J. C. WILLIAMSON'S COMEDY COMPANY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 1 December 1916, Page 6

J. C. WILLIAMSON'S COMEDY COMPANY.

"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE" AND

"TWIN BEDS."

Of course.-it ,pays to advertise,! there is no doubt whatever that it1 does, but in' these times you must positively have the goods with1 which to back up your advertisements. That the new comedy "It Pays to Advertise' which is to be.staged at the Opera House next Wednesday evening by Mr. Hale Hamilton, Miss Myrtle Tannehill, and J. C. Williamson's ■'• Comedy Company, more than justifies the Lavish preliminary accounts regarding < its' mirth-provoking qualities, has been proven by the record runs it enjo3red in London, New York and Australia. "It Pays to Advertise" is said to be such a brilliantly clever comedy that even were it to be staged by a mediocre' company ii) would still prove a great attraction for playgoers, but.' the extraordinary success i+ enjoyed in Australia is due to a very large extent to the splendid acting of Mr. Hale Hamilton, Miss Myrtle Tannehill, [and Mr. Donald Bowles. In "It Pays to Advertise" we will see Mr. Hamilton at his very best. The part" of the press agent gives this | famous comedian every opportunity for the display of his histronic talents. He played the name part in "Get Rich Quick Wallingford" in London and he created this part when the piece was first staged in New York. Prom the mimute she appeared on the stage in Sydney, Miss Myrtle Tannehill established herself as a firm favourite with playgoers, and on her last night there, prior to her departure for Melbourne she was accorded one of th*» ■ most enthusiastic "send-offs" ever experienced by an artist in that city. Mr. Donald Bowles in the juvenile parts has established himself firmly in'the affections of Australian playgoers. "It Pays to Advertise'^ is. described as one of those 4rresistibiy funny comedies which, no matter."in -v?ha*t mood you may.be, it nevertheless makes you lauyh and laugh heartily. On the Thursday night, the muchdiscussed and novel farce "Twin Beds" will be staged. It is'said to be a. most uproarious laughmaker and is credited with possessing many novel romedy; ideas, with ludicrous situations. It is confidently asserted the unravelling of the plot maintains a constant succession of laughs throughout the three acts in which it is written. The box plans for the two nights will be open at Jones and Son's next Monday morning at 9 o'clock.