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cult to say whether four artists of this calibro have ever before interpreted tho roles so successfully for a New Zealand audience, and when it is added that the chorus work was outstanding, as usual, it is not too much to say that the whole production was on a scale, numerically, seldom if ever reached in this part of the world.” The other principals are Signorina Pfrimmor and Mazza and Signors Alfieri, Pederici, Gislon and Gilardi, all of whom in their respective parts do excellent work. LEON GORDON IN “SCANDAL.” On Monday evening, at the Opera House, tho J. C. Williamson Company headed*by Leon Gordon, will present Cosmo Hamilton’s daring play “Scandal.” A critic says: Loon Gordon is groat. First as the bored man about town; then as the bitter cynic ‘putting in the spurs” on tho woman who has ruined his life; and, finally, as the hopelessly in love admirer, Mr Gordon easily carried his audience. ‘ Not for a moment did ho overact in his very difficult part. He received all the ] support necessary from the manner of Miss May Collins’s acting of the part of ‘ Beatrix. Very incisively yet very natur-1 ■* ally she expressed the courageous resource-1 1 fulness of one fighting for time against 1 1