“HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT”
Mirthful as it Is beautiful, the pantomime “The House that Jaek Built” attracted another large audience to the Grand Opera House last night. The music of the pantomime is particularly bright and interesting, and the comedy is of the highest class. Jim Gerald makes a most homely, human, and wholly convincing Dame Barleycorn. Full of wise saws and idiotic quips, he sings a good song or two, and dances with skill and agility. He was associated for the most-part'with Roy Rene (the irresistible “Mo” of revue days), who. minus his pasty face, plays the übiquitous role of Sammy, a stable boy, with a gushful humour. One of the clever bits of the business the pair achieve together is the mirror illusion. Dame Barleycorn’s scene with the “cow with the crumpled horn” was most delicious nonsense. The third comedian is the old favourite, Phil Smith, who figures as the village constable among a gallery of characters. One of the funniest bits was Phil’s rendition of “The Stein Song,” with a savage counter melody by Roy Rene, who trills, “I’d Like to Find the Guy Who Wrote the Stein Song.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19310313.2.17
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 143, 13 March 1931, Page 5
Word Count
192“HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT” Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 143, 13 March 1931, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in