THE STAGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3523, 20 September 1921, Page 44

THE STAGE.

j Contributions from the Profession chronicling ! their movements and doings are invited. All j communications to be addressed “Pasquin,” Otago Witness Office. PRINCESS THEATRE. Puller Vaudeville.—Nightly. HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE. J- C. Williamson, “"Welcome Stranger.’’— September 19, 20. Competitions.— September 21 to October 8. English Pierrots.—October 22 to 29. Dunedin Operatic Society (“Dorothy”). — November 26 to December 3. THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES. I!v Pasquin. Monday evening. iho vaudeville programme for presentation at the Princess Theatre to-night will be strengthened by the addition of four new acts, and altogether art attractive entertainment should result, especially as Miss Laura Guerite is still appearing. The new comers will be Zeno and Don, Wiggin and Newall, Lola -Stanton, and ilatsden, all of whom, except the last-named, are making their first, appearance in Dunedin. '1 lie comedy, “Welcome Stranger, ’’ which had a highly successful run at His Majesty’s Theatre for three, nights last week, was finally staged before a large and delighted audience on Saturday. To-night it will be replaced by “Three Wise Tools,” in which the two principals. Messrs O’Hara and Jordan, are said to be suited with equally characteristic roles. St Leon s Circus, which has been appearing to profitable business in Princes street south, opposite the Oval, concludes it Dunedin season to-night, and will at once commence a tour of the country districts. The message that was published in the daily newspapers respecting the stranding of several members of Miss Annette Keflermnn s company seems to have been somewhat exaggerated. The facts of the case appear to be that some of the imported turns were deemed unsuitable for Australian audiences, and hence the company was disbanded. At the same time, however, satisfactory arrangements were made respecting the contracts of the performers, some of whom returned to America, while those that were suitable joined Fullers’ at their original salaries. The Wellington competitions were brought to a close at _the middle of last week. The Dunedin festival, which promises to be an important one in the history of the society, will be in full swing in a couple of days’ time. i be 1 uller firm will produce a pantomime at Auckland during Christmas week. Marie Tempest and Graham Browne, with their world-tour company, will enter upon a tour of New Zealand towards the end of the year under the J. O. Williamson direction. The full repertoire of plays will be presented. t Kennerlev Kumford, who, with Dame Clara Butt, wi 1 open their concert season tn Melbourne on September 24 under the J. and N. Tail direction, tells a neat little story regarding the prowess of the Australian cricketers in England. The match was over, and again the men from “down under” had triumphed. “Who are these blighters that keep on winning?” querulously inquired an Englishman from his neighbour. “The same blighters that won the war!” was tho reply. ‘Obviously,” said Mr Ruhiford, “the man with Ihe wit was an Australian himself.” Mr W. S. Percy, the Australian come- I dian. arrived in Sydney bv the Manuka. Tie brought good news (says the Daily Telegraph) of the change in the likes of playgoers of to-day. Where before the war, he said, there was a strong tendency to the morbid and the “ultra modern school,” the war brought a desire for the plays of simple fun, and to-day musical comedy with a plot in it was just winning popularity. Passengers on the Orsova. which brought Dame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerley Rmnford to Australia., tell of a remarkable concert given by the distinguished English singers, the memory of which will linger in the minds of those who had the good fortune to be on board. Standing in the saloon of the big liner, the great contralto sang the best of her songs in her repertoire down the well to the steerage passengers, who were assembled to hear her. The immigrants core of all races, including many Italians, to whom the exquisite art of the singer came as a fragant breath from heaven. With Mr Konnerlev Kumford Dame Clara Butt rendered “The Keys of Heaven.” and when she gave “Land of Hope and Glory” the enthusiasm of the passengers, to whom the song seemed the portent of a happy time ip the new land to which they were going, j was tremendous. Dame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerley Romford both keenly on j joyed the expedience, arid described the | concert as one of the most remarkable m I which they had ever taken part. The Chicago Court recently awarded Miss j Peggy Hopkins Joyce £270 per month temporary alimony, £5400 for solicitors’ fens. and. £2500 to defray expenses in ronneelion villi the divorce soil brought by Mr .J. 5. Joyce, the millionaire lumberman. .Miss Peggy Hopkins, (he former chorus girl of the Zing fold Pollies, who has been the wile of three millionaires, pel it ioned for £2500 a mouth alimony from her third husband. Mr J. S, .Joyce. At a provides hearing she denied her husband’s charges of misconduct with five men in Europe and America, and alleged that during their honeymoon Irin to France Mr Joyce slapped her so hard that Ihe jewels on her headdress wore knocked off. She slated that Mr Joyce's wealth was between £2.500.000 and £10,000,000.

' WE LLINCT OH WIND VJ H o>' c:t S. Hr I’kikh l’*v September 16. Dear “Pasquin.”—The Allan Wilkie Shakespearean season has been a great i success, artistically as well as financially. ! The season concludes on Saturday, and the 1 company returns lo Sydney by the Tallin jon Monday. Last Saturday night was the | first anniversary of the present company, j and after the performance Mr Wilkie enterj tuined his players at supper. The momj hers of the company, through Mr Augustus ! Neville, took the opportunity to present j Mr Wilkie with a handsomely-illuminated 1 address. I Another theatrical combination says farewell to New Zealand on Saturday night. This is Huxham’s Serenaders, and they return to Sydney by the Tahiti. The Serenaders have been very popular ar His Majesty’s. They will be replaced by the “Mimi" Digger's, and the following week Fullers’ Revue Company will move on to Christchurch to make room for Jennie Hartley and other vaudeville artists. Mr Walter Fuller was confined to his house last week with sevt re influenza. He is now on the road to complete recovery. rsoj PUB LIGATIONS RECEIVED. j “Ihe Cream Test Ready Reckoner,” for | use of dairy farmers, butter and cheese factories, etc., should find ready use. With the aid of the book it is a simple matter for dairy farmers to read off . "for themselves, the weight of l.heir butter-fat and j its value every time they receive a return j from the factory. Every supplier of cream should find the tables of invaluable assistance, and be grateful to the author. Ilaakon Dahl The book is issued by Whitcombe and Tombs (Ltd.), of Chrstehurch, etc., and is priced at 4s 6d a copy. T tie Aberdern-Angus Review, published by the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, Scotland, at Is a copy, for the year 1921 is to hand. It gives, in a brief and interesting' way, the doings and progress of the black poley bleed in various parts of the world. Items of interest are given from Ireland, ihe Argentine, South Africa, T ruguav, and New Zealand pertaining to Ihe breed, while the illustrations and articles cannot fail to arrest ihe attention of breeders to their duties and responsibilities. The Strand Magazine for April contains an article by Alfred Shrubb. entitled “A Record Breaker’s Memoirs,” which will interest all athletes, especially pedestrians. Mr W. H. Hudson discusses the question Uo, Cats Think f ’ There are included a nitmoer of complete short stories by such leading writers as “Slapper” (H C MhNeile), Roland Port.wee, R. C. Wodehouse. Stephen Leacock, Edgar Wallace, Mrs Bail.ie Reynolds, H. de Vere Staepoole, Reenas Shaw, E. Phillips Oppenheim, etc. The number is profusely illustrated, and there are, as usual, acrostics and perplexiteis.

The London Magazine for September contains several special illustrated articles, including one on the “Stars of Prossland” in the last 25 years, a rather spicy contribution on “Intimate Glimpses of the English Court by a retired member of Queen Vic-

toria s household, while the Right Hon. J. R. dynes gives his views on “How to Meet the Strike Alenace.” “The Clergyman in the Case ’ is written by a minister. J here are half a dozen complete short stones in the fiction department. The theatrical world is not neglected, for the story of the musical comedy “Mary” is illustrated, and there are reproductions of some of the scenes in the musical fantasia '■ the Peep Show.” The August or holiday number of the Royal, one of the Pearson magazines is to hand from Messrs R. J. Stark and Co. the number opens with a well-illustrated article on “Beauty Buds.” with reuroduchons of photographs of the ladies of the Zegneld Midnight Frolics on the roof of the Amsterdam Theatre, New York. About a dozen complete short stories afford amusing holiday reading, the writers including Edgar Wallace. Gordon Street, L»raco S. Mason. Gilbert Erankau, F. K. Bailv. Douglas Newton, A. G. Greenwood. Louise Hedgers, John Galsworthy, etc. Miss Glaa.vs Cooper makes an appeal on behalf of the Fresh Air Fund. The New Magazine for August is to hand tram Messrs Duncan and Simpson. One of the attractions is an instalment of the new story by the popular writer Ethel DeT “UU e<i “U hc , Rare.” Bertram Att.ey Ledford Jones, Frank 11. Shaw, and other favourite writers contribute complete short stories. The usual play pictures and decorations are riven as a frontispiece, the subject being < r I he Repeal s’ Opera.” A copy of the August number of Pals an Australian paper for Australian boys! is to hand. As a supplement a number of Australian school badges are reproduced in colours very capably. The engravings on wood are numerous. There are instaimenls of several serials, a competition page, a playtime page, a stamp-collectors’ page, arid a page of smiles. Hie Newest. Fashions or Leach’s Family Dressmaker for August, in addition to the tour coloured designs on the cover for which paper Patterns are given, contains innumerable designs for costumes, jackets, blouses, ami other articles for summer wear suitable for nearly all ages, while millinerv needlework, and knitting also receive attent ion. Tlarn is worth’s Children's Dress must Prove a boon to mothers handy with their nee,lies. Free patterns are given for the MX designs m colours on ihe cover and directions are given for knitting a ’boy’s suil. A number of designs for levs and a uTs of all ages are also given.