AMUSEMENTS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 889, 15 March 1889, Page 13

AMUSEMENTS.

The Theatre. Mr Darrell will, it is raid, finish bin New Zealand tour about £ISOO to the g<.oc. And Williamson, Garner and Musgrove’s Comedy Company, the best combination that ever passed this land of tribulation and taxes, didn’t pay expenses. Such is the world 2 The Triumviate’s Pantomine, which has been a gorgeous success In Melbourne, is coming round New Zealand presently. Slade Murray, one of the most popular lion comiques of the day, leaves England immediately on an Antipodean tour. Charles Wynhham, a famous English actor who has made ‘ David Garrick ’ his own (he played it in front of A. Romanoff, Emperor of Russia, lately) is also coming to the Colonies if he can arrange it.

Baldwin the parachutist has been in Sydney lately, but he didn’t parachutewhy, fchp Sydney people know not. Williams, the jeweller, wanted to fly Baldwin for all he was worth, but the Professor lilted to Queensland before the break of day. He said he wanted to get some bananas.. It is to be presumed that Williams io now going round Sydney telling people he can welt Baldwin with one hand tied behind him. Miss Nellie Stewart has broken down and her part in ‘ Pipita ’ at Melbourne is being taken by Miss May Pollard. Mias Stewart’s lungs are said to be affected.

The Fisk Jubilee singers did good business at Napier iast week, and are still in the locality.

The Crawford-Hnnter Company are in this province, and have done exceedingly well everywhere. On Monday night Napier amateurs produce ‘ The Mikado,’ The following story of H. J, Byron is of course strictly and absolutely true, says an exchange. It is told by Nat Goodwin, the American actor. A new play was running through Byron’s head aB he was walking through Pall Mall, when a friend stopped him, and said, ‘lam in grief.’ ‘What is it?’ asked Byron, mistily, ‘ I lost my father last week,’ said the man. ‘ Too bad, too bad,' said Byron, with an air of absent sympathy ; ‘ very sorry.' Then be walked on, and continued to think about his play. Three weeks later he happened to be again in Pall Mall, when the same man oamo up to him, and said, ‘ More misfortune.’ ‘Eh ?’ said Byron •vbaently. ‘I have just lost my mother,’ - . - v »an lugubriously. ‘Dear me,’said said the ‘-'a-ntly. * you lost your the dramatist peru... What an father only a little while ago. exceedingly careless man you are.’ The Hicks-Sawyer Minstrels, and the Silbon family, are still in Melbourne. Autolycus.