THEATRE FROCKING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19320, 6 May 1926, Page 5

THEATRE FROCKING.

In "Seventh Heaven," played ai His Majesty's Theatre last evening, Miss Remy Carpen made her first appearance in Anckland. Throughout the play, even in the most sordid surroundings, her undeniable piquancy and charm were strongly felt. Petite with a gazelle-like grace her attractiveness was not one whit diminished by the tattered garments which her role demanded.

In'a simple wedding gown Miss Carpen presented a singularly attractive figure. The tight lithe bodice of white silk was moulded to the figure. At the waist it bunched out into a voluminous skirt that almost touched the ground. A trail of white flowers twisted through a mop of curly hair that looked like an aureole of gold was a bewitching finish to the simple / bridal toilet. In her demure little black gown with its narrow collar and small tie of powder blue, Miss Carpen's appearance still possessed a quaint distinction. Miss Nancye Stewart, as Curletfce, becomingly wore the clothes of a French munition-worker.

In direct contrast to the colourless garments of the women in the last act. Mr. Mayne Lynton appeared in a striking military uniform in a delightful shade of powder blue on which the military orders flashed, while scarlet facings and a cape lined with scarlet gave a brilliant note of colour.