Well-known Players in London.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17982, 29 March 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)

Well-known Players in London.

Dorothy Long, who with her husband, Reg. Long, left Australia about two years ago, writes from London to I be Sydney Sun — "Have had rather a hectic week with Renee Kelly’s new piece, which was produced last night. Gerald Pring (out there with Guy Bales Post is leading man. The notices this morning are not wildly enthusiastic. Reg. is rehearsing for a new play, which they are going to try out on the dog at the ‘Q’ Theatre next week. Tony Holies was originally to have played

the part, but lieI’is 1 ’is going to tour with ‘Sorry You’ve Been Troubled.’ I do hope ‘Murder on the Second Floor’ runs in Australia. It’s a topping show, and is still running over here to good business. Reg. was lunching at the Green Room Club last week with Ronnie ’Ward,.and met Ellis Irving, who is shortly going on tour. Freddie Conyingham lias signed up to go into Laddie Cliffs new production, opening in May. We had an offer to go ; to South Africa with Nicholas Hannen and Athene Seyler, but after due consideration turned it clown. Frank Harvey’s play, ‘The Last Enemy,’ is still flourishing, and the bookings ahead are very promising. He has nearly finished another play, which he read to us on Sunday, it sounds topping, and is most original. The American rights of ‘The Last Enemy’ have been bought by the Shuberts, and they are having the settings designed in Germany.” News from the Studios. „ Talking motion picture rights to “The Prisoner of Zenda” have bce» acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. French War Play for^London. There is- much talk in theatrical circles in* London about a play which has just been produced in Paris—- “ The Man I Killed" (“LTlommc Que J’ai Tiie"'. 11 is said to be the French equivalent of “Journeys End.” hut poeticeV not active service; and it lias been bought for London. The central. character, a French soldier, killed a young German in cold blood during Ihe war—deliberately murdered him. What lie did so preys on his mind that after Ihe war is over lie goes to Germany, seeks out his victim's father and mother and sweetlunar!. and. after almost confessing his guilt, offers himself in place of the dead boy. It is said tDut Mr Maurice Evans. (Raleigh of “Journey's End”) may be offered the leading part in it-