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THE STAGE

(By “Coinus.*”. BOOKINGS. Opbba Hooaa. Autnauun* (Motor 30 to Noremha? IS- J. C. Williamson j Bawmber IS to 21—Willoughby and GeMh Dooember 76 to January 24-Charlaa BaoUahon MIS MaJBBTY’h Tnaru, AUCKLAn flastanber 19 to October 9—Bheridan’a Comedv Co. Oobabar 12 to 28—J. C. Williamson Woramber 23 to December 5—J. O. Williamson Doaecaber 28 to January 22—J. O. WillismsonJ Opbba flautonber 9 to 29—American Musical Comedy Company Orioboi 90 to November 13 -J.'O. Williamson Wouamber 28 to December 12—J. C. Williamson DooMßber 28 to January 28—Andenon’s Dramatic Co. Thbatbb . ROYAL.X’CaWBTOnUBOH •oft. 28 to October 7—American Comedy Company •His I£ajbBtt’s, Duwbdiv. Woramber 4to 14—J. 0. WflUamoon Ofbba Houbb. Wamoamui. HmAanabtii sto 10—J. Sheridan Company Oowber 14 to 18—American Comedy Company Somber 19 and 20 —Taylor-Carrington Company Doaamber 18 and 19—J. C. Williamson ... Opbba House, Hiwiu. QOtober 17 and 19—American Comedy Company Deeembei 21—J. C. Williamson "'" . Tn IATBB Haw PLYMOUTH. September 16 andl7— J. Sheridan • .October 22 and 23— American Mosieal Comedy J Company (pencilled) 4Mt0ber27,23, and 29-G. Masgrove Movamber 27 and 28—Willoughby-Geaah Company - IMomber—Show dates Taylor Carrington Navamb r 18; to 21— Willoughby- Geach Company fpencillei) December 23 and 24—J. C. Williamson (pencilled) March 4, 1904—J. U. Williatneon (pencilled)

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE.

“ THE SERENADE.” The second production of the Musgrove Opera Company presents many points of difference from “The Fortune Tiller.” Musically it is not quite so satisfying, and it is distinctly less entitled* to use the adjective “comic,” but it is, at the same time, bettor calculated;

to hit what is called the popular taste. The melodies are simpler, they appeal to a wider range of sympathies, and the humour is more obvious and less subtle. The piece is, however, unequal. The first and third acts are a long way below the level of the second, which,- taken bv itself, is one of the best ever put on the comic opera stage. From every point of view it is strong. The scene represents the yards of a convent and a monastery, divided by a high wall, and in these enclosures monks and nuns, schoolgirls and most of the other dramatic personae of the play sing and dance, make love and sport with bewildering variety. If the opera possessed a plot it might be added that it unfolded itself here, too, but plot is the last thing thought of by authors or audience in these days. Miss May Beatty, as a wandering Columbine, has ample opportunities for displaying her winsome talents, and she carries the hear.ts of the whole house with her from tile rise to the fall of the curtain. She is entrusted with a good deal of singing, and dances like a fairy. Miss Boanas also has plenty /to do, and increased her reputation ' by her rendering of . the An- . gelusTsorig and some dainty concerted jmusi'c. • Mr Pringle is ; alternately a Ibr igand chief and an unshaven monk, and in both capacities his splendid voice is heard to great advantage. Mr Lauri and Mr . Courtenay compel people to laugh whether they like it or no, arid the other members of the company exhibit a laudable desire to spend their talents in a good cause. It is perhaps superfluous to add that' the opera is sumptuously mounted and magnificen'ly cor.turned, or that the orchestra, under Mr Zelman’s baton, performs its part of the contract to the letter.

“ THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT.”

It will be- welcome news to all lovers of,music, and especially to these of the

gray-haired generation, to hear that Mr Musgrove’s Company-will stage Donizetti’s favourite opera, “The Daughter of the Regiment,” on Friday (to-mor-row) evening.

THE CITY HALL

FULLER’S ENTERTAINERS. Mr Fuller has redeemed his promise to provide fun, frolic, and variety at the City Hall, and the rapid changes show” that his energy and determination are a s marked as at the beginning of the season. If anybody knows what a good vaudeville show ought to be it is John Fuller, and he is certainly giving the Auckland public the full advantage of that knowledge. On Saturday, the Mintons, a lady and gentleman who know how to sing, play the banjo and dance, made Jheir first appearance and made a pleasant impression, while the McKissons and Ada Delroy “farewelled” to the general regret. Hugo Lear, a marvellous person who hypnotises plates and things broke upon a delighted audience. The remaining old original favourites, some of whom will remain favourites no matter how long they stay, came out with crisp novelties in song and dance, and dance and farce, and kept the flow of mirth at full tide. Mr Fuller’s ballad, “If I could but wish,” is a great success, and Miss Blackie’s “Singer of the. Song” was rapturously received. The Elmores and i Mr Ted Herberte were responsible for the other good things. On Saturday night there will be another complete change with more fresh faces, and an additional beam of welcome from the genial John. , ,

OPERA HOUSE.

THE WOODS-WILLIAMSON COMPANY. Miss Williamson’s dramatised version 1 of “Rodney Stone” under the name of j Boy Jim,” has been running during the' week to good business, at the Opera House, and the play is thoroughly deserving of the liberal patronage accorded to it. The. dramatist has- seized the leading incidents of the book arid woven them into a play of exceeding interest. Great care was exercised in the cast,

and the members of the company have not appeared to . greater advantage in either , of the preceding productions. The scenery and mechanical effects, too, . were in all respects adequate, and ’ the whole must be pronounced a very great success. The plot will be familiar to most readers. A certain nobleman, Lord Avon, loses his estates to his brother at the gaming table, and this brother, after confessing to foul play and relinquishing his ill-gotten gains is shortly afterwards murdered by a jealous rival. Lord Anon is accused of the minder, disappears, and for twenty years lives in hiding, being tended by faithful servitors. Meantime, ■ his wife, whom he has secretly married, and has refused to acknowledge, goes on thd stage, and her son is adopted by blacksmith Harrison, an ex-puglist and his wife, and is known as Boy Jim. All this belongs to the prologue, and the subsequent four acts of the play are devoted to unravelling the tangled yarn bringing the real assassin to justice, reuniting the long severed Lord Avon and his wife, and restoring Bov Jim to his rightful heritage. As ’the hero, Mr Woods has a most congenial part, which he played with great spirit throughout. He was genial and bright in the earlier stages, and manly and dignified in the latter, emphasing all the strong points with a skill that deserves to be called consummate. Miss Williamson, as Miss Trivallion, the actress and unacknowledged wife, of Lord Avon sustained her part ; with great force, and in the pathetic episodes discovered a charm and a grace that were very winning. Mr Bbotomabi was excellent as the sporting !■. baronet, -Sir Charles Tregillis, and Messrs Buckley, Hassell; Beaumont, the Misses Carleon; Lambton, Lane, and Doyk gave efficient support in the other essential characters, while the subordinate parts were all well filled. Mr Turvey, the local light-weight boxer, who was engaged specially for this production, to take part in the historic glovefight, deserves a word of praise all to himself for the cleverness with which he stimulated physical exhaustion. Last night the Company appeared in another of Miss Williamson’s successes, “The Christian,” taken from Hall Caine’s well-known work. A notice of this is necessarily held over.

SOME INTERESTING REMINISENCES.

Dear "Connis,” —Re your par in last week’s “Review” anent George Darrell. As you say, his name was Price, and to be more accurate, George Frederick Price, and he was an assistant in Wise’s book-store, at the corner of Rattray and Princess Streets, Dunedin ; before taking to the boards entirely, Price would do shows at private homes, singing a comic song, reciting the “Charge of the Light Brigade,” and doing a quick change from one character to the other, as he dressed differently for both turns. At the same time as Price was employed with Wise, Walter Carncross (now L.M.C.) was also in the shop. The latter and he and 1 were members of the Sheridan Dramatic (Amateurs) Company, which used to perform in the theatre attached to the Lunatic Asylum, at Dunedin. James Hume, the father of Fergus Hume (of “Hansom Cab” renown), was the manager of the establishment. C. M. Whittington, who is now 7 proprietor and editor of the “Waipawa Mail,' Hawke’s Bay, was also a member of the company. Whittington and myself made our first professional appearance with Adelaide Bowling (Mrs J. B. Steele) at the old Masonic Hall, Moray Place, in “The Rough Diamond,” Miss Bowring playing Majory, C. O'Brien, Cousin Joe, Whittington, Lord Plato, and yours truly, Sir William Evergreen. This was about 1875 ; later on, Launcelot Booth, who. is now on the “Sunday Times,” in Sydney, produced a sequel to “Formosa,” called “Formosa, Settled and Married ; or, Such is Life,” at the same Hall, and Carncross and Whittington were both in the cast, the former playing Lord Eden, and Whittington representing Bob, the dog-fancier. Booth was Major Forum. It was, I think, in 1876 that Walter Bentley, otherwise Walter Begg, made his debut as a professional at the Queen’s Theatre, Princess Street, Dunedin, in “Still Waters Run Deep. - ’ He played John Mildmay, and J. M. Perrier, who was then on the staff of the “Morning Herald,” impersonated Captain Hawkesley. If it w 7 ould prove acceptable to you, I could at a future time, furnish you with some interesting notes (from my point of view), regarding stageland in the old days in Dunedin. I certainly have no records .to refer to, but I am glad to say am gifted with a very retentive memory. Yours truly, J. L. G. NIGHTINGALE.

The following item reaches me via Tasmania :—Mr Musgrove was made well acquainted with New Zealand law courts by repeated prosecutions for overcrowding during the recent Nellie Stewart season. Now his representative, Mr George Barnes, has, it is cabled, been prosecuted at Wellington under the Public Health Act for failing to report himself to the port health officer after his recent arrival from Sydney. He was fined £3, with £4 13s costs. The Crown Prosecutor said the maximum penalty was £3OO. Passengers must not look upon the licenses issued as waste paper. Curiously enough it was a member of the profession who was so eagerly sought after by the Wellington authorities at the time of the smallpox scare.

A piece of interesting theatrical news reaches me, writes the London correspondent of a Sydney paper, in the statement that Mr William Hawtrey is going to take “The Two Mr Wetherbys,” by Mr St. John Hankin, on tour in your part of the world. The tour starts at Auckland mi October. Quite apart from the interest in this particular play, and in Mr’Hankin’s work as a dramatic author, there is, says the dramatic critic of the ■“St. James’s Gazette,” something really captivating, in tjhe notion of a stage society production going on tour at the Antipodes. Supposed, by managers and other experienced persons, to be the most in’timately Russian caviare even for the average (and, therefore, highly “cultured”) playgoer, they aie deemed suitable as a charm wherewith to draw money from Antipodean pockets. . . . What is the explanation of the mystery ? Is the Old Country .... so hopelessly behind the times that she neglects the.pearls cast before her, or is.it merely another instance of that superior intelligence and greater enterprise that are being perpetually dinned into our ears ? Or (impious, but not improbable suggestion) are London managers as liable to error as ordinary mortals ? Anyhow, the stage will gain a" solid advantage when “The Two Mr Wetherbys” creep from the sacred shadows of a stage society trial to strut unabashed in th? full glare of ordinary footlights. Everyone will wish them well on their travels, and we may nurse a hope that, afterwinning Australasian approval, they may return to town under more cor> spicuous if less artistic patronage than is afforded by the stage society.”

An in’tefbsting ceremony took place in London early in July, when Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll) unveiled a memorial bust of the late Sir ArthurSullivan. . In honour of the occasion, a large and distinguished company, composed mainly of representatives of music, literature and the drama, assembled in the gardens fronting the Savoy Hotel and Theatre, with which the late composer was so intimately and honourably associated. The Princess was accompanied by the Duke of Argyll, and among those present were Lord James of Hereford, Lord Monkswell (chairman of the L.C.C.), Mr W. S. Gilbert, Sir Squire Bancroft, Mr George Alexander, Sir Hubert Parry, Mr Randegger, and most of the members of the Parks Committee of the County Council. The bust, a work of great merit, is by Mr Goscombe John, A.R.A. The gardens were gaih 7 decorated with flags, and prior to the arrival of the Princess a London Couwty Council band played a selection of appropriate airs, including the overture “In Memoriam,” “The Lost Chord,” and selections from “The Mikado,” “lolanthe,” and “H.M.S. Pinafore.” The Princess, on reaching the gardens, was received with the playing of the National Anthem and the presentation of a magnificent bouquet of roses. Lord James of Hereford paid a delicate tribute to the genius of the late composer, and then asked her Royal Highness to unveil the memorial. This the Princess did amid loud cheers, and Sir George Lewis, on behalf of the Memorial Fund Committee, then asked the acceptance of the bust by the London County Council. Lord Monkswell suitably re-

plied, and Mr W. S. Gilbert, in moving a vote’ of thanks to her. Royal Highness for her presence, took occasion’ to make feeling reference to his late distinguished associate in music. The vote of thanks was seconded by Mr Edward German, and the Duke of Argyll, in reply, expressed the pleasure which both the Princess and himself had derived from Leing present.

His Majesty the Shah of Persia has conferred upon Mr H. E. Moss, J.P., the exalted order of “ The Lion and the Sun.” The gift is remarkable, His Majesty having rarely bestowed so coveted an honour, on any but the .immediate dignitaries of his Court. .It will be remembered that the Shah attended in State a performance of the London Hippodrome on his recent visit to England, and expressed to Mr Moss his appreciation of the performance and the way in which the special details had been carried out. His Majesty’s further recognition takes the shape of this valued decoration.

Charlie Hugo, the well-known vaudeville artist, died here last week. He had been in bad health for some considerable, time. * * « « “ The Lady Slavey,” which will be the opening production of the Sheridan Comoany at His Majesty’s Theatre, on Saturday, September 19, had almost a record run in Sydney. Nine weeks of good business was placed to The Lady's record. * * * * Mr Mark Hambourg’s final season in Melbourne commences with a grand orchestra 'concert on Saturday afternoon, September 12, in conjunction with Professor Marshall Mail's orchestra. The programme includes the Tschaikowsky Concerto in E Minor, and Schumann’s Concerto. *■ * * * The following is the plot of “ The Giri I Left Behind Me,” which is included in the repertoire of the Frawley Company,, shortly to appear here :—lt is an Indian frontier drama. The scene is laid in Montana, at Port Kennion, one of the forts at which the United States Government used to keep the Indians in check. The General’s daughter Mate is on the eve of marriage with Lieutenant Morton Parlow, though she tells him that their boy and girl ” affection meant nothing to her, and that she is in love with another man, Lieutenant Hawkesworth, with whom she flirted during . the absence, of her old playmate. There is a quaint meeting between John Ladru, or “ Scar Brow,” chief of the Blacksfoot tribe, a palaver on bearskin rugs over the formal “ipe of peace, in which General Kennion admits that the United States cavalry will scatter the braves from their sun dance if they dare to defy the law of the pale faces by holding it. Major Burleigh tells the story of the elopement of his young- wife, and of her subsequent desertion and death in poverty. He had learned that there was buried with her a portrait cf the young officer she loved ; he hds ordered the grave to be opened., and he is awaiting the mail that will bring with it the identification of the betrayer he intends to kill. The audience feel that this must be Morton ; and theijsuspicions are confirmed by the return of the survivors from an ambuscade that succeeded owing to the cowardice of Morton. Morton pleads with Hawkesworth not to ruin him by reporting a fact known only to themselves ; but the Indian girl Fawn-Afraid was a witness of the treachery, and when she half reveals the secret to General Kennion, Mort<m protects himself by accusing the absent. Hawkesworth of the crime. The third act is full of excitement and dramatic interest. Hawkesworth, who has been away on a desperate ride for reinforcements, returns with them, and when the garrison is at its last gasp, and finallv his good name is cleared, Morton is forced to reand the hero and Kate are married

MISS MOLLISON MARRIED

A quiet wedding, of interest to members of the theatrical profession, took place at Christ Church, Hawthorn, Melbourne, on Saturday week, when Miss Ethel Knight Mollison, of the “ Are You a Mason Company, was married to Mr T. H. Kelly, of Double Bay, a well-known Sydney yacht owner. The marriage register was signed by Mr Cuvier Hastings. Mrs Kelly will leave the stage at the termination of her present engagement. The news did not come as a surprise to the clever actress' Sydney friends (says the “ Referee ”). During her season at Her Majesty’s Miss Mollison resided with the Kellys at their fine home at Double Bay.

The Willoughby and Geach Company have been a big social success during their recent Brisbane season. His Excellency and Lady Chernside, John Madden (Lieutenant-Governor of "Victoria) and Lady Madden, and the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Sydney were among the frequent visitors. In Miss Roxy Barton. Messrs Willoughby and Geach possess one of, if not, the handsomest ladies on the Australian stage, whilst her several dresses worn in “ Mistakes Will Happen." are, in the words of the fair sex, “ simply dreams'.” This latest farce comedy, which is at present making' “all Australia " laugh, will be seen here towards the end of November. * * * * Mr Lichtenstein, who so successfully acted as avant courier for the Mark Hanibourg Company through New Zealand, comes in advance of the Westminster Abbey Concert Company. The company open in Invercargill on September 28. * * * * Mr Herbert Fleming, who will be favourably remembered as an actor of many parts in the Colonies, purposes reappearing in Australia in the role of impresario. He is bringing Mr Mel. B. Spurr, the popular society entertainer, who has been for the last ten years one of the most constant “draws” at the Egyptian Hall. Mr Fleming is at present touring Mr Spurr through South Africa. Mi- George Rignold has returned to Sydney after a prolonged visit to England, where he has inherited some valuable landed estate. Mr Rignold, who travelled through America, met several Australian actors and actresses., who are doing well. Mr Harry Roberts was playing second lead in Mrs Leslie Carter’s Company in New York, and Miss Lilian Wheeler has been ' engaged as “ understudy ” for a long tour of Miss Marie Tempest. Mr Rignold saw, of course, all the most eminent players of America and England, and confesses to being disappointed with Mr Forbes Robertson, as Othello, as well as with Mr Beerbohm Tree, as Falstaff.

The Criterion Corps, of nine lady dancers, who accompany the Sheridan organisation, are said to be as fine a crowd of dancers as ever crossed the Tasman Sea.

Miss Emily Lambton, a member of the Woods-Williamson Company, is one of Sydney's society girls, and daughter of Mr S. H. Lambton, for many years Deputy P.M.G. of New South Wales.

The following are a few of the opinions passed on ‘‘ Dolores, ’ after its first production in Melbourne by the Nellie Stewart Company :—Elderly Lady (in most decollete costume to daughter): “If I’d known it was so immoral, I would not have brought you with me.” Well-known City Merchant : “ ,1 don't want to pay to have my feelings harrowed, I get enough of that' in real life.” A Musical Critic : “ It's N.T.8., but I'd sooner sit out a Marshall-Hall Concert." D.C. Firstnighter (lady) : ” I think she's just divine, and I could almost hug the father. The piece ? Oh, I don't know, it's not so very broad." A few others : “ Immoral melodrama. ’ " Liked ‘ Zaza better. •• The second act was played under the name, of ’ The Modern Magdalen ’ at poor Tom Kennedy’s benefit.” “ Mhat beautiful dresses, but that one in the third act, well, it was rather ’’ “ ’The idea is to convey a moral, that’s what I think. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

My Wellington correspondent writes (under date September 3) : “ Dix's Gaiety Company, at the Theatre Royal, are doing very good business. The chief draw is Mr Tod Callaway, whose comic efforts are rewarded nightly with six or seven encores, for he is an artist who knows how to dress, and works his songs without tiring h's audience las most comedians do). Miss Nellie Yohe. mezzo-soprano, is also a big' favourite, and possesses a very carefully trained voice. ’The Williams Quartette, Galardi Girls (3), Ernest Hill. •Jim Marion. Rosslyn and Jxearns, Geo. Dean and others ably assist. The (smiling) Percy is sending a company on tour next week to operate between Christchurch and. Dunedin, afterwards working up from Wellington to Auckland.

. . . Fuller’s Entertainers were strengthened last night by the Jones Bros., who provide some very acceptable fun, and are ably assisted by the Clare Sisters-, who are really dainty and neat in their general appearance and their work, their sketch work being- very good. ■ Ice Watts is back again with his clever dancing, and his wife, Madge Lucas, puts in some leg-mania work that is a revelation to many. Bob Bell, Ted Tutty, Chas. Waite and Miss Jessie Dell are also in the bill. . . . Michael Joseph, representative for Wm. Anderson, was married on Wednesday last to Miss Gough, a daughter of the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel of this city. The couple left for the West Coast for the honeymoon tour. . . . The Maggje Moore

season has not been so successful as was anticipated, owing, doubtless, to the indisposition of Miss Moore. ’To-night was the first night of the season that she was able to sing. . . . Mr Fred Duval has been hard at work this week arranging for the Stine and Evans Company on Wednesday next, 9th inst. . . . Jim Marion, who is suffering from paralysis, is to take a benefit at the Exchange Hall, on Saturday afternoon next. There has been a large sale of tickets, and a good sum should accrue. He has 1 been ordered to Queensland to a warmer climate by his medical adviser.” * * » • * The Westminster Abbey Glee Singers have been winning golden opinions as

well as gold of a more tangible kind in Queensland. The “ Brisbane Courier, alter referring to the crowded says '. “ The concerts are an education in choral and part song renderings, as showing to what perfection male voices,, and even those of lads, may be brought. 'The return Sydney season opened on Monday, and at the close of that the party returns to New Zealand, and beginning at the South will finish at Auckland in time to catch the ’Frisco mail on the 23rd of next month.

My Christchurch correspondent writes ; —“ Struck Oil " proved Maggie Moore s trump card here. I his wonderful old"* monev-maker appears to be as popular as ever. ' How long has Maggie been playing Lizzie Stofelah. well, no matter: we are always glad to see her in the part. By the. way, she sings as delightfully, as ever, and gets encores 1 as frequently as of yore. Mr Ford's John Stofel is a wonderful bit. of character-acting, too—lB i_arat, and stamped on every link. Miss Herrick is not well cast as Mrs Stofel. Her emotional business is weak, and our old friend, J. P. West, is overweighted in beacon Skinner. J.P.W. is not “Chadbandy ” enough. Nevertheless, the old piece goes well. By the way, Mr Michael Joseph. Mr Anderson’s New Zealand representative, and who business manages the show (he’ll be married to Miss Gough, in Wellington, before this is in type), w r as the recipient of a handsome present after the fall of the curtain on the last night of the season from the theatre staff. .This took the shape of a handsome Kaiapoi rug, bearing an engraved silver plate. ’The spokesman paid a graceful tribute to Mr Joseph’s uniform courtesy to the staff, and wished him happiness in his married life. And then they drank his health. . . . Fuller’s Opera House show is still making money, and plenty of it. The members of the Ponsonby District Football Club tendered a complimentary concert to Mr Alee. Gillespie, the popular -ecretary of the club, before his departure for the South. There was a very large attendance at the Ponsonby Hall, on 'Thursday evening last, and a capital concert was arranged by Mr W. Diamond and Air P. Stichbury. Mr Purcell’s orchestra opened with an overture, and a very long and varied programme was submitted, almost all the items being encored. The most noticeable turn was that of Mr F. Cleal, who gave a very interesting' exhibition of conjuring. His best item was “ the creation of flowers,” which fairly brought down the house. Mr Will Diamond and Mr Jack Quinlan also scored strongly in their descriptive songs, both having to respond to several encores. Mr C. Leslie made a hit with a flageolet solo.’ and among others who added to a successful programme were Misses May Nolan, T. Watt, S. Williams, Messrs Arthur Ford. P. Williams). N. Warren, Bogers, Harry Chatwin, and the Figaro Septette.

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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 September 1903, Page 18

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THE STAGE New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 September 1903, Page 18

THE STAGE New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 705, 10 September 1903, Page 18