EMELIE POLINI'S RETURN

Evening Star, Issue 18331, 19 July 1923, Page 2

EMELIE POLINI'S RETURN

1 MY LADY’S DRESS.’

, At The Bristol .Piano Company’s on Tuesday next tho box plans for the ten nights’ season of the Emolia Polini Company, to bo presented by J. C. Williameon, Ltd , in new plays interpreted by Miss Emciio Polini, supported ,y Frank Harvey, will bo opened. Tho initial at traction will bo My Lady’s Dress.’ Ibis exceptionally brilliant play, from the pen of the famous Edward Kuoblock, will be scon for the first time hero on Thursday next at His Majesty's Theatre. The play takes its till© from the heroine’s dream, in which she follows Die process of the making of her dress all over the world. She sees tho silkworms at work in Italy, and how the material is fashioned and brought lo perfection in Holland, Russia, and Franco. Running through all this is tho love story, of her own life, wonderfully told. lii all there are nine scenes, all complete, all interesting, and each of a highly dramatic nature. It is said that in ‘My Lady’s Dress’ Miss Polini partly surpasses, for sheer artistry, any previous portraitures she has given to tho public of the dominion. The performance of English “Anne,” Italian ‘Nina,” French “Annette,” or Russian “Anna,” varied na they are in their treatment, come equally easy to this artist. In ‘My Lady’s Dress’ wit! make his reappearance Mr Frank Harvey. Always popular, Mr Harvey has exceptionally fine opportunities, of which ho is said to avail liimsel! to Lbo limit. Olliers of a particularly strong J. C. Williamson cast who aro also happily placed aro Messrs Gerald Kay Souper, John Fomsido, Raymond LawTen.ce, John Bedouin, Misses Ratio Towers, Nancvo Stewart, and Richard Hatberaa. ‘My Lady’s Dress’ will be played for the first four nights, and will be followed by ‘The Lie,’ ‘French Leave,’ and ‘ Thu Flaw.’