MUSIC AND DRAMA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19903, 24 September 1926, Page 10

MUSIC AND DRAMA.

NEW PLAYS FOR DOMINIONS ANOTHER GRAND OPERA COMPANY. (Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) LONDON, Julv 24. Mr Maurice Moscovitch, the well-known actor, will be going out to Australia under the Williamson management at the beginning of next month. On this occasion he will be playing the leading part in the charming play, “The Music Master, which has been such a success in America. Mr Muscovitch is at present playing at Marienbad, but he will be in London shortly to select his company and to make arrangements lor a number of other plays. After a season in .Australia the company will go on to New ealand. “1s Zat So,” a comedy which has been delighting audiences for some time at the Apollo Theatre in London, is to be staged at Sydney on September 11. The American actois engaged for the piece are Mr Richard Taber, who is oart-aulhor of the play, Mr Hale Norcross, Mr Sam Green, Miss May Hanley, and Miss Virginia North, all of whom were members of the company which originally played the pieces in New York. Miss Sybil Jane, who will play the leading lady’s part, and Mr Barrie Livesey, who will play the juvenile lead, has been en gaged in London. Both have recently playing with the Shaw uepertory Companv in South Africa and in England. Musical stars booked for a season m the dominions are Heifetz, the violinist. \t present he is on a tour of China, Japan, and Java. He will then go on to Australia to commence a season in May, and will reach New Zealand somewhere about July next year. Heifetz will not bo taking a pianist with him. Mr Joseph Hislop, die famous Scottish tenor, will also be in the dominions next year. Lately he has been singing in opera at Paris, in grand opera at Stockholm, and in opera at Brussels. Probably a pianist will go out with him. Messrs J. and N. Tait are also negotiating for another grand opera company for Australia and New Zealand next year, but nothing definite has been arranged. According to scientists, Found* are diverted and lessened during.rain. That is because the falling rain twists the sound waves from their course.