AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 39

AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

l' (SPEOIALLY WHITTEN FOR THE OtAQO WITNES9.) h De\r Pasquin, — Carl Hertz, tbe rleverest F conjurer that colonial theatregoer^ have yet seen, j commenced a i\l-*oitland tour with a specially 5' selected comp.llo ,th« wick of the Australian v.uuk'J ville Ktagi/, -it Aockhuid ou February 2(>. Mr I Ed win Gi-iipli, "one of the two whitest men in front," will be in advance. j George Itignold commences a Mainland tour lat Aurkl^ml on March 20 Repertoire : " Called Back," "Henry V," "Tommy Atkins," and " Cheer, T,oyi>, Cheer." Will Crackles closer', his pantomime engagement with Wcstmacots 29th, aud retuvned to London . first boat Tuylor-drrirgron Compiwiy at Bombay. Harms ton's Circus at Calcutta. " There are only two kinds of w omen — plain aud coloured."— Led l'lingworth (Mr Titheiadgo) in ' A Woman of N'i Importance." The lady lead of the Kiank Thornton Company, Miss Noney fcobiooke, was at one time on the London press. <-'ail H>-rt2, on his Mnnrilaud tiuu, will pioducn his marvellous illusion " Aero) ithe, the mystery of the air." Mis-i Emily Fitzroy, furme-rly a member of 6 Gt'oi'gtt Itigni.ld'-! company, has been engaged to f rlrfvihe p.irfc <if Meluain.i m the spectacular musiosiiuia "The Pilgiiru's Progiesb" at London. O t]i)'ic. r Fred Wright, who was for some years , li;iidcr of the lloyal Carl Rosa Orchestra ■ (unJer the late Mr Carl llosa's baton), j arrived hy the Orient, ana intends to I «ett!e in Sjdney as violin teacher and rolniii. j 3 Mr Wright was for several years conductor »t the j a Prince of Wales '.theatre, London, which be | joined at the lime E. J. Lonnen made his debut. I For the past nine years Mr Wright has: conducted at the Shakeßpta- c Theatre, Liverpool. The Bovis Bros., Syd. Dean, Olda Colley, and 1 Delohery, (.'raydon, and Holland ate at Sydney ■ Te.li.re of Varieties At Sydney Tivoli : O-. H. Chirgwin, Flovrio F^rde, J. \V. Winton, Maud Lewi?. Clias. Cogill, (.'has. Fanning, Fred Duncan, Frank YorUe, P. O. Jo?t>))}is, W. D'inisein, Nita Claikf, (iforgxe Devoe, Nina Osborse, Jack Evans, and Owen Conduit. At 'Oine : Willie Walsbe, Emily Fitzroy, Maiie Boucicault, Adi Crossley, Madam Nellie Melba, Amy Sherwiu, Mr A. Gee, Wallace Kennedy, John Lemmone, (4eu. H. Olutp&iu. Charles Godfrey is playing a farewell engage^ ment »t Mflbqurne Opera House. Henry and Dr.vis's Dramatic Company are playing to silver erin adiaissiou ab Sydney Royal {standard. The following is the cati in "All for Gold" : Captain Mai k Milton Robert Henry Major Challia W. S. Marshall ji Private Bodies Ghas. .South i 1 Sybil Milton Lorrie Adrian Grace Milton Laura Ivetne Harry Chafferton ... „. W. Newtou-Cari-oil Rev. Lincoln Green Percy Waleh Delia Challis Mias Billed How arde The above piece is perhaps better known as " Current Cash." Frank Thorn ton's New English Ocmedy Company closed a very auee-Jtsful mn with "The Strange Adventures nf Miss Brown " at 'Melbourne Bijou o'i the 30th ulc , when every lady attending the performance wtu preseuted with ft portrait of Miss ', Drown in one of her atrangest ndveutiuer-, in j ecrnmunoration of Frank Thornton's 1500 th • appearance in Australia. The Sydney season j oppneii at the Criterion on the 6ch inst. i Harry Kickards now runs two theatres in Sydney — tbe Tivoli and the Palace— Mb lease of the latter commencing on the 30th. Should the Brough Comedy Company revive "Jirntho Penman" duripg their preS'-nt, season at Melbourne Bijou Miss Florence Seymour will play her old part of Mrs Maitlett. j " A WVininn'a Iteason," a three act play by Charles H. E. Brookiield and F. C. Philip?, received its fiist Australian production by the Brough Giimedy Company at Sydney Criterion, January 23. This play, which hcAva a close resemblance to MM. Meitrac and Halevy's "Frou Fron," was originally staged at the Shaft eihury 1 TheiUe, l.onfUm, Ltocember 27, 1 Sfrs. For th« j benefit uf those who file 'grama, heie are tbe two casts :— 3-ondon, 1895. "A Woman's Reason." Sydney.lß97. Cbas Biookfield Lord Bis tchley Mr Brough, Henry X* mble Hey. Pretious Mr Carey Mr Coghlan Captain Crozier Mr Ferris j Lewis Walker Stepheu d'Acosta Mr '1 ithefadge I Ma«(cr Dawson AU'ie Miss Ethel J^ashford !Mr H. Knight Mr M'George - MrMajeroni j Mr 10. J. Malyon .Mm tin Tutt Mr M'lntyie IMr Thompson .T'Oii^s Mr Hards j Miss C. Add:? on Lady Bletcbley Miss Wattj Tanner Mrs Tree Hon. Nina Keith Mrs Brough Maude Millett Agatha Pretious Miss Temple Violet Stevens Curtice Mil's Hardy Florence West Leah d'Acosta Miss Seymour The Brough Comedy Company closed' their season it Sydney Cnteriim Feb'iiary 4, and opened at Melbourne Bijou in "A Woman of No Importance" February (i. Miss Ko-a Conroy, Florence Seymour't bister, plavii li'atty Keateven in "Cheer, Boyo, Cheer," at toydney lioyal. C. B. We.shnacott's revival of Jones and Sherman's five-net drain* "The Silver King" at Her Mujesty'a Theatie, Sydney, on Saturday, January i 3!, is th' 1 eighth or thereabouts in Sydney since ' ]SS4. Thcpluy w.js ataiii performed in June3S^s. j In S"|.t'.>mljer 1SS(! Mr litheradge apueared for 1 tiie third tune :n Wilfred Denver ; in December ! 1800 Mr Lawrence Cautley appeared ititheprin1 cipal rharacter ; in September IS>92 the play was ' bragt-d by Georne Kiguold at Her Majesty's ; . Bland Holt levived the piece on June 17, 1893, i with Mr Edward Sass as Denver ; Walter ßeatley ■ ! pl<\yetl tbe title role in his revival at Sydney Cri- ; : terion, S.\tnrJay, September 16, 1893, aud the latent is Mr Scott fngln. On eveiy occasion of i ' the production of "The Silver King" in Sydney • the part of Jaikes has been played by a fre3h i actov, the list being— Phil Day, H. H. Vincent, , G. W. Auson, J. X Giv.ville. Stirling Whyte, ! Blaud Holt, Lachlan M'Gowan, and H. R. Roberts. In the part of Nellie Denver, Misa Annie Mayor has appeared thrr-e times, Mis 3 j Henrietta Watsou twic\ Mis? Emma Bronton \ and Mrs Molyneux once, MiibM4g t ;ie Moore (who , replaced Misses Annie il-iyor and Finma .'ironton I atshoit li'j'ice) rwiw, and Mis« Ilarne Ireland once. '! he foliowiLgi^ the full cast of the present I revival of this very &ucccbsful play :—: — ', Wilfred Denver Mr Scott Inglis j Daniel Jaikea Mr 11. R. Roberts Captain Skinner Mr Cecil Ward Geoffiey Ware Mr Harry Fitzmaurice Samuel Haxter Mr Harry Hodson j Henry Corkett Mr D'Arcy Stanfield ' Eliah Coombe Mr John Wallace Cripps Mr E. B. Russell 1 <-'affer Pottle Mr A. J. Lee Mr Parky n Mr Walter Rivers Mr Binks - ... Mr J. Tolanb