WELLINGTON WING WHISPERRS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2471, 24 July 1901, Page 63

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERRS.

By P. Rohptbb.

July 19. Dear Pasquin,- The Opera House has beer closed during the week, and there is no anlieuncement of its immediate occupation, though the Juvenile Pollards were to have run a season thc-r<j next week. So far as I can learn, the Musgrove Opera Company will b? the next attraction there. Which reminds me that Mrs M'Donald lias jU<*t seat -me down a copy of the neatly-got-uf souvenir programme which she prepared for the Auckland grand opera season. For which t ; iar,ks. ''Ferry the Frog" and his company of entertainers, ft ho have been touring the Auckland province and other northern districts, parsed through Wellington yesterday on theii vvay to Blenheim for a West Coast tour. The company opens in Blenheim to-nighi. Clive Lenton lias returned to the Theatre Royal, Maud Hewion has made her debut with the Gaiety Company there, and the Leg Thierc= Quartet a-ko made their debut. All are popular and talented additions to the already strong lester of entertpiners. Lex Maclean, who is billed as Scotland's champion weight-lifter, has been showing at *h^ Federal Theatre (Manners street) this week. .-linos are still going along pleasantly, thank you, at the Choral Hall. The Empire Ccrnnauy is to be strengthened to-morrow luchl by tie addition of May Dagmar acd Myra Thompson. Of course, you have heard the good news of tae good things which Messrs Dix and Duval have secured in Sjdney. We all shout Wclccine, Ciiiq^, welcome Daito#, also our Pr} de c =>§> °' ibat ilk), we'ecme — let 'cm all come!