AMUSEMENTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

ALLAN HAMILTON'S DRAMATIC . ■; ' ";■ COMPANY. : •:).,- •? "A MESSAGE FROM MARS.'*' ', "": i°-nig®J» -Allan Hamilton's DramaticsCompany will .present that magnetic playf "A Message -fiom Mars." It is : a play with a purpose, and far. above ■■■ -the.melodfainatie,type. In speaking of "the; production -in Sydney, the" "Morn- -i Jnf.t Herald" says: — VThose ' who have r Eeeiithe splendid acting in the piece in the.. past naturally made' comparisons,; vfith • the latest . production;! and they jto" admit that' the' • representation; made "by "tKe All ah 'Hamilton Company' ...is" a. highly successful one^ The.v?ayin.. which the Company has laid itself out .'in. th© matter of scenery is a striking example of what can be achieved lin that direction."' The', success' of this piece" has Jbeen so great that Mr Hamiltbqhas JuA :: returned' to Australia to ■ form. a n^w 'company.ti.at will tourAust»aUa withthat.piece : only. To-night Mr George Cross* will be seen as "Horace P^rlfer," Awhile Miss Ada Guildford will' tate'ihe' part 'of "Aunt Martha." On" Monday- . night' "Queen *of the ' -Night." a sensational drama, will be staged here for the 'first time. &he next concert in. connection with "the Harmonic Society will be hnld on "■'Tuesday, ; 28th inst., when Coleridete- Taylor 's» "Hiawath^," Parts 2 and 3, will be rendercd. :