Dramatic And Musical

Free Lance, Volume I, Issue 48, 1 June 1901, Page 7

Dramatic And Musical

By Footlight.

IN spite of all other attractions and distractions, Dixs Gaiety Company aie quite as strongly in evidence as evei. Wallace King has faded out of the firmament, but Frank Yorke and Tom Leonard are blazing up with greater effulgence, if that were possible, and two new lights have begun to bhine. These are Miss Annie Kmnaird and Mr. William Neilson, who &mg choice duets both sweetly and tastefully. On Tuesday night, Miss Delia Ross, a winsome and vivacious dancing feerio, from Australia, made her debut, and achieved a fair conquest of her audience in one act. * ♦ * Fuller's Empire Vaudeville Company is holding its own at the Choral Hall. The seventy-fifth change of programme was made on Saturday night, and, long before 8 o'clock, the building was crowded in every part. Mr. Denis Carney fairly broke the public up with his "Giant Stilt," and Maud Faning and Charles Naylor also kept the fun going at a great pace. Fuller's kmematograph is now a very powerful attraction, and fresh films are constantly being shown. The Jones Brothers, comedians a .d dancers, also Freddy Garnet, the Original Dummy Clown, have left Sydney by the Talune, and will appear at the Choral Hall on Saturday evening. * * * The Mascotte Amateur Dramatic Company have generously taken up the case of the unfortunate man Moore who with his wife and four children, had such a narrow escape when the hulk Omega was on fire. They lost all their effects, the man is thrown out of work, and the whole family are now quite destitute, and living in a kitchen. The case is one that appeals strongly to public compassion, and for that reason we have much pleasure in inviting support for the benefit performance which the Mascotte amateurs purpose giving in the Exchange Hall on the 12th inst. * • • "lolanthe" lias had a prosperous run of seven nights at the Opera House, and now, at the special request of Lady Ranfurly, arrangements are being made for an extra performance on Monday night, in aid ot the Victoria Home for Incurable*,. There is little to add, and nothing to qualify, in my critique of last week. JNo finer or more complete presentation ot comic opera has ever been made in this colony by amateurs. There have been some weak attempts to pick holes in Mr Wilford's portraiture of the Lord Chancellor. In my opinion this impersonation, and Mws.Ettie Maemnity's Queen of the Fairies will challenge comparison with the best professional expositions of these . two parts that have so far been given in New Zealand As for the rest— other principals conductor, chef d'attaque, chorus Sd orchestra-I have had my say, and there \s no n GC d for vain repetition. * • * No one m quest of real enjoyment b hou°d miss Messrs. Cooper and Macdermott's series of pictorial and. musical entertainments, which were inaugurated at the Exchange Hall last night (Thursday). They have the best and most up-to-date stock of living pictures that are to be seen in these colonies. Only this week they received films representing the Duke and Duchess ot York's landing at St. Kilda, and the laying of the foundation-stone at Bn&bane. This is wonderfully quick work. They have also a fine set of kinematograph views illustrating the Queen s> funeral, and amongbt them a view bhowing the Queen's coffin being earned into St. George's Chapel. Other views show the embarkation of our Royal visitors on the Ophir, and her departure from Portsmouth, the King on his way to open Parliament, and the King and Queen at a garden party. (Continued on Page 10.) Mr. D. Milhgan, merchant tailoi , ha^ just landed a choice shipment ot vicunas, covert coatings, and suitings direct from the West End of London. They comprise the latest styles as worn in Piccadilly. Mr. Milhgan invites those who desire to be well dressed when the Duke comes to call and see him. "Wairarapa Jottings" are unavoidably held over this week.