BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13753, 4 February 1919, Page 2

BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.

On Saturday night, at the Opera 1 Louse, .). 0. "Williamson, Ltd., will present J'or llio first. and only time in Mas--1 erf on two oi' ilio yri'iiti'st laughterniaki.iis , flu* worlil lias ever ]>re>i hseeiI. Probably no attraction lias ever incited greater interest thai , , tin , production of the phenomena llv successful Hebrew comedy, '' Business Before Pleasure,'" which will serve to introduce 1o Joi'al playgoers the London originals ol'

'"Potash it'ri<i Porlmr.tter, in Messrs Atlains and Waters, both well-known comedians. They w.ili be supported by an array ol' comedy talent, the like of which, it is stated, rarely lias been banded together in any part of the, globe, including as it does a host of

the world 's best comedians, all of whom were, specially selected .for the first Australian production. All the artists are said to work together in this production with 'he accuracy of :i beautiful piece of machineiy, and the briskness and. the animation entirely captures the audience, every point, being made to count, so that the amusing piece with its clever and witty dialogue runs its course io an obligato of laughter and cheering. This jiiece is describ-

Ed, as genuine eoinedy, its main them

being its satire on the production ol! picture films. Abe , Potash and Mawruss Porlmiitter go in for making picture films. Their experiences with the art-

ists, and the many misfortunes that entangle them, are stated to make up a comedy that sends you into screams oi:' laughter throughout the three hours tin. , production runs. lv Sydney and Mcl-

bourne this play had highly successful seasons, running in those cities for over four months, and in Auckland recently it was played for six nights to enpacity business, hundreds nightly being unable to obtain admission, so playgoers can

look: forward to a, rich treat when this sequel to '"'Potash and Perlmutfer, : '

whom local theatre-goers will remember, created a sensation when staged here a, i'cw years ago, will be presented for the first time. Miss Maggie Moore, the. popular favourite, Avill be making her re-appearance jn this play in one of her most, famous impersonal ions, that o\'_ lu.isie 'Potash. Other members of this talented organisation will include Kosie Pavkes, Helen M. Alams, Elsie M'en/.ies, Tein llogue, 'Hernice Vert, (feorge Ivlvvards. (Miarles Stanford, lOdmund Sherras, Artlnir Oii)ell. Eolaud Conway, Wiliiam Lockhart, I'rank Thomas, Geo. Home, Frank Jiawthorne and ])nvid Drayton. The box ]»):in will open at the Bristol to-morrow morning at i) o 'clock.