BURLESQUE AND GAIETY COMPANY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10562, 8 January 1896, Page 3

BURLESQUE AND GAIETY COMPANY.

The attendance at tlio Princess Theatre, was fairly good las-t evening, when the lloyal Burlesiiiie and Gaiety Company produced tbe .opera-Jo burlesqne in three acts of "i'aust." As iii a!l the previous ptrforraaticos of the conn>anv » good deal Of. extraheoiis matter of the varietyorder, .was introduced, but .oil the whole the entertainment was a capital tine, andtbe.audience without doubt were well pleased wi.th tho bill of fare provided for their delectation. ,The burlesque is certainly a clever .one, aud the drnoimt of tuii and humour introduced kept the .-iiidierice in a nerpstualstate of luerrimoiitthroushoiit theevenhig. As Mephistopheles Mr PerCy St. John was as effective as ever, while Fred C.-uriboiirne was highly amusing as the fat boy. Mr Will Rtevini appeared aa Dame Martha, aud his representation of the character was coDsistently funny throughout, hi'i perfbriKHhee bains worthy of wry high commendation Miss Bor\ Bupchsis Faust, Miss Bell l'onsonby as Valciitiii", and Miss Emmie Martin aa JUi-Rnetitft all sais dn'il acted, with grace, while Mr H. BrrinHbri aiid Mr T. C, (Jallaiigher did good service in their p«-ts. Little A'ldie Favart .ugaln Jr:et with a warm reception, and her d&nciiip; arid Kiiiging evoked some of the most emphatic i-.ncoi'es of tlie evrhin^. The several ballets,, tbe performance of Mr Frjink Abosaleb, and the bell-iiuKioK rif the Paragon Trio were all w«H rebiiivcd. To-night the Same programrrie will lie rsbriated for the last time. Tomorrow and IMiliiy hijbts an entire bbiDiie will bc_ presented, while on Saturday night Mr Stevens will be tsudered a well-deserved benefit.