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WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS By P. Rompter.

I Ap ii 11. Dear P^o-i.n.— T!ie AndeiEor. Diamafic Ccmpaiy is itill goii'g "tr'i-g it the Opera Hou^e. "llie 10W Day 11 i-:.xoic-= " v, as I re-Pi }, bu; j>ot quite, i"- --c' -atioi.a! i p!:<>- as The Ladder 01 Li.c. 'liic grcv.G scene m J it- wa, the pa=<-ing of ihe express tipni, v.hich 1 wa-> a v^ry v.'c-!I-maiia»ccl bit or stage niochai*1 i-iu The plry appeals to coutain all the elenienis of ha'f .> dozen lnt'.lowdrjnm. *rs," aud the hs-irl o.' the c:ibb.". - dvci iL all. ' La-,t , night the third and jia«\l ihango of '.ill was , {-i\cn v it 1 : "The Woild'i Verdict,' und I ca:. a&aure uu it v.a? a snorter for Fei.sationah?m. Talk about dcep-bicatheis and hau-i-aiser'* ' The Anderson pla\s lake the bomb lor st.irtleis When the company coires, down join , v. ..y. don't mii, its pay 1 - I 1 had an interesting talk wit! 1 J. 1-!. Dix I the oth"i d- y coiiccrning the mus'c hall bu'i1 iu=s 111 X' w Zealand If a-iyai-o can taik , w»th authority on this subject, V K. D. is lie mail. The taik tinned upon hkrs and dislikes in 1 opu'ai tastes, und 1 a=!ud him if thcie was any dinVience iv the latte-. of our four cities "DirTrrence' he rxchur-ied. "Why, all the diffeic-i'ce 111 the world. You would I think each cuy icnrc'eiit. J a different iiatio», , ltis-tead of ouly different parS of one colony. jHe then went on to ciciiiir- the tastes "We".lint«toii had a great tikinq 101 skPiche= su h . as HiOi3 given by the Alisons pnd Haivey add Morris, and al=o.hke-l sn.gu.g and dai.c:ng , but it ?1! had to be ot the best. A good programme drew good busir.es=, but the Wel- ! hngtonians wcic veiy critical. Auckland's: I strong pouit was spoity, i.nd this was exemplified by the extiaoidinaiy success of the Crajigs in the Queen City That ft.nu!y did it-- \ cry be--t business n» Auckland and Chiistchurch, both of whu-h cities dearly loved acrobatic I turns, and Clui^tehuich hkc-d good singing Auckland wa.ilt'd pomethin'*; exciting to look at. And Dun^dm ■* " Ah, ' said Jii JLJix, Du-iedm has ulwavs been a liurd nut to ciack A-ked what th(*v Ihoucrht of thr CragK'-. Uui<ediiiitt.3 taid, without aimnat'on, ' Oh, they're prcttv c?ood ' ' And \v I that same cily w.i ilelighifd v.ith the* R"<lhrada It v.ii a very diflKMlt pia'.fcr ti p'";ise ull tr.ste-, I* cortainh is iripo-<sible to chaw up a p'.v--granime that can be played consecutively from Dunedm to Auckland. I hive to draw up a difirrent pinrramme foi cafh 01" lhe !nir rr-ties, aid work my peoji'e 111 to suit thr dnT-reut ta-'c.«" The lot 01" a Dix, erider'-'v , .s i.ot .iv. r -. -i Lpjipv one 1 'no Jiinr-L "VValt'oi-r Ci mpr.nv \.h.cli ho*- brr-ji Hi 'he co'niiv in' n Vfiy I 0.1? t"*», li. n-h(- lt^ Xiw Z"rtl."id tour at Xc-Non ;ln-, vcel», and then poo' to Sjdnc-y. A X-lson resident, M'- Frorl Vail", of tho Wakuti Ho 11 ' 1 , caused (onsidoiable pxciteini-nt in Sleei.j He How last v.v«»k by ei'teiuip thr t.trir-' („■.'(■ 111 Wnth HlO-, ' ciii.<- ai.il tal-ii<.' - rich- ni ilu cha' ot lira .11 b. t«') ' r til' ai . nlal - , „ \** •' v<-i'..'s prnpinn vu 1 * v i>- r- \,oi\'o,[ ri'ij muci", at the lluaii- He. 1 *. the 0a1.'... C<ini|)'iii\ Nf »v pi'OMie arrive ni-,1 ucc'-: W.- 1i..\0 h.cl Chai'.r Ifi'CT lierc .1 hr,ut- ir r ni.-> v Bi(.i 1- On Wnli.-tl.. ' i-ht 'v- 111. f ( ss.o-jal in " !«■ r.i hul ioiin'l lull 1 , and g.'\-> In in v \,r , nt 111 tin- Em hiii^c Hall to ci, ilinhp 1 lo r 1-f ihe yin I m 't r 1 hrr to S\.d- ?\ . Aiionp-t tli'i-> ■ who liifninictl v 'f Mi--'-^ I'ol'y I.'i b 'tt-ioii OTni.i r r , Lillian Mo-ir-i- l.il1 ii,-"Lnfn- M «=■*-= Cn'liiroie. Mrr;"i I'r'o-, llb.h- H iwkni-- and S (I Luells M"li2'l Joseph wlicrn yon and [ h.:vr n:''* before, c.itv ncios, fioi.i t'other wide thi-. veek to take i.-i the advance ljiisir.Pss for the AndelCfinipai.v He left last night foi your c it v. v.lure th r- conMia.n i<- to i.ni'car aUn th^-c'o->e <>' .'•> Wtllingto.i t -. a o O ii (Tuc c <la - . fi^'ht). M .J . whn "- a {hap, tells nit* that the (omirain h coming liack to Wellington v ith new plj\s after the ROtitheiii tour I/a?t week St. Hul v,as charged at tho Magistrate's Court with exhibit], ,g an 1 n^roper :ir .- mat'd picture ea'l"d "The Horevmooi'." Th" f- II il.~mi-.fcfd tl,r crisr- air! -St'lT-ll's sa'on,, has b^-en crowded e-r-ry night since. The piclure, cprtain!% is p I'velv oit> c *'t. Hill, aftri a long sed'oii here, moves out in".o th" inir'trv on tr-ui nrxt weok | " The Pirates of Pen'.ance " -.\as e,-"n h;, , amateurs .it the Emmie Jla^aar at- the Sk.ttn.g Rmk thi-. v.-f, k T!,^ I, ?',' |jart.cilai s(t. of the eointnrv wns iliss J .111110 Sheen, in the loarhi 1 role Tlie fair Je-mne fa 1 1 1 y "\- i'-i|p'l l'ti |)i,\irns pei former cc«. and wo* l the s\mj)ai!i% - of c very man i the audierco with hi ' Por*- waiulni-ift oi ' " tlit I',.1 '„ A, one fronl-*-ow lov lut it " FI'M ditty ni.ule n •■> dotty' Tho fur ..,*<>■ 1 ■ ■, .1 lot to an--wf for I don't I i.ow which h?~ tie 'li.j-i to »i<-v..->i for — critiC3 01 fair " erittcro. ' Jean.'p a-as

certain critics have most io answer for Alas poor vs 1 I wouldn't he a critic. And v. ith tho i-ntic= stand, If all toy ho-xs depended On gettirg tail Jcv.:ii-.e - hand!

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Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 57

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WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS By P. Rompter. Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 57

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS By P. Rompter. Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 57