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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 294, 11 December 1900, Page 3

It is now a matter, of stage history that "The Belle of.New York," when produced by Mr Musgrove at the London Shaftesbury, established one of the record runs of the century. Eight performances a week were given for a year and ten months, and the receipts were such as had not been known in musical pieces since "Les Cloches de Corneville" was first staged. As illustrating the comparative ease of managing a London theatre when once a success has been sctored as compared with Australia, Mr Musgrove states that throughout that period he hardly visited the Shaftesbury once a month. In his own words, "I knew all the house could possibly hold, aiid I ex* pected the nightly return to show that result, which it invariably did. Unfortunately, quite such astounding successes seldom occur twice in a life-* time." D.S.C. —Opened a shipment of ladies' blouses, beautiful goods, 2/11 to 5/11; pique costumes, 10/G; usual prices, 21/; lace capes and mantles from 10/6 to 15/; ladies' skirts, 2/li, 3/11 to 5/11. —D.S.C—(Ad.) For up-to-date gents' hats of every description inspect Smith _. Caughey's immense stock, selling at their usual low cash prices.—(Ad.) D.S.C. —New designs in Japanese mattings to hand; carpets, rugs and cretonnes just opened; linoleums and floor cloths in latest patterns at wholesale prices—D.S.C. —(Ad.) A grand selection of useful Christmas and-New Year's gifts for gentlemen are now on view at Smith and Caughey's, viz.: dressing cases, writing cases and pads, etc., etc., selling at their usual low cash prices.—(Ad.) Smith & Caughey are' offering very special value in tennis and boating shirts, 2/11, 3/11, 4/11, 5/6.-(Ad.)