REVUE SUCCESSFUL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 17, 15 August 1928, Page 6

REVUE SUCCESSFUL

REVENUE DISAPPOINTING. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION DECIDED UPON. AUCKLAND, August 14. A short life and a merry one has been the record of the. Embassy Theatre, formerly the National Three months ago a company styling. itself the Embassy Theatre; Ltd., took a five-year lease of the National Picture Theatre in Queen Street, and became liable to the extent of something in the vicinity of £9OOC* for general improvements. Mr E. R. Greenfield, who was manager of. the Regent Theatre, was engaged a a manager. The company's policy was to conduct vaudeville i'-'jl"-tainments and revues. The revues eventuated, but the revenues did not come up to expectations, and at a meeting yesterday a resolution was carried that the company should go into voluntary liquidation. There will be no vaudeville entertainment this evening, and some of the artist s returned to Sydney by the UlimoroA to-day. All the fares of those brouyht over from Australia ar e . to be paid in order to get them hom e again.

At the time of going to press it i 3 not known what entertainment will be held, but hasty arrangements are being attempted to screen a picture,.in the theatre this evening. It is more than likely that those interested will continue the lease, and goi back to picture entertainments entirely. i 4&

As the company did not hav e a recognised circuit it was found very expensive to bring artists from Sydney to appear for a week or so, and then pay their fares back to Australia. To obviate this the company .known as "The Eleven Ras-

cals/' which,„o;ecejitly appeared at the Embassy, were sent on tour, but 'did not meet with sufficient financial support. Interviewed this morning, a member of 'the directorate of Embassy Theatres, Limited, Mr J. Fletcher, said that although there wa s no legal obligation to do so, over £4OO had,been advanced to "The Eleven Rascals Company" in order to pay their steamer fares and general ex"The Rascals" sailed fcy' the Ulimaroa for Sydney this morning, ...,,....„ : ,z ... . i .., ui k