J. C. WILLIAMSON CO.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18974, 26 March 1936, Page 3

J. C. WILLIAMSON CO.

•'GONDOLIERS*' ON SATURDAY Theatre-goers arc looking forward eagerly to the I'orlhcoming Gilbert and Sullivan season at the Opera House, which will commence next Saturday evening with a gala performance oi 'The Gondoliers;" It lacks- hut two years to the fiftieth anniversary of the first performance of "The Gondoliers," and in that time its freshness of appeal has not been dimmed in the slightest. It moves brilliantly to a sparkle of music radiating gaiety," to a piquancy of wit in the libretto, and to a daintiness ol conception which will assure it enthusiastic audiences for another 50 years. Saturday night's performance will marl; the first appearance here of the noted Gilbert and Sullivan comedian. Ivan Men/.ies. He will appear as the Duke ot I'la/.a-Toro. Miss Ivvclyn Gardiner will be the Duchess, Gregory Stroud and Godfrey Stirling the Iwo gondolier), and Richard Watson the Grand Inquisitor. Miss Winifred Lnwson will sing Ihe so prano role of Casilda, and the two contadine, Ginatln and Tessa, will he played by Misses Eileen Kelly and Helen Langton. On Monday night the company will present "The 'Pirates ol Panzanee. ' which will he preceded bv the one-act comic masterpiece, ''Trial by Jury." Plans for the six performances are lill in»; rapidly at Tatlersall and Bayly's,