IN PERSONAL TOUCH.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1144, 14 March 1912, Page 17

IN PERSONAL TOUCH.

In George Marlow’s production of “A Girl’s Temptation” there are four acts and ten scenes, but most of the scenes are acts in themselves, so tense are the situations.

In Melbourne, since, the announcement of tne production of “The House of Temperley,’ there has set in a great rush on “Kodney Stone,” Sir Conan Doyles novel, upon which he has based the play. Booksellers have disposed of the cheap edition in thousands.

The J. C. Williamson management have been inundated with applications from young men and women —-particularly the latter —who desire to “walk on’ in the Asche-Brayton productions during the forthcoming season, opening in Melbourne.

Mr William Ancierson’s new theatre in the Victoria Market Buildings, Sydney, will shortly be an accomplished fact.

“What has become of that talented actress, Beatrice Day?’’ (writes a correspondent). Miss'Day has been with the Plimmer-Denniston Company for some time now, and is assisting towards the triumphal r tour of that company in Australia. “A Woman of No Importance ’ and ‘‘A Village Priest” are amongst the latest plays in which she is appearing. She is

associated with those fine artistes, Mr Geo. S. Titheradge and Mrs Robert Brough.

“Miss Ethel Irving is taking everyone by storm in Wellington,” writes Mr Leo D. Chateau. “Wanganui and Palmerston North will also see this charming actress for a two nights’ season.”

“In all probability the music hall of the future will take the place of many theatres —everything depends upon the music hall.” —-Sarah Bernhardt.

The King’s Theatre, Melbourne, is now seeing its “East Lynne” baptism and prior to the. present season it was the only dramatic theatre in Australia in which the piece had not been played. Miss Eugene Duggan (Mrs Wm. Anderson) says that she has appeared more often as Lady Isabel and Madam Vine than any other actress in Australia.

Plenty of phases! In “A Girl’s Temptation” there is a poor working girl, a son of a millionaire, an overseer, a broken man, a ladies’ man, a broker’s man, a sweater, a coming millionaire, an earl’s daughter, a factory girl, and a victim to temptation, to make up the many sidepoints of human nature whiqh are so adroitly dealt with in this stirring drama.

To the new Portus-Talbot firm we owe a coming visit from Jansen, the

American magician and illusionist, who is astounding crowded audiences at the Sydney Criterion.

, Sousa, the. March King, intends writing a book of impressions of his Australasian tour.

Madame Melba has been presented with a gold loving-cup in return for the assistance she has given to the Music Conservaiorium in Melbourne. Lady Madden made the. presentation.

Jansen, the magician, has each finger insured for £lOOO.

“Men, ’ says one of the characters in “Thy Neighbour's Wife” (being played in America) “spend their courting days in deploring their unworthiness and pass their married life in proving it.”

Three American artists will be imported by Mr William Anderson for his “Land of Nod ’ season at the King’s Theatre, Melbourne, on an early date. They appeared in the original production in America.

“A Girl’s Temptation,” “The Mother of His Child,” “Luck of Roaring Camp,” and “Driving a Girl to Destruction” are in the repertoire of Geo. Marlow’s new dramatic company. They have all been big successes in Australia.

Dr. Harriss, who will be remembered in connection with the Sheffield Choir, has donated £tuo towards the fund for the erection of a new building for the Marshall-Hall Conservatorium of Music in Melbourne.

Miss Marie Baines is playing to good houses in the South in “The 'Lancashire Lass.” After leaving Greytown this clever comedienne received a highly-flattering letter from a number of Maoris who had seen her play. “We reckon your company was the best yet ever visited our township,” wrote the. leader of the party.

One of the few comedians who can make and sing topical verses spontaneously and with success is Victor Prince. As Boobambah in the recent revival of “The Cingalee” in Sydney the song, “It Will All Come Right in the Future,” fell to his lot. The opportunity offered for several pointed Comments on. questions before the public was fully availed of, and each evening the supply of topical allusions was maintained at a standard that kept the audience laughing and applauding.

Mr Edward Duggan, the well-known charactor actor of. Mr .William Anderson’s Dramatic Campony, has severed his connection with that organisation to take up his share of work as partner of the Bert-Bailey Dramatic Company. He has been with Mr Anderson since 1899, and during the whole of the twelve years he has only missed one night. He first appeared under his new engagement as Private Mason in the drama “Tommy Atkins,” and has since taken important parts in’ over a hundred plays.