HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE
Tim lji.st two performances of "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" will bo presented by J. 0. Williamson, Ltd., in Ilis Majesty's Theatre this evening and tomorrow evening. 'I he accomplished I'mglish company of players is headed by Margaret Raw lings, Barry K. Barnes and E. Bel lender) Clarke. "Happy and Glorious," which will bo presented on Wednesday, when there will bo a matinee also, and Thursday, is said to he a play quite different from anything else that has yet been seen in New Zealand. Miss Rawlings states that she has chosen "Happy and Glorious" for her second Auckland production because of its intense originality, its nobleness of theme and its simplicity of character. She says that it must strike home to anyone who thought anything of life not to let things slide. It has a messagci for all, no matter what one's creed, politics or beliefs might be; and yet, in spitu of it being a play of "message," is is, as all good plays must be, a play of arresting humour and interest. Although iL brings in the war, "Happy and Glorious," strictly speaking, is not a war play like "Journey's End." It treats the war in perspective and ends in the present day.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21345, 21 November 1932, Page 14
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209HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21345, 21 November 1932, Page 14
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