“THE SILVER KING.”

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12748, 18 September 1919, Page 7

“THE SILVER KING.”

Mr Allan Guide's (dramatic com-, pany is nothing, if not versatile, as is amply demonstrated by the wide range ai s productions, which range from melodrama, through modem comedy, to some of the old-time classics of the English stage. For the first produo- , 115 com ' n g Christchurch season which opens at the Theatre Royal on. Saturday evening, Mr Wilkie has chosen that great melodrama—the masterpiece of its class—“ The Silver King. For many years “ The Silver Ring has held audiences spell-boumt m all parts of the world, and some of the greatest actors of this and the last generation have made themselves famous in the part of Wilfred Denver. The part is one which is admirably suited to Mr Wilkie's art, ■ and everywhere his performance of the timehonoured drama has been acclaimed. Full of breathless interest, and marked 'A' a truly masterful construction, The (Silver Kingc” affords ample opportunity for shell a company as Mr Wilkie’s to make a distinct hit. Miss Fred is wy do Hun ter-Watts will be the. Nellie Denver of the forthcoming production. “The' Silver King” will he presented on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings. On Wednesday will be staged, for the first time in Christchurch, Stanley Houghton’s great drama, “ Handle Wakes,” the production of which was greeted in London as marking an era in British stage history. The box plans for the opening nights of the season are now on view at The Bristol.