NEW DRAMATIC COMPANY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22004, 10 January 1935, Page 12

NEW DRAMATIC COMPANY

A theatrical event of outstanding interest to local lovers of the legitimate stage will be. the presentation of two exceptionally successful plays by <T. C. Williamson's Dramatic Company, headed by Thirhvell, a noted English actor who has recently made a fine reputation in Australia. "Jon Minute Alibi," with which the season opens on Saturday, January ID, received the unanimous vote of London dramatic critics as the best mystery play to be presented in England for many years. "As an entertainment, it is not to be beaten in the whole of the metropolis,' said one reviewer. "Those who want a mystery play that has no mystery, and yet possesses the absorbing interest of one, will have their craving satisfied by seeing 'Ten Minute Alibi.' It has excitement and thrills in plenty, with the romantic note running through it." Everywhere that this remarkable play has been staged heads havo boon shaken in mystification. Yet actually there is no mystery. The audience witnesses the murder, thus eliminating the usual mystery element. But it is the alibi that enthrals and intrigues. The second play, "The Wind and the Rain," is a cleverly conceived comedy written by a New Zealander, Dr. Morton Hodge. It was given its 500 th performance at St. Martin's Theatre, London, last month. Booking arrangements are advertised.