ENTERTAINMENT LONDON
As is usual during war-time, smart revues and musical comedies play an important part in the entertainments provided by London’s theatres, says a London .writer. Prominent among the revivals is the unkillable " Merry Widow ” of Lehar, with Cyril Ritchard as the gay Prince, and his wife, Madge Elliott, as the Widow. Neither of these artists made any pretence to be a singer of leading parts in Britain or Australia, though both could dance well and act with a certain air, but Lehar’s music does ' demand voices. George Graves is the comedian—as unctuous as ever. Two musical comedies which are doing well are “ Something in the Air ” (With Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge) and “ Sunny River,” at the Piccadilly, with Evelyn Laye, Dennis Noble, and Edith Day. Of comedies, “Arsenic and Old Lace ” and “ Blithe Spirit ” are both in their third year in London.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25430, 11 January 1944, Page 4
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