STAGE PRODUCTIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19911, 13 June 1936, Page 17 (Supplement)

STAGE PRODUCTIONS.

~+._ l l comma I’o HAMILTON. ' LOCAL GlnL HEADS COMPANY. coming to Hamilton. Hamilton playgners will be pleased to learn that the \Villiamson rompanv headed by Elaine Hamill. the Inca] girl who has hernme a stage star. will probably come to Hamilton early next month. "Fresh Fields." the rlever remedy by Ivor .\‘ovello. and “The Shining "our.“ for her work in which .\liss Hamill has received particularly glmw imr natives. are likely to he the plays staged. The company, which had a successful run of three weeks in \Vellington and has been drawing large audiences in the provincial towns. will open 8 season at Auckland to-ni-g‘ht. i The cast 0! “ Fresh Fields“ is:— Lady Mary ... .. . . . Ethel .\lorrison Lady Lilian ... . . . . . .. Elaine Hamill Torn Larcombe .. . . . . Harvey Adams .\lrs Pidgeon .... .. . . Katie Towers ; "rim Crabbe . . . ... . . . . Arthur Lane i I'nn Cmbh ..... ... .. Phyllis Baker , Ludlow . . . . . . . . . Norman Shepherd Lady Ftrawholme . Connie Martyn Miss Swaine . . . . . . . .. Enid Hollows! In the other plays in the company‘sl repertoire Lloyd anhle and Campbell Cnpelln also appear. nusm and Sullivan In Brlsbsns. The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company opened a season in Brisbane with "The Gondollers." Evelyn l-lsll. contralto. who played subsidiary roles in the last J. C. Williamson Limited lmperlal Grand Opera Company. has taken the place of Evelyn Gardiner, who sailed for New York st the completion or the New Zealand Gilbert and Sullivan season. i Miss Hall trained under Minnie Ever- I stt in Melbourne 101' six or seven weeks. I The oompsny will begin s five-1 wesks' sesson st Melbourne in “The Mikado." The second-tweak piece will be “ Buddlsora." ‘ Savoy operas completed. “ Paul : Jones" will be produced on August; 1, and a production of “ Merrie England " will follow. NJ. Favour!“ In shskospsussn Plays ‘ Eric Msxon, who won much popu- ‘ lsrity in New Zeslsnd some years no as Juvenile lead in “The Green Goddess." “(The Mssquerader." and “The Bad Man." with the Guy Bates Post company. hss bean with the Shakespearean Festival Company in England {or some y'esrs‘ or his pertormsnces In the present series of Shakespearean productions at. Sanford—upon-Awn, s London paper says:— “ Julius Class: “—Drio Msxon eonMvsd a striking sppesrsnoofl-for a few

moments as the gaunt soothsayer. “A Merchant of Venice "—Erio Maxon's exquisite. fantastic Prince of Arragon was one o! the best played parts. “Romeo and Juiiet"—-one o! the best performances of the week was Eric Maxon‘s Capulet. a vigorous pic—ture oi fussy. overbearing, yet warm< hearted old age. “King Lear"——Erie Maxon has a iine appearance and a firm command of emotion as Gloucester. lemon Navarro in lrelsnd. Ramon Navarro. former film star. has been appearing in vaudeville in England and lreland. A Dublin writer sawz—At the Royal Theatre the chief attraction is Ramon Navarro. who is appearing with his sister Carmen. Novarro's singing is greatly enjoyed. “The alpsy Prlneeu" for Sydney. The Viennese soprano. Marla Eisner. Dunstan Hart, baritone. and Charles Hesiop. comedian. are rehearsing in Melbourne for “The Gipsy Princess" (Emmerich Kaimnn‘s musical play). with the “Waltzes from Vienna" supporting company. John Fraser. whose singing as Johann Strauss the Younger in “\Vaitzes from Vienna." has created a very favourable impression. will play a leading role in “'l‘he Gipsy Princess." Sydney will first hear ” The Gipsy Princess " on July ‘. the Run a You In London. “Night Must Fall," which is being staged in New Zeciand by a Williamson company headed by Elaine Hamill. rrlehmled its first anniversary in Lon—don last month. name .\iay W'hitty is heartily tired oi chocolate. says a London writer. To date she has eaten 751 i) in the play! And the wrists oi Emlyn \Mllisms (who plays “ Rahyiace Dan “) are per petuajiy inflamed from the nightly wrestle with a pair of handoufl’s.

Marlo lurko In London. l Marie Burke. who was so popular on the New Zealand stage some years ago in “\Vildnowor." “ Katja." “Frasqulls." and other musical comedies, is thrilled about doing an Empire broadrest to Australia. so that her husband over there can hear her voice. says a writer in a London paper. 1 She tells about a new musical show ‘ she would like to put on in the \Vestl End. Muololl comedies Ire-dent. l The general manager of the Ans-i trallan Broadcasting Commission says that arrangements are being made for a season of musical comedy over that national network during August», Step-l lember. and October. i It is hoped that in each production: there will he a full chorus and orches- 1 trs. and well-known principals, ““l Hurling Thea Phillips. i‘u'ariys .\lonrriofi. and Mario Bremner. Later a season oi’ the ‘iirilioz' French and German grand operas will be given. Vaudeville In Australia. Frank .\‘cil. who is off for another trip allrozul on July I'2. has lllllni‘hi‘l“ another \‘rll'lvly progrnmnw :it lhc 'l‘ivoli Tilcilii't‘, .\lel‘nonl‘nu. \ViHI llw tliii‘ "Tlh‘ lll: Show ul‘ 1931]." \iarsul‘vt lil'llllsimw is lilo sxllili>l ill sm‘nns \\ilil lill‘ rllnl'lls .illri imllu‘i. “limwl‘ nl‘ llumw,“ lil Hi" lil‘xl hull" and "'l‘ilv‘ lilllv llnnuln‘“ in iilt‘ sx-vulhl half. llu‘ullini-l's in tho lnll .ll'c :\IL‘X. Santos mm 110,. ill .l lllll‘lt‘sqlll‘, of cl.:~'.~'ii'n| flaming, Anti .\lnxlnu ln‘\vi.~, a llullywnml sinyvl' nl‘ mmlol'n SHHKS. Tile iil‘lkmn lil'uiilvl‘s ni‘l't-r :li'l'u. hallo prising; in n N‘iilllß' oi llhcil-nnil-sih‘f‘l'. Tllr‘ .\lnrtlnvllls and me “inti—sm~ Troupe, (Zaslel and partner. ErJ‘; Barker's monologues and the .\rnmnr Boys are :unlnnz iho lrnlu’wierl ill-ts. The 1.:sl-nnnw i. .\nsllzul'ms. left thv-ll‘ homeland as ho)» I'. years ago. And present a novel boxing turn.