TOWN HALL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, 3 April 1913, Page 20

TOWN HALL.

HENRY HAYWARD’S ENTERPRISES. MR. JACK WADLER AND “THE BUTTERFLIES.” “ The Butterflies,’ under the direction of Mr. Henry Hayward, continue to afford healthy amusement to the Auckland public at the Town Hall, where interested audiences are nightly thronging the Concert Chamber, and appreciating to the full the very delectable entertainment provided by Mr. Jack Waller and his talented little company. The change of programme introduced on Monday evening is proving every bit as interesting as that presented last week. There is not a dull item included. The concerted numbers, solos, character sketches, burlesques and instrumental music are alike enjoyable. The “opening strains” given by the

company as a whole, establish the best of relationships between the company and their audience, and form a sort of appetiser for that which follows. The programme is full of robust humour, the ■* most notable items being the inimitable “Cat’s Courtship-” duet, between Miss Cecilia Gold and Mr; Jack Waller; the “Im-r pression of a Hungarian Orchestra,” in which Messrs Wylie Watson, F. W. Dennett and Jack Waller take part, • under the fantastical names of M. Patti McWatson, Sir Paddi Dennetti and Herr Kubelik Wallerinski; “The - Dutch Dairy,’ in which Miss Cecilia Gold leads “The Butterflies,” all in, appropriate costume; the character song, “A Widow’s Lament,” by Miss Marion Armitage; Mr. Jack Waller’s “Original Burlesques’ and “The Working Men and the Suffragettes” (a London scene) in which Mr. Jack Waller leads the company. Other , much appreciated items (also more or less in the humorous line) are Mr. Wylie Watson’s “Tit-Bits’ with his ’cello (in which, by the way, he is a first class performer); Miss Ada Smart’s novelty song, “Waltz Craze”; Miss Cecilia Gold’s “Come and Make Love to Me,” and Miss Marion Armitage’s humorous song “If Managers only Thought.” In more serious vein, but none the less welcome and warmly appreciated are Mr. R. Foster Hine’s song “Angels Guard Thee” (Goddard), the “Ave Maria,” sung by Miss Ada Smart with violin and ’cello obligato; the quintette “Samson and Delilah” (San Saens) in which Miss Ada Smart, Messrs. Foster Hine, Wylie Watson, F. W. Dennett and Jack Waller take part, and the very fine pianoforte solo (Rachmanoff’s “Prelude”) played by Mr Dennett, who is a pianist of marked ability, • and whose accompaniments are always appreciated. The tasty stage setting, striking costumes and general air of jollity pervading the entertainment as a whole, add greatly to the effect. An evening with- “The Butterflies” is an evening well spent by those who desire to drive away dall care and spend a merry, happy time.