THE GHOST WALK

Otago Witness, Issue 2762, 20 February 1907, Page 60

THE GHOST WALK

The Edison Picture Company are at present appearing in Oamaru. "Wirth Bros.' Circus opens in Auckland on laesday, 26th February. J. F. Sheridan and hia panto, are »t present appearing in Adelaide. Mr Philip Newbury contemplates- another toar of the colonies this year. The Lynch Family of Bellringers are at present touring through New South Wales. After a tour through Tasmania, Leslie Harris has arrived at Melbourne en route to England. Fred Graham and Nellie Dent are stiil "Packing Up" at Fullers' Auckland Opera House. Miss Fanny Powers, the clever young mimic, is at present re-appearing at Rickards's Sydney Tivoli. Entertainer R. G. Knowles was appearing at the Alhambra Theatre, New York, when the mail left. Flora Batson, known as tha Black Patti, died last December at her home in Philadelphia (U.S.A.). H«rold Bassett told the Adelaide Insolvency Ccurt that th© cost of Madame Airal's mobt expenive dress was £750. The maitinee to Mr H O. Willard, giveit by Mesßr3 Williamson, Rickards, and Anderson <n February 1, netted over £200. The Corricks wero at latest a* Adelaide; Miss Alice Corrick especially earning encomiums for her singing from the loeml critics. Mr Fred Elton and his comedy company arrived at Wellington l«st week from Sydney, and intend to make a tour through New Zealand. During the King of Denmark s visit to lxmdon a Danish performance will be given at a West End theatres with an exclusively Danish cast. Airs Bland Holt goes for her holiday trip to England with Miss Coppin, and Bland— thj evergreen Bland — remains managing and making more money. The death is reported of th© English diamatist Charles Hamilton Aide. One cf his plays wpII known out here was the farcical comedy "Dr Bill." Miss Dagmcir Rcs<s, daughter of Mits Frances Ross, of the BUnd Holt Company, is makiug a name for Herself in Sydney asa black-and-white artist. As a bolrl attempt to secure advertisement, Miss Louise Dou^as, an American actress, swallowed a. live chameleon. But the actress died and the chameleon lived. According to a returned Australian, Miss Carrie Moore is now recognised as right at the top of the tree in England— almost the leading musical comedy actress. Miss Celia Ghiloni has come through her recent operation splendidly, and la rapidly convalescing. The popular actress expects to be back at work in t few days. The erstwhile Australian favourite. Charles Cartwright, has just produced in New York with great success the new play Sir Anthony," by Haddon Chamber?. Ihe Leslie Brothers spent their Christmas and New Year at the Scala Theatre. Antwerp, after finishing a most successful engagement on the Moss and Stoll tours in England. The day before the pantomime at Drury lone Theatre opened, Arthur Collins entertained 2000 poor children at a dress rehearsal, and regaled them with pies and sweets :n the interval. Charles Frohman's "Peter Pan" Company, playing at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester, was meeting with exceptional success when the mail left, all records for booking having been broken. Rumour says a. syndicate- of Melbourne husiness men has effered to build a the»ti« in that city for Mr Anderson if hfe will agree to take it upon long lease. He is considering the proposal. Miss- Joan Burnett, a daughter of Jennie Lee, is playing a principal part in the London revival, Barries "Peter Pan," and i« regarded as one of the moat promising actresses in England. Bill-posting in a large portion of Scotl*nd and. Northern England has been coin«o«

T>y a syndicate wrfii a capital of £300,000. Ten firm* have been bought out, and all the existing stands secured. George Musgxove has invented? ana is har'ing made a- special oontrivance to show to all in. tie audience the duel in the clouds, 2n "Wagner's "Die Waikyrie," an illusion usually lost to most of the house. Said that Miss Nance O'Neil and M'Kee Bankin have had a very good offer for vandeville in America. It hardly seems likely, however, that two such well-known histrionic artists will accept such an offer. Fred Stone, crv> of America's favourites, is said to be the best grotesque dancer in th© world. He can danco on his ankles, on the tip 3of his- toes, on his heels, or even his knees with equal facility. Mr Chailes Holloway, the well-known actormanager, whose dfcamatio company is at pre*ent touring the colony, has left for Sydney. Mr Holloway'B friends will regret to learn thai he ia not enjoying good health. ■Miss Eugenic Buggan and her husband (Mr W. Anderson), go to England m April. After playing in the world's metropolis, Miss thiggan will return to Australia- with « new company, and play high-class comedies. •Mr. G. W. Elton, son of Australia's ©Id favourite. "Willie" Elton, played the comedy part in an English provincial production of -*The Nun *md the Barbarian," an adaptation of -aJSpwusk P**y, "L* Lop* de 2*2 * < 3 . 0*?-,0 *?-, A jniaerably-clad woman who fainted on s street 1 , bench in Pari?, and die* while being conveyed to the hospital, has been identified as Blanche M«ryem, who, 15 years «go, was earning £30 * week as a music hall C * Madame CJara Butt and her husband. Mr Kennedy Rumfoid, are ejected to «"™f in Australia in September. Miss Marie Hall. who has won fame by h«r violm-playing, arrives in Kangarooland rather earlier— some time in June. . . „_. Mr Watkin Mills has been singing m The -Messiah" dimng the Christmas season in various English cities, and the critics w«x quite enthusiastic over his magnificent renderings of the great bass 6olos in Handel s immortal oratorio. . Mi Allan Hamilton, whoee entertainment, «xperiences have run nearly the whole of tfce gam»t, intends branching out shortly as a manager in the vaudeville line a* the Theatre Boya^ Hobart, of which place of amusement he is now th« lessee. Mr Charles Santley, the famous baritone, celebrated this year the jubilee of his artistic career, his first public appearance having W made on November 19, 1857. A jubilee concert is being organised for his benefit in tha Albert Hall, London. Tbe Medioal Society of London has passed » resolution calling for legislation to pievsnt organ-grinding and other street music It was pointed out that the excess of noise in pTbHcthoroughfares was causing diwstnrw friends in New Zealand, Mrs HoWdVernon (Mis* Vinifi de Loitte), »» of the J. C. Williamson Repertoire Company, k*&s!Vs2f s? as s-ss visit London and return with a :ompany of of artists who have appeared on the Fuller cixcurt: Mdlto. Murzella's birds • are- at the London Hippodrome; De Wynne • Bios a* Edward Moss's annual car nival, Waverle? Market, Edinburgh • La Mrfo .and 'Cmickshank, at the Stratford Empire, Lydia Yeamans, at the Birmingham Hippo-°r-n^" successful Melbourne tenor, Robert Cunningham, has been engaged «a one of tv« ' arlncipll artists at the forthcoming season oi 'IS2JL opera at Coven* Garden London. This is a great acknowledgment of Mr Cunningham's artistic merit, as the singers engjjld include most of the world-famou^ WagS?i*n interpreters and but few Englisn- ' BP rcorfe. a psntnt write, to the British AustralasiMi that the report that Mademe Melba has given her eon an Irish estate is not correct. The £1500 is in addition to the £50 000 she settled on Mr Georg* Armstrong more than 10 y««Ts ago, which has been bringing in 7 per cent, for some time, thus making hi* income £5000 a year. A feature of the wedding was the presence of every member of the Armstrong family, who *11 showed most affectionate interest in Madame Melba, Mr Walter Kiiby, a tenor well known in N-aw Zealand, has just had tho honour oi singing before the King and Queen, who have been the guests throughout the current week of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire at Chatsworth. The othsr evening a musical and • theatrical entertainment was provided by some eminent members of society, including Princess Henry of Pleas, L»dy Maud Warrender, Misa Muriel Wlfeon, Lord Dano»coa. and others, and it passed off wi'Ja_ great eclat. One of th« vocalists was Mr Walter Kirby, «nd of hw part in th© programme it is remarked to-day:— "He possesses a voice of remarkable purity and strength, and he gave 1 I'll sing the© songs of Araby with such success that he was compelled to give an encore."