DUCHESS THEATRE
"The Mikado,” Gilbert and Sullivan’s evergreen comic opera, has been produced in an extra artistic Technicolour with a cast of Savoj artists steeped in the real Gilbert anc Sullivan tradition. The recording o the music of “The Mikado,” which if screening to-night at the Duches: Theatre, and its interpretation by the celebrated London Symphony Orchestra in conjunction vocally with the illustrious Carl Rosa operatic chorus excels anything previously heard or the screen. The tremendously fine settings in Japan and the picturesque costumes all revealed in colour pre sent an artistic beauty. Kenny Baker famous radio singer, and Marty) Green have the leading roles in the film.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 7
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108DUCHESS THEATRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 7
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