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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1403, 15 March 1917, Page 34

Mr. Bert La Blanc, the solemn faced comedian, who specialises in Heorew characterisations and topsy-turvey words, says mispronunciation has become such a habit with him on the stage, that unconsciously he finds himself piaying havoc with words in the course of ordinary conversation’. “Why, omy to-day,” he complained, “I told someone not to execute me, when I meant to say excite!”

Mr. Victor Prince will open at the Opera House shortly with his serial pantomime “Robinson Crusoe,” which did enormous business in Wellington. The first act is given one week, preceded by vaudeville, and the second act is put on the following week. Old favourites taking part are Miss Pearl Livingstone, Miss Lilian Colenso, Mr. York Grey and Mr. Chas. Zoli. A re-cently-engaged artist is Miss Dorothy Hast.ngs, a clever Hawke’s Bay girl, who was prominent in amateur operatic circles and has since made good in Australia in Beaumont Smith productions and the Ben. J. Fuller pantomime.

Favourable comments are freely made on the dressing in Bert La Blanc’s revues. Considering that the whole of the costumes have been in constant use for the past two years, their well-kept condition reflects the greatest credit on Mrs. Sullivan, the wardrobe mistress.

“Stop Thief,” an electrical and laughter-compelling farce comedy, will be presented for the first time in New Zealand at His Majesty’s on Saturday night by the Royal Dramatic and Comedy Company. It proved an immense draw in Australia.