STAGE AND STUDY.

Observer, Volume X, Issue 622, 29 November 1890, Page 17

STAGE AND STUDY.

J. L. Toole is 60 years of age,

Amt Vaughan on Saturday night,

Toole and Company at the Opera House to-night,

The City Hall people have a very good corner-man in Harry Chadwin.

Herb Carl Kahler's paintings at Dumblane Buildings will repay a visit.

A grand sacred concert was held on Monday last, in •the Gladstone Hall, Northcote.

Comedian Toole arid company are ' up to their eyes ' in business at the Opera House.

Clark's Comedy Company have been doing very well (up to date) in their tour of the country districts.

The Bellringers are getting on famously with the -country folk, and ne>rer fail to attract full houses.

Rev. Scott West delivered an interesting and instructive lecture on ' Scottish Ballads ' last Monday evening,

This world's greatest orator, Senor Castelar, is about -to m*rry Madame de JJicte, the daughter of Princess Letilia Bounaparte.

Paddy Murphy {Mr Thos. Bracken) is again on the wallaby. He is a,n present delivering a course of lectures •at the Empire City.

The drawing for Mr De Forest's grand art union of paintings takes place to-morrow (Friday), at the exhibition room, Victoria Arcade.

1 The Gold Escort ' is the title of a new play by Mr •C. Bradley. Messrs McMahon are in negotiation with the author for the colonial rights.

J. L. Toole and Company have to return to Australia immediately after their Auckland season, as they are under an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Sydney.

Mb Arthur Vivian's benefit, which was to have taken place on Friday last, seems to have totally collapsed. Arthur has very little 'Current Cash' now in pocket.

The St. George's Bowing 1 Club will give their annual concert and dramatic entertainment at the Opera House on Friday. Dec. 12th. A "food programme may be anticipated.

Madame Patti has contracted to give six operatic and six concert performances in Russia at 1000 guineas per night. This i* the highest sum she has ever been D aid in Europe.

The Public Arl". Gallery at Dunedin opens to-day (Thursday). Their financial footing- is quite up to expectations, the amount raised by subscription alone summing up to ,£565.

The Fairclongh and Elsa May season proved a failure, not for lack of quality of the entertainment, but simply because Auckland play-goers do not appreciate Shakesperian representations.

Pkof. Carl Schmitt is, we hear, organising a grand musical recital for Monday evening, 15th December. It will consist of vocal and instrumental selections, and as nearly the whole programme will be contributed by pupils of the popular Professor, the public may expert an interesting treat.

Those young people who are anxious to learn the desirable art of painting- (oil and water) will find a good teacher in Mr Percival. who makes it a point to handle only one pupil at a time, to whom he is able to devote the whole of his attention instead of having to distribute it between half-a-dozen or more.

The Chips Comedy Company had a ng.ost successful time in the Waikato district, and at the "Thames, Miss Isabel^ Nelson, the young oantatrioe and comedienne, established herself as a firm favourite. However, their Auckland season was not so successful and they only played one of the two nights advertised. Travers-Vale, their advance agent, has g-oue ahead to arrange for the company's appearance down the coast.

We have received a copy of a popular pamphlet, * Christ as a Social Reformer,' by Arthur Desmond, just issued in Auckland. Sir Geo. Grey, iv a letter to the author, which is published as a preface to the work, says ; — ' We seek to est iblish oti earth, by human laws, the actual practice of tbe precepts taught by Jesus Christ. ... Tour article is an earnest and stirring- appeal in this direction.' The little book, apart from its authorship and recommendation, is well worth perusing.

Our Wellington correspondent writes: — I had the pleasure of meeting, the other evening, Mr Hooper, of the Australian Frolic Company, who desires to be remembered to all ' observing ' friends in Auckland. He informs me that they have done good ' biz ' since leaving Auckland, and the Company will take a rest before proceeding on a tour to the Wanganui district and open in Wellington about the New Year. To fill up time, Mr Hooper will next week pilot Mr Williams, late of the Fisk_ Company, through the Wanganui district with a select concert company.

Miss Jankt Achurch and Mr Chas. Charrington are playing tog v> rid business at Wellington Opera House, where they opened on Saturday last. 22nd inst. They are supported by the; following powerful combination of dramatic artiafca -.—Mies Helen Kinnaird, Mias Alice - Norton, Miss Marie Brookes,Miss Amy Hawthorne, Miss Dallas, Mr Herbert Fleming, Mr H. Chichester, Mr R. B. Watson, Mr Harry Power, Mr Brian England and Mr G. Hines. Their opening production at Wellington *The New Magdalen,' by the late Wilkie Collins, is Bpoken of in most lauda>ory terms by the local Press. They open in Auckland after the Toole season, and there i is a good time in [store for lovers of hijarh-olass drama.