"SCANDAL."

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 13, 16 July 1923, Page 3

"SCANDAL."

| Probably no .play of the past decade i has created so much talk as Cosmo Hamilton's brilliant and daring comedy "Scandal," and its presentation at the Grand > Opera House to-morrow evening has been looked .forward to by Wellington play-Koere. The story of "Scandal, ideals with a young society butterfly, whose midnight visits to a famous' artist and its .unexpected dcnouncuient when the family'confront her is a story tbathe author has written with a master hand. A new leading lady in Miss Doris Dunne is to be introduced to Wellington, audiences. Miss Duane is a youno; actress of the modern school who has had a rapid rise 'to. the stellar rank. She played with much success in the original New York production, aud for » period filled ■the loading role. She also has been particularly successful on the English stage, her greatest success there being in the leading/role of. "Shanghai" at Drury Lane Theatre, London', which part wns played previously by the Australian favourite Dorothy Bruntoh. Eric .Harrison, the comedy lead, who olaims the chief honours with Doris Dur.ne in "Scandal" has been associated,! with some of the world's le.adinjr.artiets: As Pelham Franklin in "Scandal" he leaves nothing to be desired as the other of the 'duo in the iunioiis bedroom .s-isne." Associated with them in the present ■production is a specially selected company including Havoid Moran. Lucy , Carter, George' l>voad. John' Galvray. Grahame .Newten, Mar?; MajGreeor. Arthur Adami. Arthur Or&cil. ilia box plans are at The Bristol' ■ ...