AT WELLINGTON.
The Pollnrd Company concluded a most successful season in Wanganui on Saturday night. Mr Pollard and hi? clever company have during the last year mad.> such wonderful improvements and alterations in the musical comedy, "The Isle of Bong Bong," that he is making it his opening attraction in Wellington. With two new pieces in hand, it epeaks volumes as to his faith in the drawing powers of "Bong Bong." Sev<?>al alterations have been made in the cast, which now includes Wilton Welch, a popular dramatic artist ; Jock Willis, a favourite Scotch comedian ; and daintie Tixie Ireland, who is said to be one of the hits of the piece, with her acrobatic song and dance. Most of the music hall comedians depend for their "laughs" on red noses, bald heads, ill-fitting trousers, and dilapidated umbrellas. — "Black and White." H. B. Irving is an amazing reconstitution of his famous father— voice, gesture, atitude. all recall the ereat Sir 1 Henry. Tho younger Irving is a peculiarly tender father, devoted to his ole- j ver little daughter, who followed her brother after an interval of a good many years. Elizabeth Irving is not really like h'.T fath?r or mother, but doubtless she will in time follow in her parents' footsteps, for it would be strange indeed if the daughter of "Trilby" did not take to the boards ; while her brother Laurence, seven y?ars older than herself, may even be able to make some of us boast of having seen throe Irving? on the London stage. There is quite a little romance behind Ornham Robertson's Christmas play, "Pinkie and the Fairies," Pinkie is no imaginary character, she exists in real life. She is Graham Robertson's godchild, and for her the author hns written each year a Christmas book. Originally the play was sent as a book to the little I girl, whose name is, however, not Pin- ! kie, but Binkie. Roberson was urged to , make a play out of it, and ho did it. . chiefly for his own amusement. When the play came to be produced Mbs Ellen
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 March 1909, Page 1
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346AT WELLINGTON. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 March 1909, Page 1
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