ENTERTAINMENTS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 47, 7 February 1920, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

GREAT MUSICAL ESTTEBPRISEWTLUAMSOX GRAND OPERA CO. Amy Castle, a. Mimi. Walter Wheatley a. Radolcho. Carl Former a* Marcelie. Alfndo V alenti a» CeUine. Fred Collier aj Sehaiuard. Tam Mincyae aa Benold. and J Eileen Cartie* a* Musetta in the principal part*. J. C. WilUammn Ltd., will pay » visit to Hastinr* with grand opera which pro niMe to be on a part'cularly e'aborate i wale. Pieeiaehr the mune companv. oixbe*-1 tra. chorna. and efforts will appear at the Municipal Theatre on Friday evening next, and "La Schema" will be done, we understand, in every respect identically aa it wa« preKnted in Sydney, and more recently tn Wellincton and Christchurch. There is no cainaayin< the fart that if; thia m w—and we are confidently assured that Mtcb is the case— something extra-, ordinarily unusual may he reasonib.y ex-; Meted. The enterprise is a gigantic one. I The advent of 125 people tc sing and act grand opera in the same manner and at > the same price as obtained in Australia I is. on the face of it, a laudable endeavour and deserving of the highest appreciation. The splendid reputation of the com-. pany in Australia bas been more than up- ■ held in the cities so far visited in the I Dominion, where the critics unanimoculy 1 support the enterprise. The harmonious > cohesion ol the ensemble is much com-' merited upon This has been achieved by ■ reason at the new lengthened association I of the artists, orchestra, and chorus. The > fact that the opera is being rendered in - English has greatly contributed to it. * popularity elsewhere. The box plan for * this musical occasion will open on Monday morning at Hall and Son's and already there are of a record booking of Kats.