"THE O'BRIEN GIRL."

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 10

"THE O'BRIEN GIRL."

Considerable public interest has already been aroused by the announcement that. Boxing night will see the first presentation in Wellington of that famous musical comedy success, "The O'Brien Girl," which will come to.New Zealand after a phenomenally successful season in Australia. There are already many.indications that there will be a record attendance at His Majesty's Theatre, which has been chosen as the location of the noted uuccess, and when the box plan' opens to-morrow there will no doubt be an unprecedented demand for seats. To a certain extent the fame of "The O'Brien Girl" has preceded it, but, like all good things, it must be seen to be properly appreciated. Probably it is safe to say that never before in the history of the Australasian stage has such an array of foremost artists been brought together in one company. Mark Daly .is stated to be a comodian who will at once, become popular with New Zealand audiences. One clitic has summed him up in the following words : "Jlark ■ Daly, in the role of the henpecked Humphrey Drexel, has no peer in the realm of laughterfnaking, for his work is so easy that it almost ceases to be acting." May Beatty is Mark Daly's chief collaborator, and others who are responsible for notable successes are. Mamie Watson, in the name part, June Roberts, Leyland Hodgson, and a host of others. As a spectacle, "The O'Brien Girl" is stated to stand out among other musical comedies, and the songs are said to be of a particularly haunting description.-The ballet is by no means the least attractive, feature of, the entertainment. Altogether those who attend at His Majesty's Theatre on^Boxing night and subsequent evenings are assured of a; real treat in: the way of. musical comedy. "The O'Brien Girl" will be followed by "Little Nelly Kelly" and "Tangerine."