WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2425, 5 September 1900, Page 55

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

By P. Eompieh. August 31. Dear Pasquiii,— And still Vaudeville is with us. In fact, it has come to stay. Half of the Gaiety Company retires from the Exchange Hall- to-morrow night to open Mr Dixs latest venture in Christchurch. Mr Dix came down fiom Auckland last night, and goes on with J. C. Bain and the rest of 'em to-morrow night. The old favourites at the hall are to be replaced by new people, the only re-comer being Frank Yo/ke, the rich humoiist, who -\\a& with the 'company when it first opened heic. The new people whom we are to meet next w eek aie

the De Velio Sisters, Eva Lliddleton, Eosie Williams, Ethel Clifford, Arthur Hahn, and Ernest Fcrnlcigh. Messrs Fuller al c o promise a big change next week, the chic* featiue beiog the kinematogravili, of the merits of which you are well aware. The Leslie Bros, leave the Bijou Company to-rnoncw night, and it is leported tint m due time they will appear pt the rival hall. I paid a vmt to the Choral Hall on Wednesday evening, and, as before, found eveiy sept occupied. Dpve C.tston and the Vital Spark (Lena Harvey) aie to be the new people added to the company next week. The management must have its hands fnller'n they can conveniently hold with all their business ]itst now. 118 I had a chat this morning with Mr John Prouse, our baritone singer. During the talk he told me that the Dunedin Choral Society hsd written him concerning his taking part in its production of "Elijah, ' along about November next. Christchurch musical authorities are also asking him to take pait in an oratoiical season during the currency of the exhibition. Nc definite arrangements have yet been made, but as Mi Wallace (the Cliri=tchurch conductoi) j,., coming up here to spend his, boiid iys next week, the matter will then bo talked over. The Christchurch arrangements will regulate the Dunedin engagement, f.o far as Mr Prouse is -concerned.

This week 3 leceived word from Brisbane that war correspondent Donald Macdonald's sea&on of succc.s hpd followed- him to Bananaland. "W'cid has al c o come ol Coach's rnival in Aucklatid to prepare the w?y for the lecturer: Maughpn Barnett gave Ins 22icl organ recital at St. 'John's Cli-irch last night. Tho church wab ciowcicd, and ihe nine itc-nis given were wholly enjoyable. It would be instructive for their audiences if every organist followed Mr Barnett'& method of compiling a programme.