NEW ENGLISH COMEDY CO.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 117, 13 November 1926, Page 13

NEW ENGLISH COMEDY CO.

Joseph Cunningham's New English Comedy Company, which includes the celebrated English actress Miss Zillah Bateman, will appear in a repertoire of plays whose London success has been-heralded throughout the world. They are "The Unfair Sex," "Eliza Stays' at Home," "The Sport of Kings," and "Outward Bound." Mr. Cunningham has selected "The Unfair Sex" to commence his brief New Zealand tour at the Grand Opera House on Tuesday next. A genuine London success rarely fails in New Zealand, and "The Unfair Sex" is a farce comedy that took London by storm at the Savoy Theatre, where it ran for two years and had the distinction of being presented at matinees, in addition to the,evening performances, by a ■ separate company. In Miss Zillah Bateman, who will play the part of Dma Trevor in "The Unfair Sex," Mr. Cunningham has chosen an artist who has won her way to "star" rank in competition with London's greatest favourites. Miss Henrietta Cavendish, from the Savoy and other West End London theatres, is another who conies with" honours thick upon her. Mr. Frank Bradley, Mr. Reginald Newson, Miss Sylvia Clifton, Miss Vera St. John, Miss Beryl Barraclough, and Mr. Carter M'Callum. are all artists of repute. The box plans for the opening production are now available at The Bristol.