“THE LILAC DOMINO"

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18464, 27 January 1922, Page 7

“THE LILAC DOMINO"

The evening of the musical, comedy, “Tho " Lilao Domino,” to-morrow .is keenly ■ awaited. This prodnotion by J. G. William* Jrson’s Opera Company was the rage in It ont •don for throe consecutive years. In JOuttralia it emphasised its London: success ;foC ; 12 months. i“The Lilao Domino#-.- ;'r amazingly good show; it is comedy. 1 with : more real musin than can he claimed for any other latter-day creation. It is a,plob in melody ; a. thing of fun that, is" notjlesa brisk because it happens jo be W a brilliant offering in which dancing has its own big share, and Jiog op-, ' port unities for dressing and exquisiteljighit* ing axe not, forgotten. The DomyipUis a' ; sweet little maid from school tfti t bo a perfect deviL She strays party,- remains long enough to pgipM penurious youth fall in' love, and ently going tho right way to bestow.her fortune upon him and his two, bankrupt friends, when their vile plot is revealed to her. Miss Rone Maxwell's (the - Domino) fine’ rich soprano voice finds plenty of -, scope in this production, whichherself of to perfection. Hr Claude Pleming’s fine baritone voioo also hos fine oppor- a> ' tunities, which he makes the mdkE'Tjif/SAi»t fiji other member of tho oast_ who is riiin , ‘toi come a great favourite in Dunedin,' Sk Ml* - George, Gee, one of London’s foremori: borne* dians, although still in his twenties, lie hut I a method of extracting laughter all jof hi* L t own, and in this side, of the business' hie ia ably supported by Mr Hugh Stoyiio. Mr’ 1 Gaston Mervalo's fine character work, is one’ of the features of the production.- , , i”,Tha fLilao Domino ' will be staged for five nights, then it will , make way for still another equally successful, musical oomody,-Fire-. fly.” which was, also a big success-.,!n,;Aua» . iwdia. v-r-.'- *|’