AMUSEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13712, 29 September 1908, Page 6

AMUSEMENTS.

" Hl'Ml'TV DI'MPTY!' Thar tile autKorily Of tl» Borough Council had something to fay lie-to the crowded fjt.Tto- of ttheatre I Jut night -is of . iiself nuflicicnt to pmve that a moje than ordinary attraction occupied I he Imantn. ll u:<> gen< rally Mlppt-e-ed that the- aiK-ndanee «.i.- a record for a firstclass company, anil dial tin- opinion wa« c«»rre«-t the fact ihat two \va« the lim figure i«x tin? hundreds for the nighiij takings tdiows. "Wumpty Dumpty redolent of I lie nursery. ami hit> etorv is too > 1 u)r• even for I lie skeleton ot a. pantomime. H«- had his fall, ami so the tit It adopted, ami then his* 'unwritten history is laiil bare. I'laribel. the spirit «»f g«-neiositv, taking pi'V on the nnloriu nalt* one, allows hjiil tJx wishtu. , Hs de sirt«> run on unpropiJous lines, and after tangling up th«* r<a!m of the* laughter avoiding monarch. King Solium, ,he only escapes the clutch.-* ot Loara, the liemon, by tcistoring his oue tinie foe»> to their lawful station. The tivue Humpty Ihimpty exploit s wnot conlined by riueli small maf-ei* ;io time or distance, t.lie elements weiv also brought into subjection, and the pow'eik of ihl.is format ion which hf pc«:fc€fc,sed were alun.-jl as uliun dam a.s tliox- of the political juggler. The ohihlien'ti impersonations', always attractive items, were doubly i.o in illu.s? tiating the old ihym<-b that by right ol age belonged to them—Jack, the Uiant- | ki'ler, Jack and Jill, Cindetvlla ami the j I'riuee. Krd Riding Hood. and the ce.ebrated Little Miu> MufTett —the children j present tho.-e really iu tlie rale, and tho.-e j looking on had a glorious time, and many an adult, in the simplicity of his .enjoyment In-caine again ".\t> ' one ol these." Animated natural btotory, without the lroilbl>- of a iiieiiagerie or a<ju.niuui. k<-p: the cycle o( -changes going lueuijy. .Messrs ljut«-n and l.e Burn's hahy ' eljihani made i-orae hits of a physical and spiritual natuiv, and the Mount- t'ook's ootopus cieation wa* also a novelty. Scenery of almost extravagant muglliiicetice WUi» UUlold'd till the .>3liated cVr almost longed lot test. 'lhe hall ot trii thousand lights, with the wheel of lite, ifjo exceedingly pretty, I he otage b.:iug occupied, with wetaiv.i laden with giti> of tne bullet, aud each balanced by a l.iiry cupid with bow* drawn. Lights in mtmrrabi>* were scattered along each board, and behiud all revolving wheel dottt-d with myriad lamp*—thw wheel of life. The march of the tuitions was a- well con ccived and tinely executed pageant. each coutiti\ benig represented- by six girls appropriately costumed; tlu' s.exietto niarehing in to their national air, each g»r! holding her country* Hag aloft on a lance shall : then all contbin.-d Ui make a kaleidoscopic display of colour and j**-t iv «.f motion by marching evolutions, li wa.i noticeba:e how national tendeii f i-*s and ties of birth influenced thfe applause during this ballet; as far as uir could judge tlitre was little to choo-u liotu the get up of the various national representatives, tbe applause was ineagte lor " Friendly France, Getmany even " Uncle Sam " but. no sooner was the lurp seen on tin- gteeu baiuier than the appreciation was int.-usitied ; the saiue ivtnutti may be made ot the thistle and uie ro.se bearete, but when the ihiec iiniicd iuto the l.'iiiou Jack the applause i-ll decoium behind. The Siat« s pag «-au; also illustrated the fellow feeling that pervades the average New /ealatidety lor ttieir broth.i - tu 1 lie. Coiumonweallh Ihe choice o! distinctive product ot the il'.tfer* 111. sialt s Ma% a little uibitrarj, mueejisland being hit off with apples, 1 .ism.inii with ap)>ie» and South Aus tialia with giaj>es <>r their product wine, but the splendour of the costumes and the grac-j til the whole display made the iniri' ate inanoeuvies sUv h thai the reason why was not ol. the ."s-at* - an uiH.e.l ni'l inaile an ii>irb.mgii>g '.io!«aii, «'ieii. with imp<<—•<! p.i'-rr itiubiellas th'-y formed and /lid i htui-el\«-s 1> hind olic v;M I Ulon Jack. 11l .lame- w. re "I vaUety uuthiltkalxe, ..lid the l)jll< t iiii->I- I the »<.-a in th-- gU>viiti ii.g, with 'h- iaiiy forms i*'l> <i m dl-.p IV. and 111'- orciit'-tta uailing .'Hi Uie i. lid iji'"id> th.U Ihl 'Iil; to liu- utitcal. ><t it.- kind M < Al- - » nili, '' >ii if* vI: w.i* n«<t ~.!.hv. iK'i . tJ.-ii-.n ; .-il. but ll -iV.li Tilt- .ill.lives \xvtr nici-lv bal an. • «t. but h:i.i i,.»; tlie i-tten>',;li that ai.ui'i I; • t\|.c. t. .1 ti.'in ihe in lid. !- i.iL.iij.' | ii! iii :h -ir j,i...iu. t.'.n l h> I ii. n>. ui I»!.;lilili i 1'...y \i .1 - ;i.- i* -I I lij; th- lilt '!■•! i- -"il wdl !il( I ollf i j 131 = - ui Mi y \ iiifi-i i*' i'l '.ho V'.nt j. „! : h- !..»!! M . i. S-.1.. e M.h : !!-■ Km,: ' .hi.;;h:r;. ui.■ b w.t.-hu..-h 'loin. . and h-: ••.ii;r ; "»' '"• t " •« t«" •*! .t». oi Ml..* II- J ' l« -h • f--.r ~u.» , |, u.,' V. ill: a «- .1* i* '•! • I i ' • ' "•!' ur.l .• : If. hii'.jlif li> I. r "•lif by il-- - t tile b: >V 1>! I J..» 'hak"li Mi-- I tL-a' «;.•> %»-. a .. j:!ur.t >l.l !i 1 Hi iilu r j ii. > j-.jui!:n . n !<• i> . h • ' »• - l i:e:> h- li , -4 »..«.! ~S>d lilTw U»» sf u r iiziti yet. M*?.* P-s.tri." Esg

lisli, as theg&od fain." took M r r °l e and her singing was also f* 1 Gilbert, as King Solium, jipstitiid. his claim as a leadinp comedian; his facial control and his gnp of the situation kept him- playing 011 his audience.s laujghteiproducing faculties as often as he appeared, and he was behind the footiiglM* the whole nighr. He was well supp.-rtea bv Messrs Harry. Shine, King, ivliose repetition P* "0 King Live for Tver" was » compendium of humour; Victor Lovdall Geo. Young, X. Eastley, all of whom are specialists m their own line, Victor Lovdall being a particular favburir*. Miss Pressy Preston and - Miss Irene Dillon filled useful roles and Messrs Qn-en and Le Burn, -who smiled not when they , gave a negative answer with a positive eliding, also helped to complete the caste. The pantomime was an artistic success and tlie number of recall,? that wvre given kept back the fall of the curtain till shortly after the eleventh hour. .