SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17320, 21 May 1918, Page 6

SEVEN DAYS' LEAVE

Seven Days' Leave," which will be produced m His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night by Allan Wilkie and company, jndcr the Fuller banner, is a drama of tremendous vitality. It is on record that it illed the Lyceum Theatre, London, for nore than two years. The wholo of its jxciting incidents occur during tho seven 1® ; , v 5 Captain Terence Fielding in i little East Coast village of England, spies are at work there, cloaking their leeds in the guise of Belgian refugees, and :he main thread of the story is woven round ;he efforts of tho spies to abduct tho capam and put him aboard a submarine waitng handy. English wits provo more, than 'qual to German; but there are some noments of strained suspense when tho ssuo hangs in the balance. The great ensation sccne is claimed to be the very icrao of stage effect. The audience first vitness tho heroic swim of Lady Mary out 0 tho buoy from which tho sigivil for tho abnianne's emcrgcnco is to be given; her live to cut the wire; and then (from the i , y Wltness the ascent of tho pirate nd tho salvo of guniire from the waiting icstroyers. The lively comcdy strain is iiiiushed by the adventures of a nobleman 1 the ranks, acting as orderly to a trad asia.il s son. who has won his commission; and there is also strong lieart interest in the troubled love affair of the captain and Lady Mary. Mr Wilkio's presence in the cast, lends particular distinction to the proctirction, and he is supported hv a company which includes such reputable players as Messrs Arthur Styan, Vivian Edwards Robert Inman, Walter Hunt. Misses Marie Nev Nellie Ferguson, and Elwyn Harvey." rile box plans for the four productions will ppen at the Bristol Piano Company's warehouse to-morrow.