WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 61

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Bt P. Soiinsa.

_ _, . June 17. D. ar Pasquin,— Sanfoid's Ameiican Playeis House on Tuesday last. The last two nights c.eteu their New Zealand c eaton at our Opera of t!io sea.' on were given c\cr to the production of "East Xryi.ue." Mr Sanford left Wellington for Sydney last Satuiday to prepare tbe v.ay for the comirg ot hife combine which leave"? heie with Mis S-anloid next Sahudav.

Theic will bp very lit t l^ of the Ameiican dmier.t left m the Sanford Company when t.V Svdrey sea~o^ opens. Al. HenciieTson and his wu"> (Miss Mvi d Barbci) teuuinated their en.p .£omei t with the Aineucan Players pit the clo*u of 'he Wellington pea.^on. " In Honolulu the original leading laely and the fiist vr'kmg cent left fie company, and thencefcrward Miss Wall (Mrs Wray) became tho leading lady. It was at Honolulu that Mr Kunke' was engaged.

An ©'el fnend returned to "town this week hi tho person of Claude Whaite. one-time pcenic erti&t and theatric il manager in Wellington, aiidi now ahead of Mel. B. Spurr, i: piiclo^up entertainei. C. W., who is lookiug in the pink of condition, he-"rs "tha East a-callm'," and goes back there after Ms di&-

sent totii- to again travel ahead of the Broughs. In 1906 Clnucle comes out this way again vith the Ma'ke'yne Mystery Company. Mel. 13. Siuir Jpens Ins season in Wellington toil ci row mght, and the booking ahet.-dy cssurea bumper attendances at the Exchange Hall for both Saturday and Monday nights. After an interval of so^-? 12 years, rollerskullng was revived at tiis original Skating Kiak m Vivian street on Wednesday last. Om o'd fiicnd Jimmy Maomahon, late manager for the Fitzmaun ;e Gill Company, is in charge of the onterpiise, which started of? with a boom.

The Alf. Weeds — Maud Williamson Dramatic Company opened its Wellington season on Wednesday night with Miss W.s dramatisatn.i of Hall Caiuo's novel, "The Deemster,'' ui'dor 'tha title of "The Gates of Bondiage." The Times and the Post agree that the dramatisation and the playing were good, and the critics cf both p-apers further lemark upon the decideel improvement that has taken place m Alf. WcoJls as -aai actor since his la.st appearance in Wellington.

Mr Maughan Ba.rnett gave the first of his new series of pianoforte recitals in St. John's Cl'iuch Hnll last night. Tha weather was wetcbedly wet, but the gifted pianist's admners ttirned up in force.

I regret tc learn that Miss Miini Steele has had to lay up in a private hospital, to undergo an operation, since her arrival in Wellington. I hear, however, that she has got along so satisfactorily that her return to her place amongst Fuller'a Entertainers may be looked fo. 1 next week. Meanwhile, Sister Aggie has been dohig good work as a soloist.

Tod Callaway — a friend of mine who is not -given to gush declares Tod to be one of the best comedians he has seen on the vaudeville stage in New Zealand — Tod CaJlaway, I lepeat. has reoiossecl Taxman Sea, iiccler engagement to Messrs Fullei. He will have come face to face with Dunetlimtos before these lines oi Djinc. do so, as he passed south yesterday. I had barely time to exclaim, "Howdy, Tod?" and lie was off to catch the Monowai.

H>imilto.n Hoeige and wife gave a song lecital in the Sydney Street Schoolroom before a big house !as+ night. Another recital is to be given to-night. On Mr Julms Knight being indisposed m Ivfelbounio recent'y, the part of Wilfred Dfn\jr m "The Siiver King" was played by Mr Karrv PlLiiiner, formwiy ot Wellington, says thi= mommy's Xcw Zeah ldi Times, on the staff of which is a brother of Harry's (Hsrcus of (hat ilk). His performance was very highly spoken of by the press, which stated th*t th? pioduction in no way suffered by the change in the cast. Unfortunatply, Mr Plimniftr took ill dining the piece, pnd had to undergo an opoiation of a rather serious nature. He is now, however, on ths rosel to recoveiy. Fuller's Entertainers are still going stiong and popularly at His Majesty's Theatre.