THE ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10912, 1 June 1929, Page 6

THE ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY.

SHAKES BEAU KAN PI. AYS.

The announcement that Mr. Ailan Wilkie is bringing Ins lamciis Shakespearean Company to i lit* Opera I louse. Gisborne, lor a vi.-it of three it.ghls and a matinee, commencing on T hursday, .)um; IT, v\ il l he read with enthusiasm by i.lte many adunrers whom Ihe eminent aetcr-manager and his: talented leading lady. Miss JI iinter-W an.-, have cmisted sim-e they first played here. The company has just concluded a plienomemiliy successful lbree weeks’ season m < 'llri..stcliiircli, where they achieved the. cxUneniinary record of stag ng IT different Shakespearean productions in as many nights. Among a numner oi English artists wlio have not been scon he loro in Cns country a J'joiuh.o accession m Air. Alexander Marsh. Mr. Marsh, in addition in p ay.ug important roles undertakes the stage directorship of the company. Like many English tSliakcspeai'ean actor-. he gained his early experience in the hard school of a ‘‘stock company.” that oi Alt's. Bemlmanii Pa'mer. He was also associated at the outset of his career with the late Osmund Tiearle. lie afterwards organised h s own Sliakespmuea n company, with which he t(uired Kngland for five years. This company attracted so much attention that it was offered an engagement for the Shakespeare celebrations at Struttord-on-A von. Alter the* war Mr Marsh was .-mchi'vd by Sir Frank lionsou for important roles', and appeared with him for some years. Tie joined Mr. \ Vl.kio ii Australia in April, 1.928. and lie has more than sustained his Eiigisli reputation, winning golden opinions from press and publie alike in the Commonwealth. Since h s last, tour of New Zealand in 11)27, Mr. Wilkie lm> sought to make further iniprovt'nicnts in Ins productions, and with that object has had beautiful and appropriate st-agt settings painted Ify a well-known Melbourne artist, and an elaborate lighting p ant is now travelled, based on I fie most up-to-date Continental models and permitting of wonderful atmospheric effects. Tho |>!ays t.n In; presented in Gisborne are: Thursday, June 13, “The Merchant of Yen ee” ; Friday. June If, ".Much Ado About Ncilmig” . Saturday, June 15 (matinee) “Twelfth Night.” and (evening) “The Taming ot the .Shrew.” Box plans at CTtrisp’s open on Saturday, June 8.