Nelson does not appear to have very highly appreciated the talents of the Hart and Searrel troupe judging from the following very plain speech that was made by Mr. Luscombe Searrel on the last night of its performance there :—" In consequence of the gigantic success that we have achieved in this glorious city, we purpose appearing before you again •, in
about 35 years, when we trust the rising generation of to-day will have grown to manhood with less meanness in its composition ' and more appreciation for legitimate amusement."
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 87, 18 May 1877, Page 3
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88Untitled Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 87, 18 May 1877, Page 3
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