ABBOTTS OPERA HOUSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9423, 22 July 1889, Page 5

ABBOTTS OPERA HOUSE.

Dkvkiie am) Mooiin'fi Minstrel Troupe opened for ii season at Lhe Opera House on Saturday night:, and won: greeted with a bumper house, tin; lower portion being so crowded that nintiy were , refused admission, and there was a fairly-filled dross circle. The opening set in the chair business was a handsome drawiugroom scone, with Miss Oakes in the centre as interlocutress. In addition to the four cornetmen (Messrs. Dovere and Finnic Bovi.s fambos, and .Messrs. Dick Moore and Charles Bovis bones), there were four male voices, and including Miss Oaken, there are seven ladies in the company. The overture! "Zatnpa," introduced the company to the audience, after which Frank liovis made his bow in :i comic chiirncfaer c oiitr, "The .BsildheudeU Swell." Mr. Milhviitci niutle :i favourable impression in the pong " Fiddle and I," and atiion<jHfc (lie, other now fnocn was that of -\lis.<? illy Norton, who posses*sosa pood, powerful soprano voice, which the ballad " Norine Moureen" gave her an opportunity of displaying advantageously, uiid she was encoredi Mr. Charlie Queen also sang " JJon'fc Forget Me, Darling,"«nd was encored. Harry Devoro's reappearance was the signal for un 011 t.bur.-it of applause, and his comic son?, " The Ladies*" was vociferously applauded. The finale to the first, act, a burlesque on "Coming Through the Rye," Was full of fun. In the second part the Bovis Brothers appeared in a joint song and dance, which they performed very creditably, but the feature of the entertainmefit was the musical exhibition given by Mr. Devere and MiswOakeSj a repetition of the performance given by them in connection with the Hugos. Mr. Chas. Queen gave a capital representation of a feeble, decrepit old man, aild fclietl Professor Botiinson £ave one of the funniest and moat finished exhibitions of bicycle ridiiVg seen in the colonies", and fairly brought the' house down. Mr. Devere ■ introduced a trained-dog,, which afforded '.amusement* and Miss Milly Norton achieved another success in "Who'll Buy My Flowers." A funny farce, ," The Telephone;" brought) the entertainment to a conclusion. ■