STAGELAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 24

STAGELAND

fixtures HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE June 2S-July s.—" The Silent House” (Maurice Moscovitch). July: “A Cuckoo in the Nest,” “Rookery Nook,” and “Thark.” July: Dion Boucicault and Irene Vanbrugh. COMING J.C.W. Celebrity Vaudeville. “The Girl Friend.” “Princess Charming.” “Castles in the Air.” Grand Opera Company. ST. JAMES THEATRE July 5: “Sunny,” "Archie,” and “Mercenary Mary" (Elsie Prince). Coming: Grand Opera Co. TOWN HALL Last Concert Benno Moiseiwitsch. June 26, 28, 30 and July 2; Alfred O’Shea, Irish tenor. CONCERT CHAMBER July 5,6, 7 and 9: “Outward Bound.” Little Theatre Society. The Gilbert and Sullivan Company is no longer playing Savoy productions. It is at present in Adelaide presenting a revival of "Lilac Time.” Leyland Hodgson, here in several J.C.W. musical comedies, including “Tip Toes,” is now playing on the Tivoli Circuit in Sydney. Dot Bruuton, the Australian actress, has signed a contract at the highest salary of her career, to play the lead in Harry Welchman’s musical comedy, “The White Camelia,” in London. Elsie Prince and Jimmy Godden, who head the Fuller Musical Comedy Company which will open St. James Theatre on July 5 with “Archie” and “Sunny," will take the leads in a new musical comedy, “Funny Face," when they return to Australia.

The cast is now complete for the Auckland Little Theatre Society’s production of “Outward Bound.” Miss St. Clair Whyte will play the part of Ann. Daphne Knight, another newcomd’ r I to the Society, will play Mrs. Cliveden Banks, an excellent role, bristling with good points. Roberts Tole should acquit himself with honours as Tom Prior. Arnold Goodwin should make an

Roberts Tole excellent Scrubby, the curious bar-tender on a curious steamer. Linda Murphy will play the old charlady, Mrs. Midgett. James Swan, who made a fine impression in “The Old Lady Shows Ilex' Medals,” and Jack Stewart both have good roles. # * “Outward Bound,” th e play to be produced by the Auckland Little Theatre Society at the Concert Chamber on July 5,6, 7 and 9, has proved a big success in the J. C. Williamson management in Australia and has been presented at the King’s Theatre, Melbourne, and the Palace Theatre, Sydney. It is one of those contributions to drama produced by repertoire circles that developed into a conspicuous commercial success, proving beyond doubt that the work has a strong appeal to all classes of society.