WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 73

WELLING TO N WING WHISPERS.

By. Petes Pan.'

August 14-.

Dear Pasquin,— Meynell jid Gunn's Company concluded its season on Wednesday' night, and "eft the next Say for your city I .' The. final production was ".A Beggar on* Horseback," wjiich gives Harcourt Beatfy and Miss Madge M'lntosb fine scope for. their abiUties.

By the liner Arawa,^ on Thursday, Mr, and Mrs Walter Fuller, of Ohristchurch, left; on a visit to England. Mr John Fuller, jun., who has been in charge of the local ■ Theatre Royal during Mr Ben Fuller's; absence in Auckland, leaves on Tuesday for, the City of the Plains, to take over thai management there. Mr Ben Fuller is due back from Auckland on Monday, where • he lias been superintending the firm's &%-' tractions during Fleet Week.

Mr F. Wynne Jones, the well-knowni musical conductor of Meynell and Gunn'a companies, has been on a visit to Welling; ton. .When "Fedora" %as staged by'tha Beatty-M'lntosh. Company Mr Gaston Mer-? vale^ played Mr Jones's " Caprice." Mr r Jones, who is a native of Wellington', is a* nephew of the Hon. G. Jones, M.L.O:>r

Oamaru.

Miss Irene Ainsley, of Auckland, who - has just returned from England, where shY * went on the advice, of Madame Melba to study, has" booked the local Town HalPv for the 10th and 11th of September. Thai Auokland contralto will be assisted' in hen concerts by Mr Alfred Hill. Misg Rosina Buokman, jrho '- is welF known in your city, has accepted an en? .- gagement, with .Musgrove ' and Wren,'^ National Opera. Company, which is to openf in Melbourne shortly. She leaves for Aus< tralia on Friday next. Miss Buckmann ia( to sing the musio of Marguerite in Gounod'af "Faust" in the.' Town Hall on Monday. - Mr Gil Hoskins, who is well-known, andi' popular in all branches of the profession vat. the Dominion^ has resigned his position ofi secretary to the* Fuller Proprietary, and! has gone to Christchurch as manager of th© Royal Pictures Syndicate, which opens in^ His " Majesty's Theatre there next Saturday (22nd). Last Tuesday Mr Hoskins was. entertained by the management, orchestra^ and staff of Fullers' Theatre Royal, andi" presented with a. handsome dressing-oase,j bearing a suitable inscription, and from friends not connected , with the professioef he received a pair of binoculars 1 and an ad-*) dress. Mrs Hoskins was also presented^ with a pretty purse. Subsequently MrJ Hoskins was entertained- -by 'friends in, Mrt Charles Parnell's musical studio, whefef' toasts were honoured > and more present^ made. I wish him, luck in his new po«V tion. - ' ' Mr Charles Saunders made his appearance in Wellington, last night-, under th'^j auspices .of the Wellington Choral Society^" in Handel's Dramatio ' Oratorio. " Jud.isC j Maccabseus." The eminent tenor was \vL ' fine voice, and made a great impression on| his audience. To-night he sings in Rossini's!' "Stabat Mater."-

( All "is ready for the appearance ofi " Humpty-Dumpty "__ o n -Monday night _afc? the Opera House, and the box-plans show*!, that sitting room will be' at -a premium on! ' the opening night. The cpmpany finish in)' Auckland to-morrow night, and contO ty\ special boat and train to Wellington, open* ing on, Mqndav. thus not missing a nighf?., This is the first time the jump from Auck« lapd to Wellington has been made without missing a playing nights * The Merrymakers play at the Or oral House to-night and to-morrow, i»d then flit northwards.