Theatrloal Notes.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10668, 12 June 1902, Page 2

Theatrloal Notes.

By " Flashlight."

Two French actresses are cuing a publisher for, £400 . damages each for daring to publish the date* of their respective births. One has to be very careful nowaday*. An actress' age does not always date from the time she was born. Charles Holloway is now in Tasmania. He has a very big repertoire of dramas, and will be in New Zealand very shortly. "Our Navy" Company has been playing the TarSnaki district lately. Alec Anderson tells me that they are doing splendid business. There are about 30 ' Jrinematograph machine* in New Zealand waiting for the Coronation pictures. There will be a rape for bookings. Mr Priestley, the manager of our local Opera House, .states that he ha* already received - about six applications for dates, all about the same time. Ben Fuller, in Tasmania, signs himself with the" senior tacked to his name. ' He puts a P.S., where he draw* my attention to the word "senior," and says he is obliged to, as his son "Ben" . is getting on— nearly five months old." There are a lot of actor* out of work on "Poverty Point." Dunedin. There is one consolation, yon. can't kill an actor by starving him. , Janet Waldorf, the young Shakespearian actrecs, is 'now under the right , management, viz., J. C. Williamson. She is now making a big name for herself. " 1 Austin Melford, one of the .English actors brought out to Australia for the production of the ill-fated "Ben Hur," is now supporting Janet Waldorf. Mr Melford wa* for ten years leading man with Wilson Barrett. He is noteworthy as never having had a rest throughout his professional career. From latest advices Miss Janet Waldorf was playing Josephine, in the "Boyal Divorce" at Her Majesty's Theatte, Melbourne.* Harry Bickards has closed up his variety show in' Adelaide, after running for about two years there without a break. He has come to the conclusion that Adelaide will not stand variety week in and week out. Mr Geo. Musgrove's Dramatic Company are billed to open in Sydneynext month with "The ' Sorrows of' Satan."