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New Zealand Graphic, Volume X, Issue 28, 15 July 1893, Page 668

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Dear Bee, June 29. The opera • RIP VAN WINKLE has been a decided success from every point of view. The performers have been rewarded with bumper houses, fair weather, and any amount of applause, which they certainly deserved, as the opera was admirably staged. Miss Hitchings, as Katrina, looked very charming in a most becoming heliotrope dress, fitting her lovely figure to perfection. She looked very handsome also in her court dress. Mrs Sheath, as Gretchen, looked very winning in a pretty grey frock trimmed with black velvet. Mr Erank Kennedy, who came from Gisborne to take the part of * Kip.’ was just splendid, as also was Mr Swan as Van Veader. 1 think the whole of Napier turned out on different nights to witness the opera I noticed Mesdames Williams. Sydney, Johnston. Donnelly. Kettle. Carlile. N. Beetham, Logan, iloadley, Balfour. Comford. Waterhouse, Ormond. Bly he. Kennedy, Barnett, White, and the Misses Williams. Johnston. Inglis, Chapman. Mackassey, I/ogan, C« ttcrill. Rhodes. Heath. Hitchings. Rees, Lascelles. Lainl»ert. While, Shaw. Bowen. Cornford, and Balfour. Mrs Sydney Johnston wore a black gown; Mrs Kettle, black; Mrs Donnelly, black ; Miss Logan, black with pink sleeves and pink yoke ; Mrs Beetham. black; Miss leasee les. pink silk; Miss Millie Rhodes, pale blue silk ; Miss Johnston, black gown with black and while sleeves; Miss Cotlerill, black; Miss Shaw, blue; Miss Chapman, bla -k with pink yoke. NAMES OF GUESTS AT THE CALEDONIAN BALL HELD OVER FROM LAST WEEK were Sir Robert Stout. Mr and Mrs P. S. McLean. Mr E. W. McLean. Mr. Mrs and Miss Bellarby. Mr and Mrs T. Sidey. Mrs. Miss and Messrs Ormond, jun. (two). Mr and Mrs Iloadley. Mr and Mrs E. Gordon. Mr and Mrs J. W. Carlile, Mr and Mrs E. W. Williams. Mr and Mrs T. W. Balfour. Mr and Mrs Griftin. Mr. Mrs and Miss Knowles. Mr. Mrs and the Misses McHardy (two . Mr W. B. Edward. Mr and Miss Sayers. Mrs and Miss Bell. Miss Edwards. Mr. Mrs and Miss Logan. Miss Taylor. Mrs E. ’fanner. Messrs ’l’anner (two;. Mr. Mrs and Misses Ped die (two). Master Peddie. Mrs Miller (Wellington), who is in for her daughter s health ; Mr and Mrs Wcnley, Miss White. Mr and Mrs Kinross White. Miss A. White. Mr and Mrs Walker, Mr at.d Mrs P. Diawiidie, Mi<s Dinwiduie. Mr W. Dinwiddic. Mr and Mrs Donald McLean. Mr and Mrs Hannah, Mrs W. Wood. Mrs and Misses Peacock (two). Mr and Mrs J. Anderson. Mr and Mrs Kettl . Mrs Beetham. Mr and Mrs James McLean, Mr and Mrs W. Tabuteau. Messrs Newton (two). Miss Newton. Mr J. Bocker, Miss Chapman. Mr and Mrs A. Lockic. Mrs and Miss Forster, Mr and Mrs Lockhead. Miss Lascelles, Miss Rhodes, Miss Loche, Miss Bowen, Miss Nicholl, Mr W. and Miss K. Miller. Mrs Marjolionlh, Miss Iso Begg. Mr and Mrs Sydney Johnston. Miss Johnston. Miss Inglis. Mrs Symonds, Misses Hitchings. Miss Heath. Miss Fulton. Miss E. Speedy, Mrs G. Pirie, Miss Hawk. Mr M. Walker, Mrs Walker. Mrs Burns. Mrs Whitecoin be. Mrs F. Waterhouse, Miss Gardiner, Miss Green wood, MissM. McLean. Miss McGlashan. Mr R. and Miss Stobart, Mrs Farquhar. Miss Giendinning. Miss Stubbs. Misses Anderson (two), Mrs Ewen, Misses Sutton, and Mrs Leslie McHardy, Mr Percy McHardy. Mrs Anderson, Messrs F. W. Mci.ean. W. Fawkner. W. McGlashan. F. Whit*. Gadden, Webster. Holt (two), Stevens, McCullough, P. McDonald, C. A. Smith. H. J. Smith. Lance. IL G. Warren. McAndrew. J. Munro. Robison. Burney, E. H. Williams, Quin, McQueene, Gondy, Burns, Hassell. Campbell. G. Smith, Branson. Spencer. Ferguson. Strachan, J. T. Cats. H. E. Beamish. Donald McLean. H. Black. J. Bocker, D. McLeod. Tolhurst (Wellington), A. Williams, Rudman, Trotter. Blythe, Jim Dutt'. Jack Hughes.

Gladys.