"THE PATSY."

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 89, 17 May 1929, Page 2

"THE PATSY."

At tlie Municipal Tlieatre for one night only, to-morrow evcning, J. C. iVilliamson, Ltd. will prosent Aliss Ireno Homer. the brilliant and ver.v talented young American act ross, in tbc first production herc of the charming and vei.v amusing comedy-dramn, "fhe Patsv," which has proved tbe most fiuecessful play which has been stagecl during recent years. " 'Tbe Patsy,' with its sweetness and simplicitv. is," wrotc a Sydney critic, "really a refreshing change from sex plays/ nivstcry plays and otlicrs which have enjoyed a sectional vogue. Tlie Patsy' cnjjovs the distinction of being a show wliicli appeals to all. There is nctliing whatever which may possiblv offend the most fastidious taste. _ 'The Patsy' is well constructed, contains a lot of tho i ro nv of life, brings into prominence all those small details of overyday existence in tlie average liome which, like microscopic objects, liave to bo placed beneath tho magni fjitig glass before their real importauce is discovered, and bold.s tlie interest from tbe rise to the fimil tall oi tlio curtain." Aliss Homer, it is said, lias achicved lier wonderful triumphs in ihe role of Patricia bceausc she is a horn liumonst and hecause her drollery comes natural to her. "She is," wrote a critic recently, "ihe very embodiment of tlie autlior's idea. Her cliarming personality, with its whimsical variations, is a sheer delight throughout tlie performance. As tlie gcnial grqcery travellcr and fatlier oi tlie squabbling family, Mr A. S. Byron, a noted New York acton, is like a fresh breezo on a sultry dav. Tbe part might have been specially createcl for this talented actor, so well does he portrav it." Mr Brandon Petcrs, a leading American juvenile actor, has luateriallv assistcd in the wonderful success of "Tho Patsy" hy his brilliant acting in the character of Tony Andorson. jUr Pam AVren is another wcll-known American artist who wiil 111 ako his first appcnraneo here 111 "Tlie Patsy." hliss Eileen Rparks is well known to New Zealand play-goors and sbo has also scored a. triumph in "Tlie Patsy." Miss Vera Gerald was brouglifc to Australia from Loiidon for f'The C'uckoo in tlTc Nest," in whicli she proved herself a* fine aetress. Lhc was selected for the part of Alrs Harrington. whicli role she creatcd in Australia. Mr AVarde Morgan. who, it will he rememhered, was badly injured in a railway accident in Australia, wlien he was touring with Aliss Marie Burke in "Ivatja," is stage managcr. The box plan is at Howe Bros'.