ENTERTAINMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2422, 10 February 1909, Page 5

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE SQUATTER’S DAUGHTER. Mr Wni. Anderson’s great dramatic company will open a season to-morrow evening at His Majesty’s Theatre with that notable record-breaker, “The Squatter’s Daughter,”—a play that lias aroused the most lively interest wherever it has been produced. A contemporary says:—“The sentiment, like the scenery, is aggressively Australian. Nothing is missing—real horses —real sheep —real shearers—snakes —bull-ants —and a real Jackaroo, of the clan MaePherson.” And the scenery is gorgeous. The Jenolan Caves, with the yawning chasms, and the far-away stretches of the ranges: the romantic Eucalyptic gorge; the exquisite Waterfall gully, showing the real water, and all the gorgeously rich tropical Australian underbush. Nothing has been missed. And the play itself, with the curiously realistic adventures of the hero and heroine—the marvellous escapes from bushrangers, the blacks on the station, the screaming funny new chum Scotchman, and the elderly maiden lady, who chronically wonders, “Why did she ever come to Australia?'” all combine to make a play that every Australian can see the local color of. and appreciate. There is one scene that should not be missed, and that is “Sunset in the Bush”— the passing of night and the break of day. It is one of the most weird and realistic stage pictures ever presented. “The Squatter’s Daughter” can only be presented for one night, and on Friday “When London Sleeps” and Saturday “The Tillage Blacksmith” will be presented. The Box Plan and dav sales are at Miller’s.