PRINCESS THEATRE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16979, 16 April 1917, Page 3

PRINCESS THEATRE

" Tho Flyaway Girls" finished its uniqtuily successful run of 10 performances at tho Prino3ss Theatre on Saturday evening, when the house was filled to tho doors, as, indeed, it was at tho matinee, and has been throughout tho week. To-night Mr Walter Johnson and liis clover rervuo copspany will present "Tho Kissing Maid," a new musical farce which, according to tho Australian press, is likely to bo given pre-eminence by public acclaim over even the popular "Flyaway Giris.*'Tliis second offering, even more than the first, _ play for those who on joy a mcfrry evening. Tho comedy is fast and clean, tho situations pilo u:p rapidly to a hilarious and tuneful finalo. the big beauty chorus aro on tho stago throughout except when making their many changes of frocks, the rausic (and tliero are 35 numbers) is light ana melodious, and tho piece "would triumph on sheer merit, even without the extraneous assistance of spectacular settings. • The piiblio already found the personalities of the artists engaged atfcractivoly bright. Thero is no star of outstanding quality, but t is a company of all-round merit, composed of young performers, who can all reflect tho joy of high spirits. A now ■vaudeville act by those wonderful acrobats, tho Lo Grolis, and a fresh comedy turn by tho favourites, Brail and Hcmsloy, are als'o announced.