" THE SERENADE.”

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 704, 3 September 1903, Page 16

" THE SERENADE.”

“ The Serenade ” will be the second operatic production of Mr George Musgrove’s Grand Comic Opera Company at His Majesty’s, on Friday next. The music is by Victor Herbert, the composer of “ The Fortune Teller,” and it has enjoyed most successful seasons in Australia. The music is spoken of as vastly superior to the “ Fortune Teller,” whilst the dressing and staging is on the same lavish scale. The opera affords much more scope for the abilities of the principals, especially in the case of Mr Lempriere Pringle, who has an admirable singing part in Romero, the Bandit Chief. Miss May Beatty will be seen for the first time in Yvonne, a part which she played with conspicuous success in Melbourne. Messrs Edward Lauri, Foster and Courtenay, Misses Lily Green, Lilian Boanas, etc., will appear in congenial roles. The opera is divided into three acts, opening with a scene outside the ruined castle of the Duke de Saint Cruz, the next a monastery with an adjoining convent, and the final scene takes you back to the ruined castle of the Duke de Saint Cruz. The booking for the opening continues briskly, and a bumper house should be recorded.

“ The Serenade ” will be staged for six nights only, and “ The Daughter of the Regiment ” is underlined for Friday week.