“SCANDAL.”

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9573, 26 July 1923, Page 2

“SCANDAL.”

i BAKING COMEDY DRAMA. j As might lie - assumed from the ! name “Scandal” the comedy which ■ ! will be presented at the Opera House j on Friday night under the banner or i -j. -U. Williamson by arrangement i with Henry .[. Cohen, and headed by { Boris Duane is a plav of life among | the upper classes. Nothing so roman- ! tic as scandal, according to our playj weights occurs in the lives of those whose hearts have never throbbed be- ' neath the polished surface of that in- ! sigma of birth and breeding, the boiled shirt. .The story of the play develops from this incident. Beatrix Yanderdyke, an American heiress, goes to the studio of an artist after las working hours—a tiling that no girl brought up under “the best conventions” would ever do. The young heiress rises to the occasion, announces to her relatives as they come in that she really came to see the man who lives in the apartment opposite. a very rich young mail who spends his time in hunting big game or riding around in his private yacht. He plays the dutiful husband before her family and although lie doesn’t care for her really, in the end both lie and Beatrix find that they are both mad about one another. Gisborne theatre-goers are fortunate in being able to see the leading role interpreted by Miss Boris Duane, an actress whose record of stage successes has been of unusual length. Her suitability for the part she portrays is fully guaranteed by the possession of charm, piquancy, versatility and emotional intensity that are final.lv utilised in the’ many scenes demanding interpretative ability of more than ordinary distinction. The Dominion (Wellington) says: “Scandal opened to a capacity house which thoroughly- enjoyed this during and delightful comedy. It contains much saucy incident and mischievous piquancy, but never oversteps the border line.” The box plan is at Muir’s.