Theatre
Jack .Hyl ton rrHERE are no plays to review this week and I instead I would like to return to last week's notice of Kookaburra. In this, I castigated Mr. Jack Hylton in round and robust terms for his taste in picking ,rpusicals. Unfortunately, and re- grettably, I was misled by the phrase `by arrange- ment with' on my programme and I discovered too late that Mr. Jack Hylton was concerned with that production only as the lessee of the theatre. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for blaming him for shortcomings over which he could have no control.
No one would deny Mr. Hylton's enterprise and success as an impresario with shows like Pal Joey, Kiss Me Kate, Call Me Madam, Paint Your Wagon and Wonderful Town. My comments were based on my experience over a more recent period and with less famous composers—musicals like School, or Simply Heavenly or Oh My Papa. Still, there is no dodging the fact that these were presented by him and Kookaburra was not. I am glad to correct my silly error in apportioning [We would like to associate ourselves with Alan Brien's apology: we had no intention of belittling Jack Hylton's many notable achievements in show business.—Editor, Spectator-1
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