“THE STUDENT PRINCE”

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26289, 22 October 1946, Page 9

“THE STUDENT PRINCE”

WILLIAMSON’S COMIC OPERA There was a large demand for seats when the box plans were opened yesterday for the production by J. C. Williamson’s New Comic Opera Company of “ The Student Prince,” whicli will be staged on Saturday night and five following nights,

with matinees on Monday and Wednesday of next week and for " The Desert Sons," to be played on Saturday, November 2, and six following nights. The story of Prince Karl and Kathie, the niece of the Heidelberg innkeeper, >s full of interest, right up to the final curtain and Romberg's music is undoubtedly the best vet composed for a comic onera. In the north petite Marie Ryan showf d delightful artistry, which is expressed at its best in the final sc:ne Allen Christie is one of the youngest tenors ever to have taken the leading role in an important Williamson musical olas in: he achieved a triumph in the Dart oi Prince Karl Playgoers will welcome Lily Moore, as sh" was one of the aunts in " Arsenic and Old Lace " when that -cmedv was staged here two years ago. Other new artists are Miss Marie Rendle. from Austra’ia. and Mr John Clements, a distinguished tenor Mr Bobby Mack is in

the cast, as also are Betty Sparkt-s Graham Jones. John Sanger. Percy Martin and other artists who were here recently with the Glndvs Moncricfi company An auement d chorus of selected New Zealand and Australian voices plavs an imuori&nt part in the production, whkn will be i staged with new and elatmrat'- -c.nerv l and costumes. I The box plans are at the D.I.C.