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'LOMBARDI, LTD.'
CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT
??Iiombardi, Ltd.,' now being played
at the Theatre Royal, provides some
thing new in the way of a pleasant
evening's entertainment. Dominating
the play all the time is Leo Carrillo. a
master of emotion, whether tempes
tuous in his role as an Italian, or
Natalia Moya Help
Natalia Moya
soothing in his
tenderness. His
many tricks of I
speech and man
nerism are de
cidedly intrigu
ing. Creator of
gowns that fairly
take away the
breath, as well as
of others' happi
ness of heart, ap
pears to be the
dual role of Tito
Lombardi, and
Carriilo makes
the part as fas
cinating as his
frockr. Two
stories run
Tbrou;di the 3ilay
Lombard Vs dis- 1
coverr of iiis
real aninity in Koran Blake, his young
assistant in the workshop, and Ricci's
carefully-planned attach on the heart
of Daisy, one of the new mannequins.
This role is delightfully played by Bar
bara Luddy, and the manner in which
she accepts his first proposal, and tem
porises with her ardent wooer, creates
roars of laughter. Natalia Moya finds
plenty of scope for some fine character
acting in the role of Norah Blake, and
Rowena Ronald, as Phyllis Mannering
is excellent, as well a? being exquisitely
gowned. Margaret Cullen Landis, in
the role of the drawling, chewing-gum
model, provides the show -with some of
its most diverting moments, whilst
Maidie Hope and Henrietta Cavendish
are two amusing figures in the show
room of 'Lombard i. Ltd.' Brandon
Peters as the vermicelli king, is excel
lent, and Reginald Newson. Beatrice
Kendrick, Elma Gibbs. George Ken
sington, J. White, and DaphDe Bairn
all have mors or less important roles.
Box-plans for the entire season at
Allan's.
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