TRANSATLANTIC WRECKER.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1938, Page 21

TRANSATLANTIC WRECKER.

After being in recess since-1936; the" „ •. j , xi '- Wanganui Amateur and Dramatic So- , ,Popporn .and^arbattery of 45,00CMys>tt ciety intends to produce >aga:in next ysun:arcs .caused.RKQ Radio ■nearly aid year, states 'IThe Post's" .representa- hours; costly' delay (recently when;-, durtive. There will be a c6medy>-early ing tne filming of .a .-barn. daricV in the year,: and a -musical /comedy fjpquence for Joe Pe^ner/s .comedy,' Tin later. The last" production*: of, the^ From the City,'. f k the ears on = several society was "The Maid of the Moun- corn stalks -wnich .foririedvthe "seMi tains" Although there are ra, large.^ecptative motif; suddenly began to p6p, number of dramatic societies.:in. and finally eruptedfin a shower, of downy around Wanganui the groups do 'not;: white flakes. A.bewildered: prop, matt support the British Drama' League- subsequently, reported] that he had been sufficiently for the league's sent popcorn: by'^mistake,:.that the' instates our representative. It h;as.how* tense heat from';the, huge lights hifi ceased to function,,and its affairs have started.the corn popping.^on the ear» been wound up. ~ " . 'closest: to-the arcs.- ; ? ' ' -

Preparations, are well .on the -way . ......... ~,... for the first production in Australia*of After eight -days^in an aeroplane of the latest New York musical sue- flying from England to Australia, AA> cess, "I Married* an Angel," which Er- ton Dolin, principal, male: dancer i of nest C. Rolls has secured for Austfa- the Coveht Garden Russian' Ballet lian and New' Zealand Theatres, Ltd.. now at Melbourne, found it.necessary This musical play is a unique com- to dance^ andexerciseifpurt J hours bination of the sophisticated and fan- every day in/preparation : for;his open* tastic, whilst its musical and dancing ing performance ..with:>the'i,''ballot. feature? are prominent in the two. acts Dolin, whoisvah Englishman^—the fiwit of eleven elaborate •■ scenes:; There . Englishman: .to?: dance prindmi^ roles are more than, a dozen song, hits,' in-- with Diajghjlefl^-l|as th;e eluding "I Married: an Angelj" "Spring leading ballerina^Karsavinia, *-Neanis Here," "I'll Tell the Man in ; the tchiriova, TcHernichevai , BTifcitiiia, Street," "How to Win Friends and In- Spessiva, Marftoyai ? Sokolova, ; and fluence People," "A Twinkle in Your Lopokova^; He has appeared with hia Eye," "Did You Ever Get v Stung?" own company, the Nemtchinoya-Doiin Seven noted New York musical ■;'. and j. Ballet, and the Markdya r Doling Ballet. dancing stars are. on the way tb v Aus-^ He created the.role. of ■ Satan in', the tralia for "I Married an Angel": Ber- ballet "Job,", arranged to music by nice Claire, Jack Arthur, Helen Deni- Vaughan Williams; -^ :;ln- the revival*pf zon, Fred Harper, Maryoni Dale, tKe great classical ballet/ "GJselle,"^ at George Dobbs, arid Kathryh '•. Craw- the Savoy Theatre, Eondon; Dolin ;\fras ford; the first prbductiori in Australia th*e first Englishman to dance "Prince will be given following the season of. Albrechtv ■a . role vjivhich reauires nibt the Govent Garden Russian' Ballet in only great dancing; but:-' also appeatMelbourne. • . . ;y.; ;• •. • ance and' acting ability.. ■;..' ••" ,/ . '