WILLIAMSON'S PANTOMIME

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17375, 24 July 1918, Page 8

WILLIAMSON'S PANTOMIME

" DICK WHITTINGTON." Another crowded house at His Majetty's Theatre last night v.-it::ps=od the performanca of the "Dick WhiUington" pu-.no-minio. A special feature of the pLiy is tho beautiful scenic display and the' wonderful vanetv of the subjects painted bv those masters of stage art., Messrs AY. It. Coleman and George Upward. There are no fewer than 17 different scenes in tho pantomime. _ The Oriental spectacle, which takes place in the romantic city of Hongkong; the scene of the ballet of tho Temptations: tno wonderful colouring of the Hawaiian butterfly scene, with a number of children flying about; the cotton fnkb, in the lisrht of which tho white hntorns sug-poc-t tho I cotton balls; the remarkable piece of painting that forms the scono in w'hich is danced (he famous "Vogue" ballet; the astonishing inferior of the old Girldhall in tho dtv of London, in which takes place the glittering heraldic pagenut, wh'ich brings this fino feast of colour to a successful "close;— these are a few of tho best of tho scenes that the audience admire so much. The season will terminate to-mowow night, and .in order to afford children another opportunity of peeing tho pantomime, a mntir.eo will be given to-day, commencing at 2 o'clock.