MR. HARRY RICKARDS' COMPANY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10969, 25 January 1899, Page 5

MR. HARRY RICKARDS' COMPANY.

The largo audience that assembled at the Opera House last evening to witness the teco °d performance in Auckland of Mr. Harry Rickards' Variety Company was a ptifying assurance . that the popular taste •or variety entertainments has not died out suaoe Mr. Richards last toured the colony. Me cordial reception Which the company ™ met with throughout its present tour roust be exceedingly gratifying to him, and we fact that additional talent of a high "raer has been introduced, has been readily grasped by the public, who are not slow to appreciate anything of tW kind. Last night's performance went well from start to finish, tod tho audience were continually in roars of laughter. Mr. Riekards' songs last night included several old favourites, while a num to of new songs which have boen exceedingly populai at Home were introduced for the to time to an Auckland audioncc. Signor ftondi, who is a veritable marvel of versatility, showed his wonderful powers of mimicry "J imitating sevoral celebrities, some of worn are well known to New Zealand audiences, 16 pa so with which he took off their tricks of style eliciting rounds of appreciative JPP.ause. Of the other members of this talented company, Miss Lottie Moore and Mr. Albort Bollman, who appear in a musical Ketoh, "A Pair 0 Lunatic*," convulsed tho Wdience by their whimsicalities, while Miss Moore makes a olever danccr, her coon •OBfts 'being excellent. Mr. J. W. Winton is • clever ventriloquist, & nd Messrs. Foreman Jfd Thomas wore most successful with their P«ter" songs. Miss Clara Llewelyn and Jtr. Hamilton Hill are worthy of mention for weir excellent singing, and are an acquisition to this clever company. Anothe. performance will bo given this evening. The judgement announce that a matinee periwmance will be given on Saturday after- , on ' Tho box plan for this evening will °P e n from two till four o'clock this afternoon, ======== .