Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sunday 21 April 1918, page 14


DE-LUXE ANNIE

At the Palace on Saturday

. At the Palace Theatre on Saturday. Jand N. Tait arc presenting for the first timo in Australia, De Luxe Annie, one of their recent play purchases, through the medium of a newly organised dramatic company, headed by the English star, Miss Emelie Polini, who makes her first

bow here. De Luxe Annie is a dramatisation of a mystery story by Scammon Lockwood, which won attention in the Saturday Evening Post. Edward Clark, in preparing it for the stage, has addea new scenes, incidents and characters, and a succession of thrills, suspense and unexpected climaxes are promised. Miss Emelie Polini, who plays the title role, has a big reputation in New York, where she has been playing leading roles for the past five years, and in conjunction with Holbrook Blinn, played several oi the famous Grand Guignol dramas. She is equally famous in England, where sho has interpreted most of the leading female characters in dramatic successes of the past ten years. The other newcomers figuring in the cast are Miss Georgia Harvey and Mr. Harmon Lee. The final performance of Aladdin takes place on Thursday next at the Palace, the last matinee will be given on Wednesday. Come Inside is to be the title of a new show with which Sydney James will reappear at The Playhouse early in August. It will be a production of the revue order, with close upon 100 supernumeraries. In it will be introduced to this city Miss Ira Love, a soprano of exceptional talent. The company will include many Ti,«ur nrincinnls.

LUANA (MURIEL STARR) ENDEAVORS TO KEEP ALIVE THE LOVE OF THE DEGENERATE, PAUL WILSON (LOUIS KIMBALL). A SCENE. FROM THE BIRD OF PARADISE NOW A I' THE CRITERION.

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