“THE FORTY THIEVES.”
Ifcvis said that there are 40 excellent reasons ,why the public should see “The Forty Thieves,” the pantomime which will be plnyfOcl for the last time, in His Majesty’s Theatre and certainly the audi- - edcds;-. : pn ■ Saturday—there was a matinee rfe. Well-Ae- the evening performance— -Were evidently quite satisfied that every reaspn is valid. The pantomime, than which tliofe is nothing better as a gloom dispeller, i never losefe its appeal for either the old .nr tjie young, and*when, as is the case'i ;|h “The Forty Thieves,’’ there is a representation of the,spectacular op 'lines more than i usually ambitious,; tlieiaptigal is intensified. j;The jedmpahy contains*-.a number of those whose'names, are well known in the realm of comedy, tmd it can be said that .the standard of the -whole production is up to that of the best of the Williamson companies. Jack Cannot was again a decided success on Saturday, making the house-his , captive all the tirqp he was on the stag’e. The other performers also played up vjo the opening night’s showing; The final peformaneb will bo given .tonight, and the company will leave for Christchurch to-morrow mornirig.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18873, 28 May 1923, Page 2
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