WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2250, 15 April 1897, Page 39

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Br P. Rompteb. April S. Dear Pasquin,— Tom Pollard and his grown-up Liliputs have come again and taken possession of the Opera House and the hearts of our nice soft young men. Their stay is but a weok or so, and just now they are playing "Falka," which I haven't yet seen. 'When they leave us I believe they vamoose for quite a while, which will take us some time to believe, for we have become used to the youth aud beauty of the company and all the mechanism and Tom and all the family dropping in upon usqui^e promiscmms-like, nll-a-same ma-in-law, and exclaiming, " I've come to stay— Where's my 100 m?" Well, the consolation in this case is that we appreciate always the company, and are gUd to give 'em house room. I hear that dates have actually been booked for seasons in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, opening in the City of Churches ou May 22. Lucky manager"! great giacious Geach ! fined 5s and cautioned for having a house too. full in Ohristchurch. Hope the manager didn't get too full himself over this. A too-full man, like a too-full house, often gets fined ss, but doesn't like the advt. attached to it. It generally Hertz his feolingi ! But in this case I— aud "don't lat it occur again!!" I'm a prohib. rnjself, but I hope Geach may always be»troubled with Full Latest files from Auckland report that MiGeorge Uignold's dramatic season has been a.n unprecedented success all along the line, and at the present time " Lights of London" is running io crowded houses. The repertoire of the company includes the spectacular plays "Tommy Atkins," "Cheer, Boye, Cheer," and "Henry V," to whi.:h mint be added the dramas Ciuled Back," "Two Orphans," and "Lights of London." On Siturdav 'Walter Haybittle arrives here, avant courier lor Mv Rignolu'<s company. The itage knows Walter as River.s. who made a success in the Trilby burlesque ; we know him as an old Wellingtonian. The company i.i to stay with us three week?, onenine; on the 17Ui iast. in the Drurv Lane spectacle "Tommy Atkiny," a play which ha^ caused a furore in Australia, and includes the added attraction of a fill' military brass baud and the presence on the stii^ at uae time of ovsr 100 principals and supeniumor&rias. Mr Ripnold io accompanied by hu KnffJish stress (Miss Emily Hugked) »s leading lady, aud she company also includes such well-known favourites M Miss Roland Watts Phillips, Mr Sterling White, and Mr H. W. Diver. Harry i'iimmer., who has boen acing Weil on t'oiherside, is nutting in a holiday with his '•elittves m Wt-Ilingfcon. He belongs here, F.»ther-of- Wellington "Plimmcs being: ass granddad. Mr Charles Wilson, who is contesting *ha Wellington Suburbs seat in the <Tr.vcrmnant interest, is identical with, " Lorgnette. 1 ' the theatrical critic of the New Zualaud MuiJ. Ho stands a top show of attaching che M.H.11. guld pass to hid watch -chain., toe On Tueidtiy evening our Choral Festival Society (Mr Parker conductor) gave iti first concert of the new season, "The Creation" bfiiu.g tha bsll-of-cofcerfc, and they weren't airong enough to properly digest it It iak«s more than six days or six wenk* to fix up this bit of music. Miss Jeiane Ramsay nwj principal soloist, 'A^.d Mr Hugh Wright was another. They wto both up to concert pitch ; but thtro'a a trilie difference between that and oratorio pitch— and tuey didn't quite get U'we. There was a good audience, which looked pretty glad to get home and lest their weary head's upon their Httle pillow*.