WILLIAMSON MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY.
To-morrow morning tho plan of reserved seats for the season of tbe Williamson Musical Comedy Company, commencing on Monday evening next, at the Theatre Royal, will open at Milner and Thompson's. Tho inaugural piece will be the Dutch musical play "The Red Mill,' of which report speakas being full of bright music, pretty dresses, and charming ballets. The piece ffi furnished with a strong sensation scene, in which the prima donna is rescueu and home away on the flying arm of a windmill, & piece of stage mechanism 40ft high. Tho members of the company who impersonate the various characters aro spoken of as being excellent. Mr John Fond, an American comedian and dancer, end Mr Charles A. Loder, a Dutch dialect char-acter-actor, who will make their first appearance here, bring with them very high credentials. 'Mr Fred Leslie has a part which it is said suits him admirably. Misses Olive Godwin, Ivy Scott, Ada Stirling, and Marie Eaton are the principals amongst the ladies. There is a strong and efficient orchestra, chorus, and ballet. _
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13332, 26 January 1909, Page 7
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