"IOLANTHE."

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIV, Issue 247, 19 October 1900, Page 2

"lOLANTHE."

'L lie second production of " lolauthe "' )>y tin; Nelson Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society .at the t'hoiitro lust evening ivus under much more favourable auspices than on Wednesday, '['ho weather had greatly improved, and the house was filled by a thoroughly appreciative iniilioiice. Thi: players were couHecjuent\y in far bettor heart, and the. piece was performed from start to finish with much more spirit. A necessary change in the costume of I'hyllis {Miss 11. Keeres) l>y discarding the white court wig and appearing in her own haii, effected a marked improvement, and all the perfumers were more at ease and at home in their parts. Mrs Walker (■■Queen of the Fairies ") was encored three times for her innovation. " Vbyllis" (Miss Kee7es) " loUmthe " (M\ss Driscoll) j " Strephou" (Mr K. I'ratt) ; Messrs JicVell and IV. Smith (peers) ; and the •• Lord Chancellor (Mr Condell) also reeeifed well-de-served encores. It should be stated that both on "Wednesday evening and last night lorely bouquets wore handed to the lo iding ladies. The choruses were excellently sung, and the orchestra under Mr Trussell played very well indeed. AltO gethor, the production was most credit- - able, and the company is fully entitled | to expect another bnmper house this evening •' positively the last night" of \ " lolanthe."