THE LEGITIMATE STAGE

Evening Star, Issue 22026, 11 May 1935, Page 8

THE LEGITIMATE STAGE

PRODUCTIONS F3R NEW ZEALAND A welcome revival in the support foi stage plays in New was reported by Air John Tait, a director ot J. C. Williamson Ltd., at- present- in the dominion: This'indication of tin? ability of the public to patronise good theatrical productions, stated Air Taio to the Auckland ‘ Herald,’ would result in a number of stage'successes . being sent do the dominion in the near, future. One of the greatest successes of,.recent years in,.Australia, Ivor Nov-* olio’s ‘ Fresh Fields,’’ would be art early offering to the New Zealand public, and the same cast would prob- * ably present .‘While Parents Sleep.’-'' The plays would be performed by ai newly formed -organisation, whichf would probably be - strengthened by ona * or twp members of- the company ah present in -New Zealand. A revival that would be welcomed by the publia was that of Gilbert and _ Sullivan’s comic operas, to play .which a new; company was rehearsing in Australian These plays would be performed in the dominion later iu„the year. Another revival that was proving extremely popular in the Commonwealth’ was that of the old musical comedies the ‘ Quaker Girl,’ ‘ Our Aliss Gibbs, and (High Jinks,’ plays which would be sent here in September. Although perhaps early to jjidgc the, possibility of financial success of such .plays as ‘ The White Horse Inn,’ Air Tait thought’ that New Zealand was rapidly showing that the support would be forthcoming for such expensive productions, and ho hoped that it would soon he possible to stage them hi the dominion. One of the objects of Air Tait’s visit to Auckland ‘ was to meet the famous violinist Yehudi Alennhin, - who was a, through passenger by the Alariposa oit Saturday for Australia; After a season 1 in Australia the youthful prodigy would return to the dominion and 1 would probably give two concerts _in Auckland, Wellington, and . Christchurch. Another concert offering promised for later in the year was_ the Viennese Boys’ Choir, which consisted of 20 boys. They had performed with, conspicuous success hi America,, and were now enjoying a popular season in London. 111 Then* choir was the product of a long-established school, which had produced Schubert, among other fain-, 'ous musicians.