AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 12942, 4 May 1908, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

H. FLEMMING'S COMPANY.

On Saturday night a good "house" witnessed the second performance of 'The Morals of Marcus.' It cannot be seriously the dramatisation is powerful, and in parte intellectual. Further, Miss Quin deserves thanks for her acting. In some respects the character is just a little out of this young lady's reach at present; nevertheless ,the portrayal is full of promise, and it is reasonably safe to venture the opinion that the Saturday's portrayal was more mature that that of the previous night. To-night ' Olivia' will be produced for the first time in Dunedin. It is an adaptation of ' The Vicar of Wakefield,' which recalls pleasant memories of Goldsmith's grand old character. When staged' in Sydney some months ago, the Sydney papers declared that 'Olivia' could rank among the finest stage spectacles ever witnessed in Australasia. Miss Beatrice Dav will play the title role, and Mr Herbert * Flemming the vaca-r. The company will bo assisted by a double quartet in the old English glees, pastorals, etc/incidental to the play. The mounting and dressing of the characters in the old-fashioned style give a touch of realism to the various scenes depicted. The incidental music and pastorals have been specially arranged by Mr Frank Eugarde The production has been noticed in Auckland. Wellington, and Christchurch as the finest 'dramatic representation seen in the Dominion for many yeans. ALHAMBRA THEATRE. The excellent display of pictures on Saturday night at the Alhambra Theatre attracted a large audience, who gave frank expression to their approval of the films shown. The same pictures will be on view to-night. FULLERS'. Master Byron, an Australian, boy vocalist, was one of the principal new features on the bill presented at the Princess Theatre on Saturday night; some fine new pictures constituted the other. Master Byron sang with immediate success 'The hvmns of the old church choir' and 'Farewell soldier boy.' Mr Tod Callaway, a comedy specialist of high Dominion repute, introduced a fresh budget of specialties in comedy; Blanche Carelli sang splendidly, and the Banvard brothers and a number of other clever people made the entertainment a source of constant pleasure to the large audience. The same bill is announced for this evening. POLLARD'S JITVENTLE~OPERA COMPANY. At His Majesty's Theatre on Friday of this week "The Popular Pollards" will produce, for the first time in Dunedin, a most amusing and catchy musical comedv entitled 'The Isle of Bong-Bong.' At ; ts initial performance at the Wellington Opera-house it was voted bv the Press °and public to be the best of all the 6eries of musical extravaganzas that Mr Pollard is now producing. It has a pretty 'Florodora' setting, provided by scenery from the brush of that well-known artist Mr Leader Williams. It opens with a ballet in which gorgeous Spanish dancers and gaily-attired Filipinos frolic with American coons and pretty girls. Then come the English ladies in beautiful up-to-date walking costumes, headed by Miss Minnie Topping (remembered as ""Bluebell"). She sings a catchy march song, ' Illinois.' with a novel parasol dance by the English ladies. Master Bertie Nicholson, the clever little comedian, sings an entertaining number, 'lf I were the man in the moon,' introducing grouping and lighting effects. Catchy songs, brilliant ballets, and pretty ballads are succeeded by the splendid finale of 'The Indian. Encampment' scene, in which a number of variety turns are introduced. The box plan will be open to-morrow, at 9 a.m., at the Dresden Piano Company's, and considering the attraction, and that this will be the last opportunity of seeing the Juveniles prior to their departure for a prolonged Australian tour, there should be heavy booking.