MUSICAL COMEDY SEASON.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 150, 21 December 1929, Page 7

MUSICAL COMEDY SEASON.

An important event for all theatre lovers will be Sir Benjamin and Mr. John Fuller's latest move to demonstrate their policy of giving the public the greatest attractions at the minimum admission charge. Commencing at a matinee on Boxing Day (20th December), the ireddie Forbes Musical Comedy Company will enter into season at His Majesty's Theatre producing successes of the London and American stages within recent years. The opening show will be "Lido Lady," a delightfully fragrant tale of romance in the Lido, the famous playground of the fashionable world. Sparkling comedy and tuneful musical numbers make this production outstanding, while woven into tho action of the play are several magnificent features, Including "The Pageant of the Queen of Sheba," a carnival on the Lido, "The Atlantic Blues" ballet, and a concert on board a home-going liner. /The company is headed by the English comedian, Freddies Forbes. Dainty Catherine Stewart plays the leading role in "Lido Lady," that of Peggy Basset, a public-ity-mad motion picture actress. Betty Lambert, who was here with the Elsie Prince-Jimmy Godden Company, has added to her stage technique and histrionic ability during her absence from this country. An importation from London, Miss Aster Faire became exceedingly popular during this company's Chrlstchurch season, and it is anticipated she will be equally so in Wellington. Other members of this exceptional company include the Arnley Brothers clever eccentric dancing duo; the Big Four well-known gramophone artists, whose specialty number never fails to stop the show; Jack Phillips, producer, and a delightful ballet of ten The top price for admission will be three shillings.