AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2173, 17 October 1895, Page 37

AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

(Specially Wiutten for the Otago Witness.) Dear Pasquin, -On the la*t night (21st) of George liignold'B eight yearn', tcuancy of Ker M* joily'a Theare, Syduo/, he was roada the recipient of a hands-on c silver tea and coffi c Rcr^ica and an illuminated address Eub p .crir>ed by the leading citizens of Sydney Tha Hod. W. J. Trickett in making the presentations referred to the artists who owed much of their success to tho helping hand of the actinc manager. At the present tinia there are in Mr RignoW s company two young artistes with whom he has been more than usually painstakiug, an > wbo show every promise of a Buccewful career— Miss Lena Dwelt, who playod Joseph in the prologue of the R«v. Wai lte^a "Joseph of Canaan,' and Mis 3 Allie Sanior, "flter to Marie Dunoon, who whs through New Zealand with the Juvenile Opera Cjmpanv. and also of Marie Elston, who is one of Tommy Hudson's Company, jU3t utarted on a tour of India, China, and Japan. Miss Senior has done good work at Her Majesty's, both In pantomime and drama. Both of tho ladies mentioned are now with Mr Rfgnold in Melbourne. Walter Bsntley has determined to bid farewell to the ktagre and seek a permanent rosidencs in Brisbane, whore he proposes to seek admitsion to the bar, after passing the necessary examinations. Wattie should by tbis time have acquired a pretty good knowledge of legal matter*. Mr Frank Hawthorne (through Maorlland with "The New Boy") successfully replaced Charles Field (indisposed) last week a3 Joe Shotwell in "My Sweetheart" at Sydney Royal, without rehearsal or tho aid of the prompter. Brouffh and Bouc'cftult bave bought " The Passport," by R. C. Stephenson, for Australia. Fitzgerald Brothers' New London Company opened a seven nights' season in Melbourne Exhibition builJinp, October 5. Duncan Macallum Is still managing for Percy St. John at Melbourne Cambridge. Artists : Lily and Minnie Anderson, Lily Melville, T. C. Csllaghau, Gfodaj ou troup of Japanese, Addie Favart, and the following people in the burlesque. " Cinderella." Baron yon Hardup Mr Johnny Cowan Flossie\ „ - j_«_i,f PVQ \ / Mr Percy St. Julia Tottie / (lua a a»g ute «) \ Mr Will Stevens Cinderella Miss Ad<* Lemp-iere (his neglected daughter) Buttoni (a page) Miss Amy Rowe Silver Star (fairy queen) Mi s Rae Cowan Paasy\ / f . liri . A ,N f Miss foo-gie White Viole* / < fame3 > •- \ Miss Gjrtte Hammond Prince Pope t i Mies Bel Ponsinby King Quartz (a demon) ... Mr Ed. Harboto AliJoro ... Miss Gertie Whyte Dandini (the Prince's valet) ... Mis 3 Ada Haven

eorge KulloW pl-iylug Melbourne Koyal to a 0 Kfllloiy. Ff;B eeaton opcne.l with ' Joseph of C Ti^n 5." A scene in which a horte and its rider are precipitated into real water from a bridge 18ft above will be a feature in "Tho Prairie King" by tho Mat shall- Woods Company at Sydney Her M»j< sty's. "Tbo Land of tho Moa" (originrlly staged in Maoriland) receives its first Australian production fit Sydui-y Uoyal. October 21 Mark Twain at Bendlgo 3, 4; Gaeloug 7; Ballar.tß. Walter Bantley made his la-'tappcaiance on any stag* »b Hamlet at Brisbane Royal, October .1. Last Saturday night the Hobart Royal kept up its reputaiion of being the theairic&l irebergof Auttralia. In the flr^t part of tbt Cos'U Brothers bright entertainmeut the actresses, dressed in fliimy, were fch'verinK, for even the caloric breath of a crowded gallery of football barrackers failed to make the build in « warm Mr George Mdwardes's Company is playing a very successful Eeason at Melbourne Princess. " Gentleojan Joo " gave way to " ihe Shop Girl," which is bi»!«d till October 11 : "A Gaiety Girl," Octoboi 12-18; "In Town," 19-24. The season closes on October 25 with a special programme. Royal Cou.ic* at Sydney Lyceum. "The Old Guard" waß replaced by Mam'zello Nitouche," 5 ; "An Arcadian Kve" (first time in Sydney), is booked for the 7th; "Dorothy." 8, 9; "Paul Jouea," 10 11. John Colemon, the English comedian, makes bi« first Australian appearance at Sydney Tivoli, '"Revels," which the Gourlay-Stokea combine played through Maorilond, had its first Australian representation at Sydney Royal, October 5. HanySteelo, Ihe skating comedian, made his labt Australian appearance it Coogeo Aquarium 29. In last week's production of " The Old Guard " at Sydney Lyceum Miss May Pollard played Fraisette- The character baa always before been to a contralto, Miss Ida Oabornc having achieved such a success in the part. Tho music has been altered by M. Caron to suit Miss Pol'ard. and in the well-rmiembered duct— tho prettiest fn tho opera— with Ga*ton (Mr Jostpb Taply), thanks to the fine work of the tenor and the purity of MisH Pollard's lower noto3, almost, if cot quite, the previous success was achloved, says tho Sunday Times. Fralsette's tuneful song, " Fare thee well," however, had 1o bo omitted, Mi s Pollard instead, interpolating Tosti'a "Roso," Bl'Rhtly altered in the text to meet the case. Miss Pollard sa»g well. The presont Maoriland tour of the Faust Family Is thoir fomth viait, but the third "on their own." In ISSI they wero through with Cbiariui's Circus, when their reputation was already made. They again toured Maoriland tho following year, when Mr Alfred Short was their agent. The member* of the "Family" on the 1885 tour were oight in number, and included Ted, Robert, Eugeno, and IS. Faust, sen., Mr Charles Waud, solo cellist (now in Dunedin), H'.rr Yon Df r Mehdon (who married one of tha Faubt Family), and a clever comic horizontal bar act was an Item in thoir programme. Their second visit <o the Land of the Moa "on their own" (under Joe St. CUir'a management) was in '91-92, wben the la l e Auguste Lj nch (the clever comedian, who dird in India in September 1894) was a member Jaine^ Morgan, of circus fame, was their agent. On ihe present tour Jce Somers ("Gimme the pun, Cull ) goes as tiani&t. Mv ScnioiM wps last through Maoriland (1889) with F. M. Chrk's All Star Company, which included the Donaldson Br s. (Frei and Lfon), Sylvr, "th« innovator," John Lindsay, AH Jjawton, Fied Glcnvillo, Dave Gardner, Edwin Rodßera (who did a pood " ntop " cleg, mußic by Joe SomersX Chra Spencor, Ada Clemei.t3, Millie Ileibert, ana A L. Cuuard as business manager.— Your3 truly, Bis Poverty Point, Octobers.