WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3312, 5 September 1917, Page 52

WELLINGTON WING WHISPERS.

By Peter Pan. August 31. Dear "Pasquin,"—Just after I wrote you last week it was announced that the New Zealand tour by Ada Reeve, which was to have opened here to-morrow, had been indefinitely postponed. But since then better news has been received. According to cabled advice, the tour will now commence in Auckland on September 10. It would have been hard luck indeed if we had to miss seeing this great artiste. Under an arrangement with J. C. W., John Farrell has gone to Auckland to make the preliminary arrangements. From this announcement it seems as if the boats to Australia are to re-commence running shortly. This will bo good news for J. and N. Tait's "Very Good Eddie" Company, as well as for Fullers and the English Pierrots. The latter company was considering an extension of tho New Zealand four in view of the circumstances. The Pierrots open their farewell season here to-morrow evening. Dulcie Milncr and George Storey, two artists from England, are the new-comers at His Majeisty's, and their sketches are going big. Storey reminds one of Chris Richards, who was on the Fuller circuit a little while ago. Richards is now on the Pantage's circuit in America. Signor Molinari and the Bunty Comedy Company are still on the bill, and are as popular as ever. Next week we are to have Charlene and Charlene, who arrived from Buenos Aires recently. Billy Brown, who leaves for America shortly, has been seven years with the Fullers. He has been signed on for a return engagement. J. and N. Tait's next attraction for Wellington will be the "Turn to the Right" Company, due here in October. Lizetto Parkes is a leading member of this company. "La Mascotte" will bo offered by the Wellington Operatic Society at the Grand Opera House this month. Rehearsals are in' full swing, under Tom Pollard's guidance, and a small battalion of local girls are being trained by a military officer in a spectacular grand march. And rumour has it that tho young ladies will appear—hold your breath—in tights, a somewhat startling departure for amateurs, but the ice was broken in "Paul Jones," when members of the chorus wore knickers!