"JARLEY'S WAXWORKS."

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9098, 5 July 1888, Page 5

"JARLEY'S WAXWORKS."

The Remuera Social Hall was crowded yesterday evening, when the well-known " Jarley's Waxworks" were exhibited, with great success. The entertainment opened with a concert, the first number of which was the popular song, "On the Ball," a chorus by a number cf boys in football costume, the solo being sung by Master T. Jackson. These lads also sang " The Midshipmite," with Master Jackson as the soloist, and Master Morrin as the midshipmite. Miss Stevens sang with good effect, and a repetition was demanded of the duet, "Ehren on the Rhine," by Mrs. Black and Mrs. T. M. Jackson, but the vocalists did not respond. A song by Miss Henderson was encored, the lady repeating the last verse. Mr. S. Hunter sang "The Toreador." Instrumental pieces were contributed by Miss Hunter and Misses Jackson a.nd Coster. After an interval the curtain was lifted, and disclosed the famous Jarley collection, and prominent amongst the figures was that of Mrs. A. E. Isaacs, who sustained the character of Queen Victoria with admirable fidelity, the appropriate costume, with the crown, rendering the likeness still more striking. Mr. T. M. Jackson appeared as the Emperor William, whilst Mr. Ware was a policeman whose features and figure were a counterpart of those of • a well-known Onehunga member of the constabulary. Focardi group of statuary, "You Dirty Boy," was represented by Mrs. T. Morrin and Master Ware, and the latter, as the dirty boy, had a part of some difficulty, inasmuch as he had to remain in a stooping posture, with his arms extended, for more than half an hour. The angel (Mrs. Bloomfield) was an excellent character, the pose of the figure being very graceful. Mr. T. Morrin appeared as Tawhiao, and his make up was " immense" in more respects than one ; his form was almost entirely clothed in a mat such as is worn by the Maoris, and he wore a necklace of sharks' teeth, and the other ornaments Maori king. Britannia had an able and suitable representative in Miss Blanche Daveney, which are appropriate in the case of a and Miss May Daveney appeared as- Red Riding Hood. The other characters were taken by Mrs. Ware, Misses Levi, Clayton, Short, Jerviu, and O'Keefe, Messrs. Foy, Perring, H. Tonks, and H. Kissling. A band, of which Mr. D. B. Tonks was conductor, played fitting music as each of the figures was explained ; and the march past of the musicians, who were attired in characteristic fashion, was a good specimen of excellent fooling. Mr. Tewsley was Mr. Jarley, and by Mrs. Black, as Mrs. Jarley, he was ably assisted in explaining the features of "the show."