WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Otago Witness, Issue 2730, 11 July 1906, Page 61

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS

Br P. Sosirxn.

July 6. Dear Pasquin. — Another week passed through in which the coffers of enterprising theatrical managers have been further replenished. At the Opera House "The Fatal Wadding" ian right up to the finish of the sea=on (Wednesday night) to big busuies=. The frolic of the child Ten in the third act was the magnet of the piece, and the kiddies from the slums bscarne very popular. The co. left last night for Christchurch. After a week's reason m the Cathedral city '"The Fatal Wedding" goes on to Dunedin, and then the co. returns to Australia.

The musicians of Wellington have been made highly indignant by the action of the Chnstchui-ch Exmbition Commissioners in passing over Mr Alfred Hill in selecting a conductor for the Exhibition orchestra. Mr Hill, who is a native of Wellington, has again settled down here.

Edison's Pictures did good business at the T..wn Hall, and closed the season there on Wednesday aight with one of the best houses of the season. The pictures are many and of the most varied kind ever shown in an exhibition of animated photography m Wellington. The management kept its word, for there was not a dull moment in the entertainment, there was no interval, and the use of two machines kept the great screen constantly in use, excepting during Mr Avalon Collard's musical interludes. He is the possessor of a- clear, sweet, and strong tenor voice, and is an excellent character delineator. Mi.«s Olive Merton. pianiste, was the capable leader of a. hard-working and tuneful orchestra. The co., which is under the management of Mr Frederick Andrews, took a. run up to Palmerston North yesterday, leturns to Wellington to give two performances in our Opera House to-

morrow, and then goes back to fill an engagement m Wanganui.

There has been quite an exodus to-day from the local combine of Fullers' Entertainers. Last night Madiame Titus finished her season here, also tbe numerous Bernard family — Professor, children, and dogs. The new people for to-night are : The Four English Rosebuds, Em Em (ventriloquist), Ward Lear, the Lenton Bros., Lex M'Lean.

Our very latest musical society is the Wellington Public Scbools Choral Union, which gave its first concert last night in the Town Hall. It has a choir of frorr 500 to 600 boys and girls, and the boys sang with rare energy, probably due to the fact that their conductor was a schoolmaster (Mr A. Erskine).

Messrs Chas. and Jas. MacMahon are to leave here for Sydney by the Wimmera tomorrow.

Mr Cyril Towsey, son of tbe conductor of Dunedin's Exhibition orchestra, leaves Wellington for England to pursue musical studies and gain experience on the 16tb of next month. Mr Towsey, who is a pianist and organist, is to be given a /complimentary benefit by Wellington musicians.

We are to have Mr Frank Bullen, the prose poet of the sea, in his lecture season here next week. The Williamson Repertoire Opera Co. occupies the Opera House from the 21st to the 27th inst., and the World's Pictures follow.

After its season in our Opera House at the end of »,his month, tbe Repertoire Opera Co. goes to Brisbane