POLLARD'S OPERA COMPANY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIIII, Issue 12123, 3 March 1896, Page 2

POLLARD'S OPERA COMPANY.

♦ A CEOWDFD FIRST NIGHT. ' Yes! Pollard's Opera Company aro back to Wanganui, and opened their 1 week's season last night, are th.y ai good as ever ? Good as ever ? I'hey have always been f_vouri*ei with us li9re, but judging from what we saw ,'a.t night ihoy will go away from our City of the Sand Hills with greater piaisa thai heretof ro, the reason being that their presort repertoire has beoa carefully selected aod conta'nsthoseopora. which ate recognised as popular in overy sense. Tne opera pirformud lait night was Pianf|U9tie's " Paul Jones," and beiug the first time Wang.nuites bavo had au opportunity of seeing it, the houso was crowded. As aa cpsning to the season tha work waß w.U cuoson and the different interpret, rs of tbo leading characters did overy ju-sticd to the cist r f tho manageaiec t To ci it--ciso tho opera w >uld be to fill mora space than wo eun possibly grant, but speaking Honeruly, the opera. w_a apl-mdidly mount id aud provoi ono if t.o mo.t successful peiforinancos ye. ston in our modoit thuatr.-. Mis 3 Marion Mitchell, over a favouri-e, showed groat advance hich as a vocalist and a. tress, aud tho part of tho heroine " Yvonne" could not havo boen in bot;er hands. Miss Maud Maud B.atty, who undertook the horo, " Paul Jones' " pari", could not havo been betterod, both acting (her forte) and Bioging leaving nctlnns to be desired. The part cf " Chopinette " wa3 dono full justice to by Miss Sis.y Bradford, whe has evidontly made groat progress in her profession, Miss Emily Motcalfe had a difficult pirt iv that of "Kufino da Martin*..," but acquitted herself with credit. Of the uiab iiharac. tors, Mr W. Percy as " Don Tro-.-adoro " p.-ovod that Mr Grattun Kings' pi-J^nos- . tications ciueorning him somo throe yoatß ag ■ havo come tru?, and ha is ceriaiuly v -. young man gifted with grout histronie ability, What can we say of Mr Alfred Stephens as " B.udl.b.ii. -eo," and hio J apprentice "I'otit t.erra," Air C Albert, t Thoy brought down ths house whenever t they appeared, and 1 1 thorn is ti be given c the honour of making the opera intarostiii/f to those who havo not a soul for music. Aye ! the opara is full ot music, . to which evory justice was dono by price pil?, chorus and orchestra the B latter being under the d rection of a : conductor who knows his work. This evening the cimpany peiform " Gir.flj Girofl .," m which Miss Marion Mitchell apposes iv the dual pirt of f-irofle and Girofh (twin sisters). ' Doubtless the compmy's season will bs a huge success. ■*