THE GEISHA

Evening Star, Issue 17515, 22 November 1920, Page 7

THE GEISHA

BOX PLANS OPEN TO-MORROW. The box plans for the fortlicoming season of comic opera, which commences at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday next, at 7.4b p-m., will open to the public tomorrow morning at The Bristol, when special arrangements as to queues to facilitate the anticipate rush are advertised in our columns, '••fhe ' is so well known to old playgoers that its melodies are like uuto tiie clinging ivy; but perhaps a few »of the newer generations are not familiar with the story, which, in brief, is as follows:—Wiui-ni, proprietor of the Tea House of " Ten Thousand Joys," discovers liis Geisha chatting to-gether-instead of working. He tells them that the English officers are coming, H.M.S. Turtle having arrived at Japan, and he expects then to get " plenty monev from the foreign Wevils." The officers arlrive, and shortly after Lady Constance, who has travelled to Japan m her yacht, bringing some English guests, amongst whom is Molly Se&moffe, ingsged to Fairbrie of the officers Of the Turtle. Molly that Fairfax is flirting with Mimosa San, the chief Geisha, so disguises herself as a Geisha, unknown to her Enghs friends. Meanwhile Imari, Governor of Japan, Chief of Police, etc., having decided to marry Mimosa, also discovers Mimosa flirting with Fairfax, and hi his rage sells up the tea house and all the Geishas, among whom is Molly Seamore. Constance Wynne is persuaded to buy .Mimosa to save her from Imari. The second girl sold is Rollipolli, really Molly, •and Imari buys her and determines to marry her. The. English party and officers ?i e n much Upset at not bein S ab] e to find Molly, and later find out she is in Imari's palace, and that preoarations are going on for his marriage to her. Through the assistance of Wun-hi and Mimosa San, the Marquis Imari is tricked into marrving the French girl, an interpreter to Wun-hi, the French girl changing places with Molly under wedding canopy, and Mollv'is restored to her friends. Miss Eva Moore, a sister of the famous Oame Moore, has been specially engaged to play Molly Seymour', whilst Mr F. O Bndgman, jim., in his original part of VVun-hi, will be a welcome addition to an exceptionally powerful cast.