“BELLE OF NEW YORK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 221, 18 September 1934, Page 7

“BELLE OF NEW YORK

A TALENTED CAST BOX PLAN OPENS TO-MORROW '•Oh, teach me how to kiss dear, teach me how to squeeze; Teach me how to sit upon your sympathetic knees; reach me how to coo, dear, like a turtle dove; Teach me how to fondle you; oh teach me how to love. . .” • * Fili Fricox, ’ ’ of Gay Paree. This is one of the popular numbers of the best oi ad musical comedies, “The Belle ol New York,” which m oeing staged by a clever casx or Wanganui amateurs in the Opera House on live nights next week, commencing on Tuesday and continuing on Wednesday, Thursday, Jbriday and {Saturday, i’he box plans open at the JU.I.C. tomorrow. Members of the society win nave the privilege of booking tu-mur-row. In music, dressing, stage scenery and viiccts “The Bcll’e of New York” is unequalled in the realm of musical comedy. The setting is the gayest or gay New Yorks, ana the story centres round the loves of the fast set and the slow set, of good people and bad people and it has a distinctly modern trend. Mr. Bob Howell has painted very realistic scenery for the Wanganui production and the costumes, in uli their spl-endour. have been hired from the Auckland Amateur Operatic {Society, which had a most successful run with -this lively musical comedy last month. Wanganui is fortunate in being able to draw upon a wealth ol capable talent, and the casting committee of the society (Mrs. T. L. {Spurring, Gordon Mcßeth and G. I’. Lomas, with Messrs. W. E. Paqualiu and E. Lind, ex oflicio), had some difficulty in finalising the task. The final choice was as follow:Harry Bronson (spendthrift son of a multi-millionaire) —Frank Thomas. William (a butler) —J. Quill. Mr. Twiddles (Harry Bronson’s private secretary; —Mr. Jim Broad. Cora Angelique (the Qu-een of Comic Opera;—Miss Evelyn Wright. , Pansy Finns (a soubrette;—Miss Shirley Cramond. “Doc.” Snifkins (father of the Queen of Comic Opera) —!'• L. Sperring. Count Ratsi Rattatoo —H. Thomas. Count Patsi Rattatoo—R. Cox. Kenneth Mug (“Song and dance comedian of the Cora Angelique Comic Opera Company; —C. Stanley Brown. Kissy Fitzgarter (a music hall dancer) —Miss Trevor Hunter. “Blinkey” Bill McQuirk (a mixedale pugilist) —Bob Howell. Fricot (a French Chef)— HasFricot (a bright thing from Gay Faroe)—Miss Merle Spurdie. Mr. Sheep (a Minister)—W. R. KmSC lchabod Bronson (President of the Young Men’s Rescue League and Anti-Cigarette Society of Cohoes)— Norman L. Tyler. Karl Von Pumpernick (a polite lunatic) —George Boshc-r. Violet Gray (“The Belle of New York”)—Mrs. Olive Tarrant. Mamie Clancy (a Pell Street Gm) Joan Broad. Nobody should miss seeing this wonderful production. The first night will be better than them all- That was so with the recent production of a Country Girl,” when chorus and pnn cipals put all they knew into the first night with the result that the production never looked back. Plans open at the D.I.C. to-morrow morning.