The Archive · 1939

Barnes, George Barbier and Herman Bing

Coq door Coming to The Lyceum night at the Lyceum to honour Mr. L. Rosen in a gala performance of 'Valentinoft's "Mystery of a Harmon," and at the conclusion of Act LI, the stage was filled' with baskets of flow-from evening's motif and his character interpretation of the Pasha was a positive delight. His every gesture indicates his dramatic art.

The Misses Bitner and Zorich supting to the general success. and Slobodskoy good voice No show of the Russian Ballet has yet been as colourful as grandiose and amusing as will be the new Super-production of this season, "Coq door, ballet in three acts music by Rimsky-Korsakow, produced by N. Sokolsky, which will be presented at the Lyceum Theatre on March 911 and 12.

The comedy of various personages, Tsar Dodon, Tsarevichs, foster-mother Amelfa, Warrior Polkan and Boyards, the craflimess of the wise astrologer and the magic of his golden cockerel, the splendour and seducing of the beautiful Queen of Shemakhan and her entourage will fascinate and enchant. This ballet is produced in a very interesting neo-modernistic style and will surpass all previous attempts of Lo Ballet Russe in gorgeousness of scenery and settings, beauty and magnificence of costumes and the splendour of dancing and acting.

'Zaza'

Claudette Colbert is playing to full Herbert Marshall as the masculine Helen Westley and Walter Catlett.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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