"RIO RITA" RETURNING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 169, 19 August 1929, Page 2

"RIO RITA" RETURNING.

The success of the musical coiuedy, "llio Rita,," 011 its New Zealand tour has been such that the capacity liouses everywliere have meant tbe disappointing of liuiidreds of intending patrons The hox office hookings have been phenomenal-Mn 110 t-own has "Rio Rita" failed to hook right out long beforo tho performance date — and thosc who unwisely left the reserving of their seats until the last miiiute foivnd tliey were too late. The result has been a sboal of requests fo the Fuiler management, that they endeavour to arrange a few return dates in the North Island provinces hefore _ tlie Auckland season, -1-' ' will termjnate the New Zealand tour of "Rio Rita," and Sir Benjamm and Mr Jolin Fuiler now announce that they have been successfnl in tlieir eft'orts to accede to- these reqnests. Tbe return tour is a very short one ancl Napier is very fortunate iil that it has been scheduled ..fpf a re-appear-ance of one night and" one matinee at the Municipal Tlieatre, on Saturdaynext. There is now 110 need to stress the wondei'ful atbractions -of "Rio .Rita" — too numerous and varjed to he deseribed— a-nd, the people f of Napier are fnlly cognisant of tlie marvellous entertainment value Of "Rio Rita," either through hayihg. witnessed. it ■ on its first. yisit hefe, or through hearing the expressed opinions of those who did. It is tyuly. a spperlative production with a plenitufe of sir?£ing. dancing and comedy — magnificent settings and beautiful frocking — all the elements necessary to-the success t of a musical comedy lieightened by the

glorious singing of Gladvs Monc-rieff, the marvellous dancing of Janette Gilmore, and tlie whimsical fooling of tbe delightful comedians, Dave Mallen and Charles Norman. Profiting by past experience, the unfortunat-e oiies who missed on the last occasion of tlie presentation of "Ricr Rita" will seize this opportunity and will make their reservations early to avoid a repetition of tlieir last disappointment. Box plan opens 011 Wednesday morning at Howe Bros. ■