"THE MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME."

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13786, 11 September 1915, Page 8

"THE MAN WHO STAYED AT HOME."

On Monday, and. Tuesday . night nest at His Majesty's .Ji C. Williamson, Ltd., will present for the first time here the stirring. spy .drama, "The Man Who Stayed at flome," which, it is stated, teems with thrilling situations, stirs .up . patriotic sentiment to fever pitch : unfolds a fascinating story with a .charming love interest, and possesses some really. Humorous and wholesome comedy scenes. In' Australia several critics described "The Man Who Stayed at Home" as an absolutely actorproof play, which could not possibly fail, even were it performed by a mediocre company. ' However, - the >J. O. Williamson Company . organised to interpret the new- drama- has been ac-j knowledged one, q£ v the. finest which has' ever .toured Adstralasia., The cast includes Miss Violet , Paget, a .universally , popular actress,; who quie. recently de-i lighted New Zealanders. m a number of, charming comedies . with her husband, j who is at present assisting the*-. Empire; m. the itrenches m. JPranc^-j ; J&iss For-i ence. - Gleeson, -. who . appeared as; Nat-N-Rich m ".The Squiw. : Mah" ; ...MvFrank. Harvey, .who.- is filling :.%he .place m J. C. Williamson's ooifepanies. createdby the depa,rture of •Mr.- tfuluis Knight>; Mr Arthur Gorhell, whose clever, comedy 1 work was oneof -the/iaetorsYwhich^macle the. Hugh Buckler tpiir afr successful); Miss-Dorothy Gumming, who pcovied -h4r histrionic' capabilities' in her representation of Marie Louise m the rMecent revival of : "A Royal Divorce",; - Miv Leslie Viptor, one of the, finest ail round character actors the Australasian stage has known ; Miss: Miss Emma T^emple-, whose successes; are many; Miss Temple Pigo.tt, -a talented comedienne ; Miss . M. Brown, said to be excellent as the lady who imagines she is doing her.- duty to her country .by presenting white feathers to any young able-bodied man -she may happen to meet -f Mr .Charles Morse and Austin- -Milroy. - who. come with ere-: dentials won in' England .and America. The Williamson .management speoially brought ; ,from America • . . Mr , > George •Barnum, under whose direction the. spy play was produced. Seats m, excellent pdsitions may be selected .at Wm. Miller's. A feature of :the -production iathe incidental music , which- will -be performed by a full operatic orchestra.