“QUARANTINE."

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11734, 23 January 1924, Page 2

“QUARANTINE."

There have been few better plays than the latest J. C. Williamson offering now ac the Opera House to visit us for many months past. .' “Quaflamtine" concerns a young and impressionable maid. Dinah Partlett, just graduated from pigtails, is the charming cause of a whole series of awkward situations of the kind .beloved by any audience. Her act is an unusual one, even for a flapper and a headstrong one. For when she sees Tony Blunt, well-known tropical explorer, flirting idly with her'older cousin. Pamela Josephs, and makes the discovery that Pamela has led Blunt into proposing an elopement, she determines to save these two from themselves. Pamela has a. husband, who, in Dinah’s eyes, is "simply an angel," and the consequences would be serious. So, by a trick, she substitutes herself for, Pamela, takes the cabin on the steamer Angostura, whioh Blunt had reserved with a prim maid for company and a sop to the conventions, and keeps herself barricaded in the oabin until wll out to sea. The work of Mr Lawrence Grossmith is easy anl refined. He wastes no words, his appeal is simple and direct. The part of Tony Blunt aits as easily upon his shoulders as did that of Ambrose Applejolln, of the atavistic tendencies. in "Captain Applejack." The humour of Tony Blunt is quiet, but very tellnyf; he is the perfect Englishman in control of all his ideas and emotions. Miss Dorothy Sescombe comes to the Dominion in her biggest role yet. She Is young, attractive, and possesses great possibilities. Dinah Partlett, wilful and spirited little miss, who kidnaps Blunt under false pretences, gives her some rare opportunitieo, and she makes the most of them. Miss Diana Wilson, MBsa Mabel Gower,

Miss Georgia Harvey, and the others -of the cast give* excellent support. "Quarantine" will be repeated this and to-morrow evening.

"AMBROSE APPLEJOHN’S ADVENTURE." Friday and Saturday next will see the second production of the Lawrence Groesmith season in the revival of intriguing and entirely original play “Ambrose Apple]ohn’s Adventure. * This play, which will be generously remembered on tho occasion of the gifted English aotor'a former visit, gives Mr Grossmith many remarkable opportunities to display his versatility in the dual rolo of an English gentleman and a pirate. “Ambrose Apple] ohn’e Adventure to a quite unusual type of play, revelling m a deal of tho old-time romance and swashbuckling of the Spanish Main, in the good old days. It also has the advantage of showing this particularly _ well-bal-anced company at its best, special opportunities being afforded Miss Diana Wilson, Mr Ashton Jarry and Miss Dorothy Beacombo. Monday and Tuesday next, the last two nights of the season, will be devoted to tho production of "The Silver Fox,” another fine play that was remarkably popular when last seen in Wellington. The season will terminate after the performance on Tuesday next. The box plans are open at the Bristol Piano 00.