AMUSEMENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19032, 7 June 1924, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

PYGMALION AND GALATEA Certain plays never become oldfashioned, and W. g. Gilbert’s brilliant comedy-drama “Pygmalion and Galatea’’ is as. fresh to-day as whenit was written. Tho delightful humour. keen satire, dramatic situations and clever dialogue will undoubtedly appeal to the present generation I with the same force as they did to j the last. W. S. Gilbert with the i same” whimsical humour and clever- I word-play that made the Gilbert and i Sullivan operas so famous, has given I the story of the animated statue an ■ atmosphere of reality combined with I j a wonderful charm that there can be i Ino question of tho enjoyment of the | ■ speech tor. Mr. Pau! Latham, who will i j present the play at the Opera House i I next Tuesday And Wednesday has ob- i i tainofl a cast that should do the storv fi,dl justice. Miss Ola Paterson, it is stated, will make an excellent Galatea; while the more dramatic part of Agnisica has been entrusted to Miss Alice Wood. The comedy) is in the safe hands of Mr. S. H. Smedley and Mrs. Derbyshire, and the young lovers. Myrine and Leueippo will be played by Miss E. Latham and Mr. Harry Jackson. The smaller parts of the slaves will be played by Mr. Ronald Doig and Mr. Robert Howell, while Mr. Latham will be seen in tho part of Pygmalion. The main attraction j will be preceded by a charming one-

act play “While the Lentils Boil” —taking about half an hour to enact —with a cast of clever cipSron. A large orchestra will be under the direction of Mr. Geo. Buckley, and it is claimed that the whole performance will, be produced on a scale equal to professional standard. Very reasonable admission prices have been made, and the reserve plans are now open at Messrs H. I. Jones and Son’s.