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* Contrfbutiam from tbePro'e3sioachH>piclin<?ttieira'OT<'ments 'Fasquin," Otago Witness Ofhce, PRINCESS THEATRIC BOOKINGS. Pollard's-Qpuas; May 21 to June 4. THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES. Br Pasquin. Tuesday, March 29. • . • The Bland Holt' Company, had another eapitsl audience at the Princess Theatre on Monday night, when tbeyrepeated " Straight Jfom the Heart-" for: the iasi time. The yJay was- most ecjoyable throughout. From Sir aud Mrß Holt downward the ppr- }• rraers . were letter-perfect in, their je&pecSivo ■pirrs. The heavy scenery- worked' admirably, >id the audience were not slow to show their ureciation of the prettiest of tbe sets, On ueeday night "A Sailor's Knot" was to be »sfcd, and the company's- season will be >■ std on- Wednesday night. "A Sailor's c,%" was produced by (he cempnny, on ir visitr to Npw Zealacd five years ago, -, ,j it will be - remembered that ia the plsy ■> > effecting, and powerful narrative is told, awl iv rked up to ft happy and excellently-conceived ciioinx. • , • Dear " P&squin,"— We look For the O',a£O Wiinees weekly,, and ara never happy- till we get ifc. As we have got ifc regular so Cur; we fere happy. Professor Hausmann'a Larnisrraph Company, with, whom I am, are si ill on the warpath. Right through Marlborough we did very goed business. It was an amusing -*p£ciac-le in Kaikoura: We payed to two l^acked houses^ On the last night the "boys" were' paying for a peep through tbe window?, being unable to. gain admission. We are now jjlnying the Manawatu to very good business. I mppose your Wellington correspondent, '• P. Sompter,"'now we. are in his district, will send , you news of us from tima to fc'iue. Regards from Professor Geo. Hau«mann and self. — Yours truly, Millie Richardson (of "some s-»r6 of graph feme " —a* "His" has it), Paimsrstoa North, M-irch 23, 1898 •."Dear "Pasquin," — ?i,. Jofan-llsymaK. 3>r&matic Company- did. f-pk-udid business hero • i4> ing- race week — packed every night — ivith T-'ia and" Fnll«r's ftiyriorama agains« f heru. ' heir 1 dates am as follows : — R<wi'ton, £4, 25, li > ; Abaura, 28; Brnnnerton, 29, 30; Grevniouth (return), 51; Hokitika, A-iril 1, 2, 4'; Rose. 5,8,7'; Samara (races), 9. 11, 12; Heki-uka-(rac£S, return), 13, 14- 15. 16; Westport, 18 ; N.hon, 20, 21, 22. 23.— Y^urs truly, Lou I*e Bebton, QreymouJb; 23/3/93 * . • Mrs' Potter intends giving London some of the impersonations with which she was mo^t puceessful in Australia. The first is to bs I'auline in '* The Lady of Lyons " — in rehearsal ■when the- last roail lsfs — then Ju'iet. The critics- already thii>k that Pilrs Potter will bs ■•Le mosfe'beautifu! Juliet" they have seen for a locg* time. • . • Tae Greenwoods-are at present/ ddng a f uccessfn'l tour of the South Island. Wh°n laß*z heard of they were playing "My Sweetheart in Ashburton. The local press waxed quits enthusiastic over the performance, voting, the production one of the best ever eeen in AsaLnrton-.- Theieompuny is working its way Dunedinyards, where a thort season will bs | - l-»y«»d. ". " Dsar "Pa^quin." — -We have had crowded! Lottses at Waikaia. Dipton, Lutnsdeu, and" Qaf-enstown.^the rush, to" the Jubilee in D«ntiiin. having apparently had, no eft\ ob on the ctlendance. Wepl'av CrpmweLl2Bth,,Banuock'1 urn 30th, Clyde 31so iust.,. and Alexandras April 1, as advertised. "We intend opening in Duwedin- about May 1 —Yours truly, Geohge T. 'CallEndek, Hrlier COtopsuy. • .' ' Mrs Potter dropped 'during her last Australian season the very ordinary, appellation of Brown from before her name. In London sho attempted' to do 'the s*me, but was unable to do ro. The critics insisted on her being BrownPotter, and the public followed suit. BrownPotter will she have to remain in Smokeland till the end of the chapter.