WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3195, 9 June 1915, Page 66

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Br Peter Pan.

June 4. Dear “Pasquin,”—After making the big jump from Perth to Sydney, John Farrell arrived here on Tuesday to complete matters for the opening of the Williamson Pantomime Company in “Cinderella.” Mr Farrell anticipates that the New Zealand tour will bo as successful as that in Aus-

trail i. The full company is to make til tOill'.

Durmg its stay in Wellington (the season opens on the Bth) the members are to giro a _ street enterta.runout on behalf of the Wounded Soldiers’ and Sailors' Fund. It is Quito likely that the company will also arrange a small gala, to be held in Newtown Park in connection with the. queen carnival, which has quite shaken Wellington out of its eomrocrc ai reserve.

The Paul Stanhope Revue Company have become very popular with audiences at His Majesty’s. Its latest effort is “ I’m Sorry.” a jumble of songs, (fauces, and comedy and gay laughter. Les Warton, Ida Jarvis, Duni ley and Rhodes arc among the others on tiro bill. Dan Thomas, who was the dame in George Willoughby’s “ Babes in the Wood ” pantomime, lias joined Fuller s, and will ho seen on the New Zealand circuit shortly. ‘‘The Violets” finish up hero on Saturday niaht.

■' Billy ” Low has been appointed touring manager for “ The Red Dandies,” and leaves for Auckland next week to take up the position. Mr Peter Dawson and the members of his concert party loft for Sydney to-day.