MR J. C. WILLIAMSON'S NEW COMEDY COMPANY.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 936, 1 February 1908, Page 4

MR J. C. WILLIAMSON'S NEW COMEDY COMPANY.

"BREWSTER'S MILLIONS." RECORD COMEDY SUCCESS. After a record run of eight nights to crowded audiences at his Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, Mr J. C. Williamson will present the celebrated farce-comedy success, "Brewster's Millions" for the first and only time in Dannevirke at the Drill Hall' this evening. Everything favors a most brilliant attendance and it is safe to predict that all available space will be occupied by an" audience anxious to witness the play that has caused such a furore iv England, America, Australia,- and more recently. in Dunedin. Mr Williamson's new comedy combination interpreting "tho. play* is one of undoubted excellence, qoriiprising ar-v, tists who haye proved their claim to he. classed' among the best exponents of comedy and dramatic work in Australasia. The popular young actor. Mr Thomas Kingston, as tho humorous hero, Monty Brewster, is said to extract every 5 ounce of fun out of the part. It is only necessary to remember the light touches with which he invested the part of .Sir John Manners (Dorothy Vernon) to become convinced that the character of Brewster will be right into his hands. Tho occasion will alsojbe of exceptional interest because of the fact that the charming aqtress, Mrs Robt. Brough, will make her first appearance in this city. The piece will bo staged magnificently, "the dresses worn by tho ladies of the company are reputed to be the "very latest," and altogether the performance shoulod, after having been witnessed, constitute another pleasant memory in the realm of amusement. The box plan is on view at Bartlett's. The company, numbering nearly. 4o people, will arrive by this afternoon's train from Palmerston North.