ENTERTAINMENTS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4565, 17 January 1902, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS.

POLLARD’S OPERA COMPANY. , “The Belle of Now lork” was revived lust night at tho Opera JdLousc, bciore a large and enthusiast 10 audience, xiie piece is fairly well known in Wellington, and, therefore, there is no need in its case to recapitulate tno thread of irrelevant details that masquerade as a plot in tho average modern couucopeui. The music of ‘‘The Bello” is beautifully bright and it was dune full justice to by tho Pollard Company. ilio swinging choruses incidental to the piece were splendidly sung, but especially so were tho closing numbers. Mr A. Stephens as ioiiabod Bronson gave a spirited picture of tho gay old reformer, and Mr C. Carter, as Jus sou, acted with spirit, and sang especially well. Fill Frioot—the little nreach dancer who loved young Bronson through his adversity and (in accordance tilth general practice) was cast off by him for tho Bello of Now York—was vivaciously acted by Miss Gertie Campion. The name part was well interpreted by Miss A. Pollard, but tho bonnet she affected in the first act would scarcely pass muster before General Booth. Miss Pollard’s singing of the quaint and tuneful “Foilowthc Light” was eminently sweet and realistic. Miss Nellie Wilson, as Cora Angeliquo, assumed without apparent effort the semi-masculine airs of that gay and giddy opera queen. Miss Wilmot Carkcek was pleasing in the character of a music hall dancer, and Miss Molly O’Sullivan and Mr H. Quealy lent an air of “Bowery” glcesomeness to the incidents of the opera. Mr W. Percy, as Karl von Pompernick, pervaded the piece with a German accent and a barrel of gunpowder, while the two Portuguese twins, represented by Messrs C. Albert and R. Shortland, did their comio business with fine effect. The Doc. Sniffkins of Mr J. O’Sullivan was a very fair impersonation of a “heavy” Yankee and the Kenneth Mug of Mr G. Young was at least a brief utterance. Tbo opera was well mounted, and the whole may be truly written of as very successful. It will be played three times more—to-night, and Saturday afternoon and evening—a season all too brief. THEATRE ROYAL. A fairly largo house witnessed tho Dix Gaiety Company’s programme last night at tho Theatre Royal. Messrs Murphy, Mack, Lentou (2), and tho Lingard Sisters had all good receptions, and insistent encores for their several items. FEDERAL THEATRE. Tho Empire Specialty Company had a vory fair audience at the Federal Theatre last night to soo the vaudeville programme put on. & ' Mrs Sara Draffin, of Auckland, will commence a course of lectures on “ Theosophy ” on Sunday at the Rechabite Hall. Practice will be resumed by tho Wellington Liedertafel on tne 24th inst. Mr Harcus PHmmer, advance representative for Miss Janet Waldorf, passed through Wellington yesterday. While on the West Coast the company succeeded in breaking all existing records in theatrical business, and was recognised as tbo finest organisation that over visited that part of Now Zealand. Napier and Gisborne will next be visited by Miss Waldorf, whoso performance gave such pleasure in Wellington recently. It is not improbable that the company will play a return farewell season in Wellington shortly.