STAGE TALK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19032, 7 June 1924, Page 13

STAGE TALK

Miss Ethel Osborn. Miss Ethel Osborn, at her reappearance in Sydney with the Royal Appollo Club after her New Zealand tour, Miss Ethel Osborn scored an immense success, the critics describing her as “a genuine artistic vocal sensation,” “a new star soprano,” and “one of the. foremost sopranos Australia has produced.” Musical connoisseurs unite in proclaiming hers to be the most beautiful soprano voice since Melba’s. Miss Osborn, who has resumed her studies with Mr. Roland Foster at the N.S.W. State Conservatorium, hopes to visit Now Zealand again in 1925.

New Zealander in New York. Mr. Wiiliam Valentine, the New Zealander, who left-the cast of “Sally” in Sydney to go abroad, is doing very well in America, whore he is appearing in musical comedy. The company has just closed a record run in Chicago, and will open in New York in August. Gladys Moncrieff’s Wedding. Thousands of people thronged St. James’ Church and its immediate Vicinity for the wedding of the popular actress, Miss Gladys Liiian Moneneff. to Mr. Thomas Henry ,Tom) Moore, also a stage favourite with Australian audiences.

The bride is the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Moncricff, of Yamba Lodge, Rose Bay, Sydney, and the bridegroom the eldest son of the late Samuel Moore and Mrs Louise Moore, of Toorak, Melbourne. Dean Talbot, of Si. Andrew’s Cathedral, perfoimod the marriage ceremony, and Mr. L. G. Moncrieff (brother of the bride) gave her away. The church had been charmingly decorated with white flowers and palms.

Misses Chalice Hardwickc, Thelma Forster-J ones, Ruth Higham, and Dorothy Taylor (Melbourne), were bridesmaids. Mr. Robert Chisholm was best man, and Mr. Edmund Sherras groomsman. “For her big moment,” says the Bulletin, “Gladys trailed a wedding I gown of ivory georgette, luscious with chenilc embroideries and tropical, with trails of orange blossom. A wash of georgette and Mechlin lace, whereon true lovers’ knots and rosebuds were all a glow, was borne by the little pages. The whole was misted over by a tulle veil that cascaded from a coro net of Mechlin lace and pears—very effective on the dark head of the prin cipal lady.” The bridesmaids presented a picture of flashing pinks and blues and mauve and violet. .. The bridegroom gave his bride a diamond circlet, and scattered among the bridesmaids diamond and sapphire rings, gold wristlet watches., and strings of pearls. Muriel Starr in “Madame X.” The following is the cast in the re-; vivai of “Madame X” in Sydney: Georgia Harvey, Rose (a housekeeper for Louis Floriot); Leslie Victor, Dr. Chcsncl; G. Kay Boupcr, Louis Floriot; Muriel Starr, Jacqueline; Harvey Adams, Noel; Frank Harvey, Laroquo; Fred Coape, Victor; Jack Cannot. Perissard; John Fernside, Merivel; Ailsa Grahame, Mane; Rosamoudo M‘Millan. Helen; Reginald Long, Raymond Floriot; Felix Bland, the Clerk of Court; James B. Atholwood, the President of Court; Dion Wheeler, Fontaine; Raymond Lawrence, Valmorin; Arthur Albert, Foreman of the Jury. • • • • London Artists for Australia. Australians who imagine they do not get very good theatre fare will be surprised to learn that practically every first-rate music-hall star m London has been booked to visit Aus tralia during the year. Hetty King, the greatest male im personator, Albert Whelan, Max Darewski, the famous composer, and Scott and Whaley, who were the originators of most of the “coloured man” comedy, are all sailing within the next few months. They are all people getting two hundred or more pounds a week.

Robert Greig and Beatrice Holloway. Robert Greig and his wife, Beatrice Holloway, and playing in Perth in “It Pays to Advertise,” “Seven Keys to Baldplate,” and “Baby Mine.” Nearly all the members of their company are known to Dominion theatre-goers. Eileen Alexander was through here with “The Sentimental Bloke,” Herbert Lee with Emclie Polini, Harold Moran with Muriel Starr, and Richard Webster with Marie Tempest.

Irene Vanbrugh-Dion Boucicault. Opening in Sydney on December 22 with “His House in Order,” the Van-brugh-Boucicault company established itself as the most accomplished combination of artists to appear in Australia tor many years. Since then the company has enjoyed a remarkably successful season, and has crowned all its previous efforts with the present superb interpretation of Frederick Lonsdale’s comedy, “Aren’t We All-” which is preceded by another pleasing entertain meat —Sir Janies Barrie’s one act drama, “The Will.*’ The company will sail from Sydney for New Zealand, on Thursday, opening at Auckland.

Bricklayer for Opera. Mr Reginald Sewell, of Sutton, Hull, who is joining the Carl Rosa Opera Company, has been working regularly as a bricklayer in the employ of his father, a builder and contractor.

He has been in the Sutton Primitive Methodist choir since his childhood and has appeared locally as a tenor soloist.