CETEWAYO AT A PANTOMIME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6362, 8 April 1882, Page 7

CETEWAYO AT A PANTOMIME.

Af.-i-or.riis<: to advices from the Cape, Cetewayo, on .lan. liH, visited the Cape Town j Theatre Koyal, by permission of the authorities, and witnessed the pantomime of " The Fair One with the Golden Locks." The party was received by Captain Roebuck, who took off bis bat to Cetewayo, shook him heartily by the hand, and led him up the staircase. When half way up he showed signs of timidity—not being used to contrivances of this sort in his native land—but Captain Roebuck took him by the arm, and conducted him to a private box, to the left of that usually occupied by His Kxcelleiicy the Governor. Seated in an easy chair, with liis hat securely fixed on his head, Cetewayo, settled himself down to witness the performance, and, judging from the manner in which he applauded, and the energetic clapping of his hands, he enjoyed it immensely. Hi: kept up an almost unbroken conversation with the interpreter, who had his work cut out in explaining the various novel sights which presented themselves to the gaze of the fallen monarch. When the curtain"fell at the interval Captain Roebuck again appeared, and conducted Cetewayo and his companions through the bar to his private room, where i they partook of refreshments. The pictures I hung m the bar attracted his special attention, and gave rise to an animated lire of questions and answers between the interpreter and himself. The party returned to the box in time to witness the transformation scene, the sight of which seemed quite to dazzle him, and he gave vent to his expressions of delight in a most unqualified manner. He sat through the performance until the fall of the curtain, aud on leaving the box aud coming down the staircase, found the lobby packed with people, while a crowd surged about in the street outside. Finding it impossible for Cetewayo to reach his conveyance through the front entrance, the carriage was ordered round to the pit door, but t'.iemob followed it, climbed on the top, and swarmed over it like a cloud of bees. No sooner had Cetewayo aud party taken their places than the horses were whipped up and the carriage driven off at a rapid pace,