"MOTHER MACHREE."

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 34, 8 August 1925, Page 10

"MOTHER MACHREE."

Deni* KeHoe, the romantic actor-sin-ger, present* "Mother Machre*," » Uueeact Irish folk drama, from Ui« pen of Maurice • Wehlen, for tEe" first"" tihie, in Wellington at theV. Grand Opera House this evening. ... The,play and.. coriip.iiny were' received' in Auckland with the utmost enthusiasm. Press, and public being unanimous in their' opinion that the producer had "put" over" something just a little bit different; Denis Kehoe himself is what one might term a', product of the stock system. He-served: a' hard apprenticeship, in stock companies' where one play a week was the rule, and co-operation-for the play's'good 1 was thu order. ,In "Mother Machree'.' the ".'has . a play that gives ample ', oppprtunities for every artist, and no attempt-is made to curtail .them forthe 'purpose of!;providing an .undue 1 amount' of "fat" for the stellar role. He has.,a fine supporting- company. Prominent among them is Frances Kayher, in the. leading juvenile,role !of Rose O'Dare,' a young actress whose vivacious personality": and keen sense of' comedy admirably fit' Her for the position. Ronald : Riley ' jtrikeg a new note in light comedy, .and the other principals,/ Helen. Fergusj Gwen Dorise, Aline Dunn, Tom Buckley; 'Lester Carey, Bernard Beeby, Maurice Lynch, and Charles Keegan, are all well placed. Denis Kehoe's contributions to tho musical side. of. theperformance"include a couple of Moore's classic melodies, accompanied by himself on the little hand harp. The plans ior the season are lit The Bristol.