EFFORTS IN NOMENCLATURE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 956, 2 July 1908, Page 18

EFFORTS IN NOMENCLATURE.

The “ King’s Theatre ” is in big golden letters over Mr William Anderson’s new Melbourne playhouse, and looks well (says Melbourne “Punch”), but some of the names sent in by aspirants for the prize offered for a suitable name were funny. “ The Emu,” “ The Jackass ” (after the sender, apparently), “ The Kangaroo ” and “ The Wallaby ” all came to hand, and prominent political men were honoured, for “ The Kingston,” “ The Reid ” and “ The Deakin ” all had votes. “ The Hopetoun ” and “ The Dudley ” had a legion of admirers, and loyal Australians voted quite heavily for “ The Boomerang,” one flatterer declaring that anyone seeing an Andersonian production was sure to come back. Several suggested that the new theatre be called “ The Theatre Eugene,” after Miss Eugene Duggan. Mr An-

derson himself considers that next to “ King’s ” the best suggestions were “ The Southern Gross,” “ The Theatre Australia,” “ The Federal Theatre ” and “The Commonwealth,” whilst the most astonishing proposal was “ The Boshter Theatre.”

The magic power of “ The Merry Widow ” at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne, is as strong as ever, although the opera enters upon the the seventh week of the run there this evening (June 27) writes Mr George Tallis, and on Monday night next will register its fiftieth performance. . But it is one of those attractions, the full extent of whose charms cannot be grasped in one visit and consequently enthusiastic admirers go again and again so as to absorb to the full the many delightful features with which the piece abounds. Under the circumstances it seems highly probable that the run of “The Merry Widow” will at any rate, double the figures quoted above and register a run that will take a good deal of beating.

“ The Prince of Pilsen ” is the reigning attraction in the Sydney Theatre Royal at the present time. The production is a series of bright effects both of mounting and chorus and tuneful catchy melodies, while the comedy element is responded to by a constant bubble of laughter. The run of “ The Prince of Pilsen ” will, however, be limited as the J. C. Williamson management proposes to stage “ The Red Mill ” during the present Sydney season.

“ Mother Goose ” has been the draw at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney, this week, and it was in a six nights’ revival of that favourite production that the Sydney people bid farewell to the Pantomime Company after a season of over two months. Brisbane is the next stopping place for the Company.

The “ Peter Pan ” season in Adelaide finished on Friday (June 26), and the company have started on their journey to the West where they open at the Theatre Royal, Perth, on July 3.