PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 151, 9 May 1908, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Miss Edntf Goodrich', Nat/Goodwin's new leading lady, is said to be one -of the most beautiful women m America. * * __ . : • • Another endurance feat was put up at '■ the Theatre Royal last week, when Mr McVilly, chairman of the Wellington Boxing Association, almost sat or stood Tom Burrows - out. Others tried the same thing, but went under badly. * m m Thomas Manning and John D. Speight were charged with drunkenness on the same morning at Christchurch, and Speight with the fracture of a prohibition order. Speight and Manning are appropriate names on a beer-sodden { charge sheet ?n the Police Court. * ' * * \Bert Royle's versatility m the versemaking line stamps him as a genius.. For Miles Clifton, the quaint comedian that was. here with the Blue Moon Company, Bert wrote a "Johnny" song, and Clifton has made a big hit with it m Australia and twice within the past couple, of weeks have "orders'-- been receive'^, for encore verses.. T *** * : John Rigg, comp. M.L.C., and Laborite m his younger days was. a ,pug of no m.eafl_.-. skill, and many a go had he with Charlie,.! > Richardson m the back shed of the old Clyde-Quay Hotel. To appreciate J many services to the game m WeUingtonp he was on Wednesday evening last elected the first honorary life member of the 10- : ; cal ißoxing Association. J ohnny ihelped . td '. open the shooting season up Horowhenua/ way, and they say the ducks he didnt shoot amount to thousnads. * * * Victor Gourlet will be the chief comedian of the "Merry Widow"' company, , and a new importation named Loder will make the fun m "The Prince of Pilsen." The local product doesn't get much show, and the local girls are wondering why Maude Thorne and Fan Dango and others are imported, ' seeing that they only look pretty m the very best of stage frocks, ] * * * * Gertie Everett, the sprightly little com- . edienne recently on the Fuller circuit, j is off to 'Murka, sister- Daisy HarcourVl having, it is said, sent her the necessary "splosh," as Gertie would say. The future { of ; this really clever little Australian | comedienne will be watched with interest j by a good many on this side of the mud- i ball. The American papers dub Daisy 1 Harcourt "the little Englishwoman." i * * * I Rumford, and wifey Clara, and all the I kiddies, not forgetting the baby, are <le- I lighted with Australasia. That is what i a throng of gushers~"were told at Menzies' ! (Mel.) Pub. at 'Ome the other evening, j Everybody met to say "good-bai." The ample Clara smiled all over her expansive self, and Hubby Kennerley mused pleasantly. It is wonderful how happy big bank drafts, payable at sight on landing m,, the Old Dart, make our distinguished visitors, and how they vie -with the crocodiles m big salt tears when following the path of- the boodle. * * ( * . A. C. Eljiott. the absconding bankrupt. who may shortly be expected to arrive back m Wellington 1 , was a heartless wretch,, and did > not care who he rooked, b« it a simple old female like Sally Brock, lately retired from tlie GJP.O., or a wowser like Digby Jenkins, of the same Department. Elliott used to work m the Post Office some few years ago. .and m his list of creditors there are no less than half a dozen Postal officials who were anxious to become rich m a hurry, and finished up by losing their little bit. Elliott is a double-dyed blackguards and lynching is too good for him. ** * ■ The suggesting name of Blue has {beentinting tie atmosphere .of Christchurch S.M. Court. Archibald Blue didn't appear when called by the orderly t'other day, on a charge of failing to maintain his wife and family 4 and it " was shown that the summons hadn't been served. Solicitor Leathern informed the Court that Blue had sold the family furniture and cleared out to Wellington when he discovered that proceedings were being instituted. Mr Bishop surmised that a warrant was required. Counsel explained that the hian was a son of Mary Blue, up, recently before his Worship. The S.M. : j "I know Mary Blue." He advised Mr [ Leathern to make an application m Chambers, as his Worship 'wasn't sure of his power Yto grant a warrant under the Act. * ' * » Wallace Nelson, free-thought lecturer, Socialist, journalist, and other "ists," ,_ has struck it at last. Nelson is the bald- j headed bloke who some years agone de- | livered free-thought lectures m Christ- j church ;. then he dabbled m journalism m North Queensland with more or less success. Next he happened m Westraiia, where he was* promptly labelled "Wongi" Nelson. I because of his verbosity. Anyhow, he prevailed on a goldfield Labosr Organisation to present him as the accredited Labor candidate and he duly landed it, bat "ratted," and atthenext\ election was promptly ignored and deposited on the ' political door-mat. The priceof his apostacy seems to have been paid, as the ape-like person jhas been appointed Immigration lecturer m the Old World . on behalf of Westraiia. * * '""*■. W. W. Dartnell, who has retired from. the position of Chief Engineer of existing lines after sixteen years' service m the Westralian department, leaves shortly • with .his wife and family on a continental": tour. He is a New Zealander and gained ' -. most of his professional experience m the South Island, where he occupied various , important positions under Government, and afterwards had an extensive private practice. Mainly through the instrumentality of the late C. Y. O'Connor, ri M_r^ Dartnell came West m '92 as Du*' Engineer m the P.W.D. and m ,•» was appointed to the rcsponsih* has just resigned. Many m?' 1 gineering works have^b/r^ * under his direction* — — „„ <^_ v^_ .. public he wilj^teg^ — """ designer Q^ r bridge.. &J-

Madame Alfcani, whose New Zealand and Australian tour was such a decided fiiost, is now teaching singing m London. Madame ha # $ been singing for fifty years —she gave her .first concert at Montreal, at the age of eight. * * * Druids m Wellington' always held a big opinion of H. C. (Joe) Moseley what time he sojourned m this city. He' is now at Bowraville. somewhere m New South Wp..les, and the latest heard of him is that he is shortly to take unto himself a bride.. _ * . *• ' * Said that Mr Paul Lovctt. "a clever"! young Australian actor, who has done excellent work m the British provinces, has been: especially engaged to play Romeo f in the nrodtiction of "Romeo and Juliet"' | m the New, Royalty Theatre, '-London; ! I Lovett— l Lovett. and who shall dare To take of mv appaluse a share ? Whointh'ell is Paul. Lovett, anyhow ?. ■.;.■?'..'..! *" V- * -.. * L The -eagle eye of "Truth" spotted tram-bondfie-tor Bob Melville m Wellington the <sth&t o v#'f. Rob' had a big smash-up some •tMe^Sck."And the result was that he bas ? be<_ti.' incapacitated for nearly six lf &nd" r wili, it is said, never be the r /h_&fi again* Hard luck, it is certainly for Bob. who "Truttt" . knows to be x a r ;vftbi.^j,mai£ and this paper expresses jshe^nopovitha't -the tramway authorities ,wiif'dO||he right thing by him. iy*[pr. £*V;t:..- '■'.■■* l-IS-Mr aitl Mrs Harry Roberts have arrived -oncb more upon Australian earth, per means of the R.M.S. Moana. Mrs Roberts has been known to Australasian play-* goers since the mid-.;cven +: — when, with her then husband (J. C. Williamson) she introduced to us Lizzie Stofel, of "Struck Oil" fame. Mn "-ie ' Moore, ' as most people still affectionately call her, says that she is here only for a holiday. iher husband, however, being under engagement to. Allan Hamilton, m New Zealand. _ * # * j Whatever became of Purvis, the Ohiro i Home secretary who got twelve months i for systematic i thieving ? When he went m medical testimony called for him pic- ; tured his health as being bad. It says | volumes for our tree-planting prison staI tions that when Purvis was released he | had put on a stone m weight. Before the prigging person departed from these ! shores 'he called on the Trustees of the Home to say good-bye or something. A man with a tough hide like that • will get | on well anywhere. * * * Lord Darnley was once Ivo Bligh. Ho went to Melbourne over a decade lago with a cricket eleven, and married N«i Australian lady named Morphy— not a "Murphy"— and she is now Milady. T. P. | O'Connor's = "Mainly About People" has rehashed the incident with a romantic flourish. Ivo hurt his hand, and, the girl Morphy bound it up with her dainty handkerchief, and then' they fell m loVe and got spliced, etc. They dish things up very nice when the earth's diameter I intervenes and those who know are noK there to upset the pretty fairy tales. / * $= f * Mr Charles Rous-Marten, wig) died suddenly m London recently, was a wellknown Maofiland journalist. His early, years were spent m Invercargill, where he joined the literary staff of the "Evening Post," rising by stages to the position of chief editor, which post he vacated m 18S3, being succeeded by the late Mr E. T. Gillon. Mr Rous-Marten next became editor of the "New Zealand.|Times."I Some twenty years ago he went \fco Lon-t don and set up an office as English cor- [ respondent to the "Post" and other newspapers, and continued m harness till his j death. !* * * That musical bounder, Charlie Alexander, who runs choirs without salaries* and shares the plunder with sundry Biblepunching confidence pals he picks up, is again coming to Australasia. He has got hold of a "star" m the person of the Reverend S. Wilbur Chapman, and the pair of them are going to run a show called the "Alexander-Chapman Simultaneous Mission." Chapman is a, Yankee divinity doc, and an advance agent is working up the evangels of Melbourne, who are to share m a modicum of the rti vs. There is every prospect of heavy bulging bags of boodle as a result of the contemplated tour. * * * Mr P. L. Hollings, the new Mayor of Master ton, is a member of the dishonorable costs profession, and is a peculiar cuss m his own way. Hollings was Mayor of Masterton six years ago. , and m giving his reasons to the ratepayers why he' should again be 'placed m the civic chair, he enumerated what had occurred during his previous term of office, and claimed the credit for everything. Hollings actually claimed that during his occupancy of the Mayoral chair that peace had been declared m South Africa, the" coronation of King Ned had taken place, and a band contest was held at Masterton. "Only fancy," said CouncilJor Jack Yarr, m reviewing Holling's statement, "Peace was declared," and he claims the credit for it. * * ■ * Father Thomas Cahill, ' one of the mosti eloquent members of the Society of Jes-* us, died at the presbytery, St. IgnatUjs&f Melbourne, on Sunday week. agfii*s_r" years. The Father was born in,"*' ;• Carlow, Ireland, and was ordain • 'on m the far-famed Maynopt*^ •TMftv- three years ago he en>'~' uit Order, siijfs.! continued ... Laval, ' BJ|V" s v'" pre. priest Kf;_j. * c ir .£ i _Lii : »*-