The Daisies,” and “The Snake Has All

The Lines.” She and her husband, the drama critic, Walter Kerr, contributed sketches to the musical revue “Touch And Go,” and collaborated on the book for the musical “Goldilocks.” Mrs Kerr was also one of the authors of the successful comedy, “King Of Hearts.”