Strella Wilson in London

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 804, 26 October 1929, Page 26

Strella Wilson in London

Strella Wilson, last here with "The Vagabond King” writes from London: “I am having a wonderful time in London —so much so that I am not a bit keen on work yet. Spent the oilier evening in Madge Elliott's dress- ; ing-room. She was very upset, as her • mother was going back to Australia after 15 months’ stay with her. , Madge and Cyril Ritchard are doing : wonderfully (tlieir names are in electric lights outside the theatre), and ; are very popular. “Mr. Cinders is a j fine show, and little Rita Nugent s j dance is a treat. “ ‘New Moon’ is also a good show. I ; wonder how Australia will like ‘Journey’s End.’ I loved it. A very ' good comedy here, which I under- j stand J.C.W. has bought, is ‘Murder ; on the Second Floor.’ It sounds awful j —but is really good. Sara Allgood is one of the leads. “Little Josie Melville lias been very ill, but is now having a month’s rest at Brighton. I forgot to mention the show of shows, ‘Bitter Sweet.’ Words, music, and production by Noel Coward, probably the finest show I have seen—wonderful, but very daring. . .

The final performance of the Auckland Little Theatre Society for this year will be given during the first week in December. No final decision i has been reached regarding the play which is to be presented, but several are under consideration. After four years’ successful association. the Elsie Prince-Jimmy Godden

Musical Comedy Company has been disbanded. Miss Prince returns to an engagement in London. She was one of the most popular musical comedy leads imported, and was last in New Z i aland with “Sunny,'’ “Archie” and “Merc e n a r y

! Mary,” recently slie lias been touring Australia in j "Good News" and "Lido Lady. | In "Lombardi, Ltd.,” still attracting I excellent business in Sydney, Leslie Victor adds to bis long list ot charac-ter-successes anolher triumph m James Hodgkins—with a genial, kmdlj. heart behind what appears to be a querulous, miserly exterior, assumed wholly in the business mterestes of his principal (Leo Carrillo 1.