"THE WANDERERS."
Referring to Mr George Stephenson's Musical. which appears in Cambridge on Wednesday evening next, the Wellington Dominion saysEvery scat in the Concert Room of the Town Hall was filled last evening with patrons of "The Wanderers," a musical costume company, which opened here on Saturday evening. The large audience was highly appreciative throughout, demanding encores of almost all the performers. There was a touch of unconventionally about the entertainment that soon brought artistes and audience into happy touch with one another, and an all-round healthy, fun-producing show was submitted. Miss Phyllis Hopwood-Foldi, a monologue contributor of striking presence and happy style, was several times recalled. Her accompaniments to her recitations are extremely fine, and led much artistic effect, and it is more than probable that this lady's popularity will greatly increase the more she is heard. Her-voice is. melodious, sympathetic, and well under command. Her interpretation of Bracken's "Not Understood," won the loud applause of people who, in this piece at least, have become ke-n critics Mr Leslie Harris is a comedian of first rate ability, and the more items he submitted the more the audience seemed to want. Miss Madeline Feme, a mezzo-soprano, was in decidedly good voice, and Miss Ruby Guest played a delightlful banjo ditty, "DarJubilee." that pleased everybody, andl induceo them to demand more A rather remarkable development of the falsetto voice is exhibited by Mr George Winstariley, whose turn in consequence has a decided drollness about it. The entertainment is clever wholesome, bright, and diversified, and calculated to please everyone Box plan at Philp's.
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Waikato Independent, Volume XII, Issue 1019, 1 June 1911, Page 5
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