J. C. Williamson’s Musical Comedy Company

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7297, 6 August 1930, Page 2

J. C. Williamson’s Musical Comedy Company

“LOVE LIES.” This evening at 8 o’clock J. C. Williamson’s new English musical comedy company will make its first appearaneo hero in tho latest and best London Gaiety Theatre musical comedy triumphs, “Love Lies” and “So This is Love,” which havo broken all known records in England and which have just terminated highly successful seasons in Sydney. The occasions will prove of special interest by the fact that they will signaliso the reappearance hero of the popular and talented young comedian, Clem Dawe, and it will mark his debut here in a musical comedy production. He will take tho role of Jerry Walker in '“Love Lies,” a part winch was‘created in London by Stanley Lupino and those who have witnessed them both state that Clem Dime’s very humorous characterisation compares more than favourably with Lupino’s. It is said that ho creates roars of laughter the whole time he is on the stago, and is particularly funny in the number, “Hats off to Edgar Wallace,” and in the scene where he disguises himself as a fair-haired maiden in order to escape the attentions of a Spanish vampire. Prominent London artists who will make their first appearance hero this evening are Miss Betty Eley, a dainty English soubrette, Mr. Bobby Gordon, a light comedian and dancer, who assists Clem Dawe in the fun-making, and Mr. Maurice Cole, a well-known London artist with a good baritone voice. That sterling actress. Miss Mario Eaton, has scored one of her best successes as Junetta Martineze, an Ameriean-Spanish ' vampire. Other well-known artists in the cast are Paul Plunkett, Dan Agar, Mona Bailee, Katherine Stewart, Les. White, Eric Edgley, John Wood and Compton Coutts. Exquisite costumes, pretty music, delightful musical numbers, clever dances, original settings and wholesome comedy combine to malic “Love Lies” and “So This is Love” outstanding musical comedy triumphs. The specialty dance by Mona Zeppel and John Robertson created a furore in Sydney and ono of the biggest features of the production is the brilliant “tap dancing” by a specially selected ballet of Australian girls. Tho full operatic orchestra is under tho direction of Gregory Ivanolf The production is staged under the’direction of Eric Edgley. Box plans for both production;; aro at the Central Booking Office, Broadway.