AROUND THE WOULD (From Otago Witness Specials.) Hamilton, July 31.

Otago Witness, Issue 2630, 10 August 1904, Page 61

AROUND THE WOULD (From Otago Witness Specials.) Hamilton, July 31.

Dear Pasouin, — Montgomery's Entertaineri have since last writing paid two visits heie, or) each occasion being greeted with full houses Mr Montgomery has a well-selected and evenlybalanced company with him now, consisting of the well-known Harry Hall, Leno (juggler), Fred Gibson (coon impersonator), Esthei Kbrclen, A.L.C.M. (pianist), Ethe Hargood (soprano), Francis Danbj 'serio and dancer), Lawrence Redward (electrician), and. of^ course', "Ted" himself, who has some new and beauti-fully-illustrated songs. A new bioscope has just been imported, and the films are all new and good, with the resvilt tliat this portion of the evening's entertainment is better than ever. A novelty is a set of Marconi's wireless telegraph instruments, which are exhibited and manipulated at every performance. Clement Wragge has been here and lectured to fair audiences on three occasions.

Mander's Waxworks and Vaudeville Company commenced a season here on Tuesday last, finishing laf=t night. The local Choral Society, which intended producing '-Les Cloches de Corneville" in the new Town ' Hall in Kovernber, have had to abandon the production, as the wet weather has interfered with the builders, and the hall will not be ready by that time. Oirac and Fisko's Twentieth Century Wonders are touring the Goldfields to fair business. J. C. Bryant has be«n appearing with the Woods- Williamson Company in Auckland.

J. C Williamson's "Marriage of Kitty" Co. has been doing gocd business in Auckland. "Cousin Kate" is to be the next production.

John Fuller to have got the Aucklandsrs with him, judging by the packed state of the Opera House night after night. Professor Parker is» a big draw, and completely upsets the calculations of those who think they can beat him. The Swifts. Cairrno, and Madams Carmo, May Dagmar, and others fill in a good bill. For next week the Stagpooles are announced.

In a letter Mr Alfred Dampier states that the company is still playing to excellent business in Northern Queensland. The company was at latest at Rookhantpton.

A friend, writing from Spokane, Washington, U.S.A., forwards some particulars of Australian favourites at present in the States: — Madame Slapoffski was at the Orpheurn at Los Angeles; the Beverkys and Schenck Bros, at the Ciystzt! Theatre, Seattle; "Cunning" at the Edison, Spokane ; Chas. R Sweet sit Cleveland's, Chicago; Mr and Mrs" Sydney, Drew at Chase's, Washington (Col.j ; Colby and: Way,. St. Louis; Devenda and Breer, " Salt Lake City ; the Rianos at Fort Wayne ; Zobedie at Milwaukee ; Wmscherman's Bears and Chas. Hawtrey at Brighton Beach, N.Y. ; St. Onge Bros., ICewark. K.J.

Harry Connors (James T. Donlan). an actor and manager, died at San Francisco on May 2R, aged 40. He was a native of 'Frisco, and in his younger days he played for years in the title role of "Widow O'Brien," touring Australia with it. 'I HE TRAMP.