FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 161, 13 October 1883, Page 14

FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

— Flora Ansteacl at fiancUmrst. — Dampier at Newcastle, N.S.W. ' — Fred Millis visits New Zealand. —Jimmy Simth is at AYagga "Wagga. — Rignold has been a success in Adelaide. 1 — R. W. Carey is agent for a variety showi ,' — Tower's Dramatic Company at'Marybro'. — Harry Power at the Opera Hou6e, Sydney. — Signor Verdi has joined Dunning's company. — Johnny Hall does not come here with the Polks. — The Polks had a successful season at Parrainatta. . . ■ , — The London Opera Bouffe Company is in Brisbane. —Miss Pomeroy delivered a farewell address . at Hobar,t. I — Johnny Hall and his wife have been engaged by Bandmann. . ' ' I — Zulu Thompson's diorama at the Theatre | Eoyal,- Brisbane. > < ■ . ■ ,-< "' — Hiscock's Minstrels doing good business at Masonic Hnll, Sydney. , f " — Leopold has been obliged to tone down his vulgar gags in Australia. : — Hegarty's Minstrels went South by the Manapouri last Saturday. ■ . - ' — It is said that Smyfche wants to pilot Oscar Wilde through the colonies. —The Polks open at the Opera House on the Ist with "The Strategist." --Li-'Mifis Carry George's performances in Queensland called forth great praise , —Mr A, T. Dunning holds tho Colonial right of the new operetta, "Rip Van Winkle." v ' . — Cagli has become Mr Neilson's private secretary, boss oi the Chicago Minstrel Troupe, now in . Adelaide. — Mr B. C; Aspinall, who was a member of Miss Eloise Juno's.-. Company, is now travelling with Dr. Anna Potts and C ompany. — Gordon Grooch gives a concert at the Thames next Monday. The programme will include the"Lurliue " selections; — John Sheridan, an actor like Polk, only Polk-er, is to Polka out to Australia with his " Fun on. the Bristol Company." — The Williamsons made £1737 Os in scv^n' ■nights 'of "Struck Oil," at the Melbourne Eoyal^apd" nearly as much in " Itip." *' — "-The biggest thing ever seen in tire-provinces, • sir." That'? what the> say'of the "MacMahon-Mac-i .Cauuin-cum*-Grsttan Riggs" production.'- '■> • \ . • _ iThe • Emelie; 1 ' Melville '■ ' Company ' produced t s " Princ^ with beautiful spectacular^ efffecti<^<srebisge Leopold .played Sigismund. I

business, We must congratulate tbis young actor on his performance, as he is gradually correcting himself of 0110 great fault — that of speaking too fast, and dropy>inpr Ins voice n.fe t-lie eti<i <yt^ sx sentence. XXis make-up, figure, and action as' the Tiger 1 did him credit. Mr Lissnnt looked his part and pl.ived it. The Footman was nindc the most of by Mr^Maitland ; the same may be said of Mv O'Ncil in'his flot.a jer arduous part. Miss Melville's Flounce was- nico,';aTid cheeky enough for anything; and lier biceps were evidently more than those of .an average woman — at least, Blinker must hav;e felt them so; musical melange was a great success. Patrons seeniecfas*" though, they would never be satisfied. .... ■ • . . ,w : — Messrs Willis and PickersgiU's Pantascope, illustrative of Mark Twain's Travels, " The Innocents Abroad," opened at the Opera House .on .'Wednesday night. This excellent entertainment has been specially got up by '.be proprietors for exhibition in the colonies and England, and the present is its second appearance in any town. The show is from Christ-church, where it was ' first produced to the public,' and received the warmest encoiriums of crowded audiences nightly. Mr Willis is an artist of the highest order, aud has succeeded in placing on the canvas a series of views of travels on the Continent, "in the. Holy Land, war scenes, &c, ofthe nibs'* striking Vind, with a faithfulness and tnlent unequalled in his line. Theshadings of the colours.are assisted by a linie-light - side worked from the footlights^'which lends an enchanting apj|ear.ance to runny of thcHlrustrations. The Panorama'opeiis with a sketch of the voyage of the Quaker City, and the varied scenery and places of historic interest 'visited. The Straits of Gibraltar, the Azores, Veuice, Italy, the grand Square of St. Mark's, the Catacombs, Sea of Galilee, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Rin.lto, the scene between Sbyjock aud Antonio, .execution of Mariao Faliero, Ruins of Pompeii, scenes in tlie Holy Land, the Egyptian War, Tel-el- ke bir, ■ Schiska, aud a host of other places of great historic importance, are all depicted with mechanical and artistic skill unequalled in any other 'exhibition of tlie kind, which must be seen to be appreciated. Mr Pickersgill's descriptive lecture was well arranged, pertinent, and humorous, and at times became eloquent and impassioned. At the close, costly gifts were distributed with the utmost impartiality and fairness to the audience, and this will be repeated nightly 1 . To morrow there is a matinee for children, when each visitor will receive a present. — Mr Poolcy gave, at the Theatre Royal last Saturday, a grand miscellaneous concert — in fact, an extra Saturday popular night.. The artistes \\vere>: Madame Pooley, Miss Hargreave, Messrs Hannu, JS'm&i- | ham, J. F. Robinson; and Gordon Gooch,. A.R.A.M., Mr Ralph Hood being solo , pianist. The programme was sparkling with' high-olass musical gems, and each item was .given in a manner that called forth the warmest encomiums from the audience : indeed, we may sny that this was ono of the most enjoyable concerts | that we have- ever attended. • Madame PooJey.'B rendering of "There is a Green Hill Far Away" des^r^es special praise., Itwas^iv.en with tri\e devotional feeliug, full of exquisite -pathos, aud her rich, highly-culti- i ■ya^ed; voice .was.shp.wn to.- the, best .advance. ,< ,Mr Goo'ch's three songs were surig'in his wbll-lniqwn style, but in his five rendering of "Th^ Wh'ite' Squall "'tie evensiu^aes«a3iimself,'i?b'fcitiseayan^arucli. Madame Pooler j*nd: My s»ns»ifl(^lt.-t^:^pe!b|".Jlj?» SJ^ered