AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2676, 28 June 1905, Page 61

AUSTRALIAN STAGE GOSSIP.

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Sydney, June 13. Business at local theatr&s is good. Andrew Mack opens here on Saturday next. Sheridan's '"King Dodo" is drawing good houses.

Some critics- think his part better than the W idow. '•East Lyune" next Saturday at the Palace. Miss Eugenic Duggan as Lady Isabel and Madam Vine.

Fred Leslie has been ill, but is now quite well again. y" Fitzgerald's-''' Circus and Menagerie went direct from here to Singapore. The Royal Comics go to Westralia shortly, but Rose Mu3grove will have to stay in Sydney.

Allan Hamilton has secured a three years' lease of Hobart Theatre Royal from January 1 next.

Cleopatra, the serpent enchantress, Little Bonita, rifle shot Tom Leonard, Ted Herberte, Ted Sutton, and the MAuley sisters are in Brisbane with Ted Holland's Company.

The Van Biene Company is working overland from Brisbane to Sydney, and is advertised to appear at Maitland to-night.

Williamson's bio-tableau opens at Newcastle next Saturday evening.

The Swifts are running a variety company at Newcastle. Harry Carlton is a member of the company.

" Variety shows seem to be in almost every town in Maoriland and Australia- at present. Very few artists of any standing out of harness in Sydney.

Fred Norris, the skating comedian, has accepted an engagement with the management of the Columbia Skating Rink to teach trick and fancy skating.

Lizzie Kirk opens at the Queen's Hall here with Clark's Company shortly.

John Fuller, jun., is expected over here by this week's boat. Another place- of amusement is to be opened here in July. It is to be known as Lingard's Wonderland, and will be situated in Queen Victoria Markets.

Will Watkins is .going to take his waxworks and vaudeville company to Queensland. Miss Hilda Lane, at present singing at local Tivoli, is well known in New Zea-land as Miss May Lewis (Hilda Feilder), where she was wit hthe Fullers as pianiste. Her husband, Mr Earnest Wiseman, is appearing in Melbourne with Rickards's Company.

Ma-rtyn Hagan is now running a variety company in Victorian smalls. It is mostly composed of the family, with the exception of Master Jack, who is at Melbourne Bijou.

Lennon, Hynian, and Lennon's Big Sensational Specialty Company is going to Westralia.

AndersDu's Company at Adelaide includes Frank Crossley, Hilda Fraser, and Walter Dalgleish. Brough-Flemniing Company advertised to open to-night with '"Beauty and the Barge." Nance O'Neil and company, including M'Kee Rankin and Mrs Henry Bracy, arrived here on Saturday last, en route to Melbourne. Nance stated to an interviewer that she- had brought everything necessary for producing "Camille,"' but owing to numerous recent productions of that piece has abandoned her intention. Pollards' Opera Company wao at latest farewelling at Perth. Tom Curran, Hoba Barlow, and Little Gulhvei are still with John F. Sheridan.

Mr C. B. "Westmacott has written to Sydney press denying that Nellie Stewart ha» been >ej.igajlx: ill m Sew Zealand,

The Knight- Jeffries Company finishes season here on 23rd inst. "The Sign of the Cross" goes off to-night to make way for "Pygmahou and Galatea." "Monsieur Beaucaire" goes up on Satur< iy, with Mr J. B. N. Osborne as Beaucaire.