WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 69

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

. - - Br Peter Pan. , j .January 31. -Dear 'Pasquln,— Though, next week you w.ill have the opportunity of hearing Madame Clara Butt and" Mr Kennerly Rumford, I cannot refrain irom telling you of the glorious success of theii final concert in this city last Saturday night. Our Town Hall is a large one— the largest in the, Dominion— but it proved all too small to hold the crowds which •vainly endeavoured to gain admittance. There must have been * over 4000 persons crowded into thei hall, and many hundreds were reluctantly turned away. One- of the local papers declared that our audiences are cold, and they do not rise to tha/t pitch of enth»siasmlthat audiences do in Australia. Well, I 3o not know what more anyone could want than the enthusiasm on Saturday. J-he huge, perspiring crowd— for it was very warm-*pplauded, cheered, and cheered again, and swarmed the platform, completely surrounding the celebrated singers whilst they sang their final duet. It was a night not to be forgotten. Madam© completely captivated her hearers, and it is safe to say that on her return heve, When it is probable 'she. will give a farewell «!^» *«/"££ tion will be *xoelled if possible. Oh Monday night, when the talented' lady left by the Maori for Lytteltan, ther* was an immense crowd to see the last of her. May she re-

It' is said that the firm of John Fuller and Sons is to be converted into a private limited liability company,, negotiations to that end now beinffi.ni progress.- The shares will b© held by the Fuller family for the Pr Allan-Shaw, the exceedingly smart manipu-lator-of coins; ia shortly to make hisa-p-is on tfhe- Fuller circuit, mystifying Wellington audiences. , Mr Ben Fuller informs me that in future applications from, theatrical manners • for date's at His Majesty's' Theatre, DuneHm, will have to bo forwarded to the head office of the Fuller firm in, this city, arrangements having been made to that end. Perry's Biorama commences a season of three nights at the Opera. House on Monday, and Vill be followed by J. C. Williamson's "Brewster's Millions" Company. Mr George Matheson haa .been in town tor several days making arrangements for the short season. of seven sights. From here the company return to Australia. Mr Gil P. Hoskins returned to this city on Wednesday after an absence of IS months spent in your city and in Australia. Gil P was warmly welcomed home, but. did not sta/wi-bh us long, for he left the very next d*? for Christchurch, where he relieves Walter Fuller for a couple of months whilst that gentleman takes charge o£ Auckland, awaiting the arrival of Mr Shelenhamer from Hongkong, or elsewhere in the East. The latter gentleman will manage the Auckland house during the absence, of Mr John Fuller in England and elsewhere. " The Feilding show dates will be played by Fullers.' Touring Co., under the management of Mr Alf Ginley. The Royal Pictures are entering their third week a* His Majesty's, and business has teen brisk. Next week the managenixwit are offering prizes for a last line *? » Limerick. The Pollards conclude their Wellington season to-morrow night, when a- souvenir programme will be issued, containing a photograph and all th» autographs of the. present company, beside the history of past Pollardian cornjbiinrtions. From here the company goes to Gkborne, and after the intend- towns of TaranaW will be played A farewell tour of the West Coast of the South Island follows, then across to ChTistchurch, down to Dunedin, concluding the New Zealand tour at Invercargill on May 31 A visit to Tasmania follows, then through the States of Australia., and back to .New Zealand. Talk of Africa and other climes is just talk, Mr Low informs me, and if that or other parts are visited it will he in the very dim and distant future. The MacCa-flums weie in the Man*w»tu< * When Mr Ben Fuller purchased the films of the Burns-Squires fight from Miles and Co., of New York, he also bought the rights for Australia. It Is now found tha/t another entertainer in Queensland has a copy of the film, and this fact was the cause of Mt Fuller losing * client in th*t State. It is said that a claim for .damages and breach of contract will probably ensue.