MR AND MRS GEORGE CASE.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2046, 17 May 1875, Page 3

MR AND MRS GEORGE CASE.

M* ahd Mbs Geobgb Case (Miss Grace Egerton) appeared at the Academy of Music on. Saturday night, in one of their ever-popular-and amusing entertainments,; entitled " Latest Intelligence from Abroad and at Home." Mr and Mrs Case : are -doing the tour of New Zealandior the second lime, having last appeared before the colonial public about nine years ago. Since then they hare travelled'the world over, and have gained the highest eulogiums of the Press in whatever part of the globe they hare remained. In England their entertainmentis most widely known and approved, and wo havo no doubt the- colonies will once more show their thorough appreciation, of the talent of these artistes by crowded and enthusiastic audiences. The strong counter-attraction on Saturday night militated against the success of their opening performance in point of numbers, although the second and third seats were filled., The weather was most unfavourable, and tbe Star Company at the 'Jheatroßoyal have somewhat satiated the amusement • loving public by their brilliant performances. Tbe enthusiasm of tho audience was, however/ sufficient evidence of the power to please possessed by ibis gifted pair, and the remainder of their stay cannot fail to be rewarded by overflowing houses. The entertainment serves to illustrate the unrivalled versatility possessed by Miss Grace Egerton, as shown in the pourtrayal of no less than a dozen different characters during the evening, all of them requiring the utmost skill and vocal, histrionic, and imitadvo ability in order to their successful imper-' sonation. Tbe entertainment was written for them.by.Kdmund Yates, and is .well adapted to display their talent to the best ndvantogo. Mr Case has taken what he considers quiet" apartments at Boulogne, when Mr Prattleton claims his acquaintance, and sings a lively song, "Pull, pull together, boys;" Mrs Case sings this so effectively as at once to win the good opinion of-: the audience respecting her vocal'ability. This is rapidly. _ followed by Mons. Soycr, whose ambition as a French cook is to speak English like a native, wherein he fails most miserably, and affords the audience much amusement by his efforts. j&n elderly French lady with a most irritable temper follows, and then Mr Case gives a solo on his powerful silvertoned concertina, and shows himself to be a musician of the highest attainments and perfect training. -He is interrupted in. his sweetest passages by the appearance of : a Mrs Ferret, an elderly lady, gorgeously got up, who perplexes him by the multitude of her interrogations and the volubility of ber tongue/ She always' minds her own business, and " only wants to know, you know," is followed by Miss Warbler, a young lady who wants an engagement as primadonna altheoperaand is attracted by Mr Case's playing on the piano to pay him an uninvited visit, and give him various specimens of her vocal and histrionic ability. Tho burlesque opera scene here introduced 'is immense, and excels most stage representations in its perfection,of impersonation. Three totally distinct voices are introduced by Mrs Caso during the renderiug of this character. Mr Case follow son his violin, and the audience aro charmed with his skill. He introduced " The frog he would a wooinggo" with exquisite taste. Mrs Botberly, a lady with very defective hearing, but fond of some'at hot with a little sugar in it, is Only got rid of by grimaces and contortions on the,partof Mr Case, which only a person so annoyed could be guilty of. Then we have Lolctto, the French soubrelle, who sings and dances most pleasantly,.and tho first part of the entertainment is brought to a most agreeable close. We needscarcely say that the whohrpf these charactersare performed by Mrs (tyse with a rapidity and exlraordk nary tab nt, which only a gifted artiste can command. The second part was even more successful. The impersonation of . bims Beeves, tho Broadway belle, the Wizard of the.East, tho immortal fc'airey Gamp, and Jeremiah Brush were perfect, and elicited the heartiest applauso. As Sims Beeves Mrs Case is immensely siiccessful in imitative skill and as a vocalist. The rendering of the 'VDcath of tfclsou" in the great singer's best stylo was sufficient to call for Ihejhearlicst applause and encore, She substituted "Down in a' coal mine, underneath the ground," with wonderful effect, and had to submit to an irresistible re-demand for her appearance, when she gave '' Captain do Boots," with almost equal effect. Mr Case's selections of Scotch airs on the concertina, with imitations of the bagpipes, were.much appreciated.- To-night there will be an entire chaugo of programme, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere,