AUSTRALIAN STAGS GOSSIP.

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

AUSTRALIAN STAGS GOSSIP.

(Specially Written fow. the Otago WiSmess.) Dear. Pasquin,-- Miss Msiud Litta, so long with the Montague-Turner*, is now at Sydney Palace Music Uali. Every other variety compai.y iourinß in Australia has st cine-I-don't-givo-a-hAng-Trb.at-you-call-it-sriaphis. Dan Barry's Dramatic Company opens at Brisbane on May 1. Mrs Harry Marshall, who visited TVlaoriland in '95, is now playing lead with the Irvo Hayman Dramatic Company away up north, Thurnilay Island and thereabouts. Her Camilla 13 isaid to be a vary excellent performance. Mr Lert Willison, proprietor of the Great World's Circus, writes from Hongkong under date February 20 as follows :— " I re;:r«t to inform you of the death from paralyses of James Lso Lewis, a well-known Australian ridei- and clown, who has beeu a member of my company for over four years. Not being able to communicate immediately with his relations. I havo taken charge of his affair-!, and have had him buried in the English cemetery with customary religious ritpt, and biive had v, handsome tombstone erected over his j<rave. Not being able to find the permanent addr&ssa? of his next of kin among his papsrc, I would like to Io cnv if '■>• , mother, who coaie3 from Adelaide, or his wife, win hails from Graf ton or the N; i w lui^l.iuu ■h'.r.rict, are still living I have several articles of jewellery aud clothes belonging to the deceased iv my po'ses^ion, and am anxious to hand them over to his ne^t of kin. If t."ey will communicate with me enclosing satisfactory meaus of identification from local authorities', with their permanent address, I will be pleased to furnish them with fuller particular*. Our company sails for Shanghai ou March 4, and remain thereuntil April ; then Yokohama. Thanking you in anticipation for publishing this letter, — Faithfully yours, Bert Willison." The biggest draw Harry Rickards ever imported is Charles Godfrey, now showing at both of lUekards's Sydney halls— the Palace and Tivoli— at £50 a week. Chirgwin, the White-eyed Kaffir, who gets double the salary of Godfrey, is a clever instrumentalist, but as a draw is a complete failure.