THE GAY GORDONS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1455, 6 November 1911, Page 4

THE GAY GORDONS.

AT THE OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT. All the arrangements are now completed for the opening of "The Gay Gordous" at the Opeia House this [evening by Clarke and Meynell's new Comic Opera Company, in that gorgeons and highly sacceesfttl medley a heterogeneous mixture of drama, oomedy, grand opera and musical come-iy. When the curtain rises it reveals a scene of splendour depicting the ragged grandenr of the highlands, and the opening chorus might well be mistaken for a prelude to grand onera. From this high altitude a stride is made immediately to the realms of comic .ppera, and the piece gallops along merrily. The fan is fast and tnrions, and the main purpose ssetus for the moment to have been forgotten. Breafeng away from the bpaten traok once more a pretty little dramatic soene is introduced, 9.nd just when the audience seem; t 0 be revelling in the sphere of BBriousnegSj it is again transported to the realms o! ililrth. Musio&l oomedy carries along the interest lor a time, and then dramatic tendencies W? developed, Inye atft end-W; and then the humoi? bubbles 1 over otio'S UlOfe and the characteristics of com id Opera predominate. And so on righi throughout -tbe piece. Every .form of Brj:iflce is employed to pjay upon tiifl fiSibili* ties and emotions of the paup> The box plan foi M-nighfc and idmorrow (when the Folding special will run) are at the Wellington Piano Uompauy, next Riohards' Speed Oyole Agency, the Square,