FIXTURES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1076, 13 September 1930, Page 26

FIXTURES

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE September 25, October 2.—•‘Tutankhamen,” Amateur Operatic Society. October —Edgley and Da we Co. in “Hold Everything” and “Follow Through.” November.—Humphrey Bishop Co. November.—“ New Moon,” Marie Bremner in J.C.W. Co. CONCERT CHAMBER October 1,2, 3 and 4.—“ Jane Clegg,” Little Theatre Society.

Sir Walter de Frece, husband of Vesta Tilley, is resigning his seat in the House of Commons because of the severe illness of his wife. Harry Weldon, a droll English comedian, who toured New Zealand some years ago, died recently in London. He left only £l,llO. Dorothy Seacombe, the Australian girl, lias married the son of comedian Billy Merson in England. She toured New Zealand with Lawrence Grosssmith. The same wardrobe that Cyril Maude wore in his 1,300 stage appearances as "Grumpy,” lias returned from retirement to appear in Paramount’s talking screen version of the famous stage production. Billy Percy has turned librettist and is responsible for the sixteen scene revue, “Larks,” now on tour in Britain. He also plays a comedy role. A Press notice says: “It is one of the best revues of its kind on the road.” Gordon Bailey and Eric Maxon, both known to New Zealand theatregoers, are in the various casts of the eleven Shakespearean shows at the summer festival at Stratford-upon-Avon Maxon gets a lot of press praise for his Cassio in “Othello.”