PAT. HANNA’S DIGGERS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12249, 22 September 1925, Page 4

PAT. HANNA’S DIGGERS

A WONDERFUL RECORD COMING TO NEW Thus the Brisbane "Courier” on Pt*'c Hanna's Diggers:—The members of G. P. Hanna’s Famous Diggers have plot cause to be proud of the wonderful tribute paid them. They have received the unique honour of being the only combination in Australia or New Zealand invited to go to New Zealand and open the great New Zealand Exhibition in Dunedin next November. If they are able to accept the invitation they will present their entertainment iu tbe Grand Festival Hall, specially erected at a cost ot .£IO,OOO, to seat over 2000 people, with tho special Exhibition Orchestra under too famous Slapoffski for their musical support. The mnnv thousands of friends tne Diggers have made in Queensland and throughout Australia will be delighted to hear of this tribute paid to the Diggers.

The wonderful season of 478 nights in Cremorne Theatre. Brisbane, which constituted an easy record for any baiul of performers in Australia, prepared the wav for \their triumphant tour of On* tral and 'Northern Queensland, and their friends will he pleased to lenrn that they have now definitely created a new record in every theatre in which they have played in Queensland. Saturday, the last night of the Rockhampton carnival, was ft culminating triumph for the Diggers, when the huge Earl's Court, seating nearly 4000 people, proved too small to hold tjie crowds who flopked to see the favourites; hundreds were turned away. Tile Diggers had created a new record for the largest open-air theatre in Australia, and there were eight other really excellent shows in tlie town. The overwhelming significance of this triumph raav be gauged by the fact that the previous biggest crowd was drawn there, last carnival, before ilie large Wintergardrii, holding 2200 people, was built. O zrr. r