Pollard's Opera Company.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11738, 16 September 1902, Page 5

Pollard's Opera Company.

Ifc is claimed, for the "Messenger Boy." to be produced by the Pollard Opera Company, at the Opera House, on Thursday evening, that it is the first great London success that, has been staged in New Zealand before it ha* seen the light of day in Australia, so that Wanganui play-goers will enjoy the unique distinction of being afforded an opportunity of seeing the- "Boy" not only before thoir Auckland friends, but also their friends, residing in the Commonwealth i Ever since "The Messenger Boy" was staged in Dunedin some throe months a^o, it has met -with one succession of triumphs. The music is bright, and what is popularly known ac "catchy," as may be gauged by some of its items, viz., "Hold Tight Mother," "They're all after Pott," "A little bit further on," "In the wash," and others^; there is much clever and original dancing;. while the whole performance goes with viam from start to finish. The principal parts are undertaken by Misses Alice Edgar, Gertie Campion, Connie Buttle, Alice Pollard, Messrs W. S. Percy, H. Queely, J. Ralston and C. Vaughan, whil'd Miss Nettie Wilson. Miss Nina Osborne, Mr C. Carter, Mr D. O'Connor, Mr J. O'Sullivan. Mi* C. Albert, and Mr G. Young have important, if a little less prominent parts. Lovers of legitimate comic opera :?nd music of a higher level than is found in the generality of comic opera and musical comedies wili appreciate the i-evival of Gilbert and Sullivan's aesthetic comic opera "Patience, which is to be staged on Friday evening, "The Gondoliers" .and "The French Maid" accounting for the remaining two niehts' of the season.