THE DRAMA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVI, Issue XXVI, 29 June 1901, Page 1212

THE DRAMA.

Musgrove's Grand Opera Company will open in Auckland on the 15th of next month, and will play a month. Miss Emma Owen, a souhrette singer and danee:-, who made a hit in Australia in “The Scarlet Feather.” is now at the Auckland City Hall. On Saturday next another new attraction will be added to the entertainment by the advent of the Haytor Family from tile South.

'ir L)ix has been coining money of late. The week before last his' agKteg.ite taking in the four centres of the colony exceeded any previous records by over £lOO.

•M.-Arfoo s Jubilee Singers after concluding a good season at the Auckland Agricultural Hail on Saturday have gone into the country. On I ttes<la\' they— played at Whangarei, and from that centre go on to the l-pper Wairoa. The Thames will then be visited.

Mr and Airs Hamilton Hodges give the second of their song recitals in the Choral Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening. Miss A. Schmidt, a ycung lady with a good contralto voice, will i>:ake her first appearance on the oeeasiou.

The season recently completed by the Wellington Amateur Operatic '■ with .“lolanthe” probably constitutes a record in the experience of amateur opera in this colony, says a Southern contemporary, and will also tompnre favourably in its financial results with the best records of professional companies. Here is a list of the takings during the eight nights’ season:—May 22, £5l 14/6; May 23, £S2 5/; May 24, £137 6/6; May 25, .£97 13/; May 27. £132 9/6; May 28, £129 9/6; May 29, £ll9 17/6; June 3 (benefit performance), £124 66: sales of books, £l3. Total, £SSS 2/. This makes an average per nigh: of £lll, or, without reckoning in the book sales, of £lO9 8/. The last six nights averaged £123 15/.- - As showing, the enterprise of Mr Dix it may be mentioned that he has engaged Frank Latona, “The Tramp Musician.” for a two months’ season in New Zealand in 1903 at £6O a week.