FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18642, 21 May 1932, Page 16 (Supplement)

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

The Westminster Glee Singers returned to London last month, after a four years’ tour of the world. if * * *

Gladys Moncrleff is singing at the Capitol. Theatre, Melbourne, in conjunction with the talkie programme, and receives an ovation nightly.

Eric Maxon, who was here as juvenile lead .with the Guy, Bates Post company, and Gerald Kay Souper, here In several Williamson dramatic companies, are members of the Shakespearean company which opened the new Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon on Shakespeare’s birthday.

Marie Tempest, whose last two plays in London were not successful, is to revive Noel Coward’s "Hay Fever,” which Hamilton saw a year or two ago with Ethel Morrison in the Marie Tempest role .

Several people well known here are in “Chequemate,” a new comedy in London. Graham Browne (husband of Marie ’Fempest) was producer, and in the cast were Gerald Pring, in New Zealand with Guy Bates Post, and Ronald Ward, here with the Boucicaults and Renee Kelly.

Clem Dawe and his Midnight Frolics, aflcr a long and successful season in Brisbane, are having a country tour through Queensland.

Frank O’Brien and Janice Hart, who caded a revue company on the Fuller

circuit for some .time, are having much success in England with their revue, “Birds of the Night.” A London paper says it is one of the most spectacular shows on tour, and is fully booked until the end of the year, Janice Hart introduces a rather novel finale In attracting from the circle a number of pigeons to her sunshade while she Is singing the concluding number.

Sir John Martin-llarvey and his dramatic company are touring Canada. “The Beils," the old drama, with Sir John as the fear-haunted murderer Mathias, is proving a great attraction. Sheridan’s "School for Scandal” has been revived in London, with Iris Hoey as Lady Teazle and Victor Levvisohn as Sir Peter.

The sum of £20,000 was paid by Prince and Blanche Littler for the rights of “White Horse Inn,” for a tour of the English provinces. The spectacular musical play has Just closed a successful year’s run in London.

Clayton Greene, who was here In

“The Wrecker,” is in the company supporting Matheson Lang in a revival of "The Wandering .lew" in England.

Noel Coward lias written a new comedy in which he and the American stage stars Lynn Fontanne and Alfred I.unt will join their friendly hands and bright talents next January, first in New York and then in London.

“Show Boat,” the musical play, is to be revived in New York next month.

Gilbert and Sullivan operas are as popular in America, as they proved recently in New Zealand. In a recent week a touring company took £SOOO.

“The Ringer,” the Edgar Wallace play which Hamilton saw some years ago, was produced in Now Y'ork last month. Two other Wallace plays, "The Man Who Changed His Name” ami “The Green Pack," will be staged in New York shortly.

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“The Green Pastures," the Negro play which ran for over iwo years on Broadway, is having a very successful cross-country lour in America, and is booked foe over a year ahead. At one town Ihe receipts were £2200 for two performances, is there a depression '!

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Supporting Ella Shields, the English’male impersonator, in Ihe revue, “Vogues and Vanities," in Sydney are Dus Bluet I, Nellie Barnes,’Kathryn Stuart, Thelma Troll, diaries','.Stephens, Fred Bluett (father of (Juji),< AJ„ Massey, Billy Kershaw, Musseh'Callow.-, Walter Kingsley, Letoile and Laurence, and a ballet.