Opera House.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10819, 9 December 1902, Page 5

Opera House.

The Wrong Win 'Wright Ssa-stob-

Tlie boz plan was opened tins morning at H. I. Jones and Sons f^i the. .season ,of laughrer which starts on Frioay" mgat. text with the, jrn«at farce conic dy^ which is at present fiiakiiip tlio worid laugh.- r.tt<l o* which a contemporary says:— 'lt,'s ft good thing, shove it along," 1 craoth the advertisements, and. |roai. what can be gathered from the sources of information, . there is no doubt that "The' Wrong Mr Wright" is very much "all right.? -At any rate, Messrs Willoughby and Geach will introduce this popular personage~,to local audiences on Friday evening, when -something like a record attendance? is- expected. There iB something -original iv the plo^ of "The Wrong Mr Wright." 'lit is exceeding well put together* <4tysj $je ( over .recurrent smart and clever sayings are bound to cause roars ,of laughter. There is a Yankee flavour and a Yankee go about the piece which are irresistible. "The. Wrong Mr Wright" has completely captivated Southern playgoers, so succfijs should be assured in this city. Since the season is limited to four -nights "Mr Wright" can only be played two nights', since w© are to see "On and Qff" on Monday and Tuesday nights. The company played to an overflowing house last evening at Palmerston.

, Members of the Liedertafel are..reminded of the final rehearsal to-night in- the practice room, Masonic Hall, at 8 o'clock sharp. ' (

In another column, the notice of the piojduction of Handel's '.'Messiah," under, the auspices of the Orchestral '.Club, appears. We glean that the, club are evidently- deternuned to, spare no pa.ihs .to. make, this masterpiece an artistic and. financial,-; §uc- ■ cess, as the bolo york is entrusted to the

well-known oratorical vocalists, Mrs Alice' Gower Burns (soprano, Christchurch), ' Mr J. Prouae (bass, Wellington), Mrs .Labatt and <Miss Delves (contraltos), and Mr Len T nard (tenor), the. latter. being well-known local singers. The prices of admission, ar«i made to suit the popular taste, viz., 3», 2^ 6d, 2s, and Is, which should; .'ensure bumper houses op. the evenings of the 18tfa and 19H» instants. ' ,''.'"

Tickets are going off. well for the entertainment to be given in the. Public Hall; Castlecliff, on Thursday evening next', jbljfc 11th inst., in aid of the erection of a churchroom. at Castlecliff, and there is every promise,: that there will be* a' large attendance, both from Castlecliff and from town. A good programme has been prepared and will include items, amongst others, by the following ladies and gentlemen:—Misses K. Mcßeth, J. Grifttiis, Messrs B. Priestley, ■ A.- S. Anderson, H. Widdop, and R. Stevenson. The Rev. T. • E. Bond and Mr G. H. Pownall will also contribute recitations. The program iao will conclude with a humourous iarcei Tickets, one shilling each (including return train fare), arc procurable from ilessrs A. J. Molloy, G. and A.. Pownall, R. J. Stevenson, an'l at thf .Castlecliff Co.*3 Railway Station on Thursday eveiirpr. The sperial train will leave SI "7.30 p.m. sharp, returning after the performance. •