ENTERTAINMENTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9187, Issue XLI, 11 April 1910, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS.

'"PETER PAN." I " The booking of reserved seats which , opened at G. H. Bonnett and Co.'s on Saturday .more than fulfilled expectations,'and points to a most enthusiastic reception for "Peter Pan m Palmerston North, where J. M. iSarrie's captivating sprite makes his flight over forrests and housetops oh | "Wednesday and also Thursday evenincr. Local theatre-goers evidently intend availing themselves m no halt- ' hearted manner of the two. opportunities afforded hy the enterprise, <>* Mr J. C. "Williamson, to see tfnrne s latest, and most conspicuous success. The author himself has .propounded his views as to the correct interpreta•tion of this remarkable play. 'ihe actors in a fairy play," he says, "should feel that it is written by a child in deadly earnestness, and that they are children playing it m the same spirit." The daintiness o the echeme is made manifest uncicr these conditions. A child in ite flignt ot ■fancv is untrammelled by the restrictions of the possible and probable--which hampers the grown-up, «™ tl sees nothing ridiculous m the excess of imn"illation which imparts vitality and personality to a flickering light, and presents a Newfoundland ao ? as a nursery attendant. J. C. Williamson's Company is due to arrive here on Wednesday afternoon, ami is in charge of Mr Bert E.oyle. Iho Mimicipaf Opera House will present a busy scene between now and then, tor "Peter Pan" is a most elaborate scenic production, and much intricate 'mechanism is necessary for its varied and novel effects. The "Peter Pan production occurring as it does on race nights, early booking of seats at Bennett's is advised by the management.