THE THEATRE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2120, 11 April 1914, Page 9

THE THEATRE.

[Br Sylmus!

Opening of Grand OpeteHouse. IVinglit will sea jail <j.venfc of lio little iniportaHoo in <?uj' •.t'heatrieftl history,. This is tlio opening of the .mow fenftt Opera. House iu Msniier-s Street, wliteli has stood liiteiitj ufilena-nt&diy j'ot. fiom-. plftted , sinC'o tho . .legiuimig . of tiro . year on .asc&uufc tff a difforonc*! ■ hi eeonsmies between ■ #10 Wellington Oiifcru House CoinpiHvy anfl tlio csmtfaqtars—r^gistta-UJoprobafbly to both.." The {mblic lias assui.ed 'tliftt tijo Hew theatri* is a. and -they-liavo not bcei'i MirisM. It i-a a beautiful theatre for evtfrj-oDO eouoenwd. It is so .for.the public beeauso the seflits are Soiiifortabli?) the.focal lines IMsffcet)' fho hartjioiiie'iis tolour eelrome ef tlio eiiditomnii *a rato treat in. tlio tight of eqepftiisDM wjjtli piiiiiitivo .ideas of dccoraMoii tl>aii.KiWkedtiie.ol4 Gpeta Hoarse. It Is so for tlio. stivg'6 nianagcr of'ljead a.ttd'Side"■■rcjoiii ;tp : ;'.ov.orfeVifc, : 'sxii.d lighting Histallatiou ■tliat would- lioii dispioaSo ft Dayid/Boltisfio. It is aiso so to tits 'iiotof because, fof onee, lie ii' .given proper ifressfue rooiiis* . ~ Ths i tloore are. ■to bo bpeiietl :ifor tlits first tiiiro this fiveUfng, iVjicii, Ilio Awgr'itaii Jlxisical Bftitequa ■■ Okiiiipanjr ivjll. mujto ajcjpry in. "A Bay at/Shp'Racßsi"' TJtts eo.mpa.ny is said tii .ixissess a qua*- 1 tet of good cqm.edians who jftlrhish li.ti-. )»oii.r of the AmerJG'iiii ta;udeviflo- ttype,' , Theso inCrry moil ■ate well supported hy .clia.fmii.)g girls,, jsrlio-'-aiti iiea.dp.a by tire paiitomiinfe Star J&s Kayqii.sbn'rg. It laiighter bb tjio ■eleißoiit rtqjfljred at tlia ..opening oi iv new all .tlvo wdTld lias a direriic iteh for that--—tliciti tlio opening to-night s.lwiild : W ail' smiles. Mr. Gear.go tlie inaitagfitM rflprffsontajij'6 of Mr. Win, Aiidci-' soil, caii be rolicrt' ijpon jto s(i tliirpaeor ."in tent."' ' . '

A Popular Pantomime : • .. The loUrtrattUi week of Wo 5, C. Wits Siamsoii.) I4d. pantomime, '"Die Forty,'-. Tfiifjyes,/' brought the season to a, clpSii] at Melbourne Her Majesty's, on. Times-; day, March 2(J, to allow the company* and the production i<o bo transferred to! Sycl-Uey ia good time for the epeliiiigi ou Saturday, April 4. The ftirewMl, per.- j forjtianeo was cliapacieristd. by inufili .en* j, thusiasin and demonstration oil the .part \ ■of the audience that indicated the pojni-' larity of the artists. TJiis .pantomime has proved ths mast popular anct successful production of tho 'kind ever staged by _J. C, Williamson, the recerds adhioved ty "Jlpther 6ees.e" and "Siiibadtho Sailor" being left in thtf rear,

A JEoJhoideftcs. .It is a littfe rema.AilWe ttavt in the case of both thtt plajs staged % tko |. 0.- Williamsou "Wiftin tho tov" Company, some important national ereiife lias ocoUrred. benrijS'g strangely ■on the inotif of eacli play, ffheii "Within the Law" \v»b pEodueet} -in Jfcw Yftrk* Jt was ssiun-ttaneoas with thq shflotin* the street of Lieuteiiaftt Mflsenthai and tho graft aud blaekinail o.tposures th.rii slioak the Kow Ijerfc- palieo system. Now, just Wfofe' "Stedamcs , X,™ ■ the iFrencli drama, \va.g staged 'by tivis eoinpaiiy at Melbcnirno Theatre "Royal, tire shooting of M. , Calmoite, e'di-tof ef the--I'ai-fe "Figaro," % Jlad'aine :Caiil.a:«x toak pface. Iji ftis Jiistunee tits motif ■ivas not the same as aeta.attfd in the draw a, bat the ifteM.enis and situation ettincide to a large cjstciit." Madame S shat La+oquo'to proteefr lie* soil; Madanio Cafljatts fo defend'the , hbnom' of iier hvisbatid. 'flie Paris soiisation jio doy!bi> adds to tkd interest of the-drama,. .:.;.. ...

Two Stars. '•'-■ ■ .Both stf. Ha-rry liaUdCr and Misi Ada lleet.e. (th&.atigUial f'Bay .Panßi.etfno",). Sttp to ..appear in jSifelbevtf,ile .t«j-nigbt,-ilifl former im.ticf th.e rit.aii.agenienfc of J, a:njl Jf. J'aii, and tho latter undef.tho a.egis ffif Mr. .Hugh M'lutoshf ef the TWi TließtJpcs\ ¥u% Laiider, w-ho is faji}«us a;s a. coittie singer , , is IcaioWn all over t'li!} world., and who' ehortles mi of eve-isy. gfanvapiione, is •bouiifl to Wcgiye a Wg wefcoftie, ivhilsti clever.. .Reeve r ..wfia..,:..has been in .'Austfalw•■bMQ're,^ay.;.te;j ; clied: to mate an impressioit-witii het piquaiiis : personality, and shrewd sense <5t $»intjj cojiioiiy, Mft appeiit-aSce at the slel-* bqUrive Tivoii i<v-uight- 'WjH ushe.r in a ■new order in biisiness— the idea, which has ■been.in vogUQior.soirjo. ma'Hy. of the liOjiiou music-hall's. T.lio.in.aHf; ageipents; h;av« been : ,.:ind.u.ced; ta .fftljojivj Ajii.erica.ia'this jfigti.fff..on iiGco.imt.-flf; tli.» p'ro-vaieivee. of, higli _ ssliirieS'.. _ It; gives tljein , thft oppdrtiiiiity of seciiriiip two good houses' ! instead of olio. ...1$ iwll Bo Hitercstiiig -to'.-jipfe liow the S'.S!). p.ai. and 9 pAi,- siio'ws ides.strikes %\xn traliiin ", . .

"Charley's Aunt. , * Tho foHcmmg amateur cast lias bceii , selected to iiiter\Hct that jollwking farco "Chuilcj's Aint" jt tho now Upcia lionso on Jmue I and '2 —Lord) Fnncoiirt Biibberlr\, Mu Nonnau Alike if, Coloiid Sit I'inutis Chchiio\, Mi, Plnpps Williams; Stephen Sijottiguo, Di Norman Hales; Jack Chesney, Mr. C. Bentloy RiibEcll, Charley Mi Jack Phillips; BiaswH, Mr. Kenneth Aitken; Uoiin.l Lum D' Mvadouv,, Mrs. I'eicy Woods; Amy Spetiiguo, Miss Addic E\ans, Kitlv Miss. Hub) Pcottj E!h Doluhay, Miss Ella/ Guinw,

Notes., ' : \\ : ■■ . ■ . Sarpy CprSjui Cla;:k<> ■ afid- -Ills,. Vvdfd■; (Jtargsvet Date Owen).,. haViiig fin'i?lie.a; a tour of Java Straits ■SfJttltjnwJtSjfGey*' lon, aiitl India, .and, &jftipMjed tlroir; \\w& i# arouutl i'h{f"wqr)d, arrived m ' JfiSHSm; and' i.nimecJ.iaitcly looked ,a. tour of ■bpemiia.;ai) Brivd-fortl oil vitpfcil,- 8,. lvith . tJjoil" , Canicdy cortftpftiiy iuvi&rk % SSlffl's "Whose Ba% Aro P" ; ■ Louis Meyer and BeimiioHt Sinfth < intend 'their drainatife conipaiiy, \t\Ab\\ ■ vBU a)ipea;i' in SJfdiKy iii July ivMt "Mi , . W* flnd "The Bartfe, 3 ' to ha ■ an unusttiilly s-treng olio, Sir. ,Beainuoiii). Sm.lt : l) has jusi H'Cc-ived. a cabjegra.nv frtfra his partner notifyi.ijg 3iiiij sf/tlio oi>gagG.mtiit, oi Jtilipn llo£ce, 'the lion-. (toil actor, and. Stoliheft .Ewftrt, who flcltlcvcd ' po.pftla-rifcj , . hq'rp tliyee y*jiTh n-(|o as leading jnftii jvjtli Miss E.tiM Irving. ' ■

Already J. C. WiHi.ainso.iij Ltd,, -AH makiiifl arraiigemeiits in ceiii.ietvtigi.i with {aew nest nbristraas paij:tenttni«> iviiidi is to Lc "Oindifefla,." Soiiio liiijportaub oiigugeiOCMiis :li.avo been nvada i m the way of artists aiwl spficirfists. It will bf> : gosd iWivs to iltoso- who havo seen Dftrry Lwpmo ijt ! 'ThO. fdrty' Thieves" to team th.a : j> J. 43. Willieutson, lat(}., |vaYo eserefead iitcir pptiou on his services fot the- f< Ciltte?lla" pafltontinie, wliioli ttlll U iproduccd by Glutrles A. VoiHiatt-.

Mr. Jnliiis K-niglvt fl«d his coiivi>aiiy b(ido farewell to Sydney on Fwdity afternoon last wtfeif at &io GritpiMii ill a perfolmaneo «f "A RsWl DiWrco." In a speech At -t-he close of t'lio last .act, Mr. Eniglit .arouseo! ereat ..applause hy the- ftimottiicftjnoij.b that 'he would ■jitum at iso'iwo lutuio .(iate.

time her sho'c uifTerGiit' ritat'b how pln\gorrK rofor to Dai\v Joroiuc, tho lciuuiknb'o voniijj comedieuno of tln> rovao, "Conio Ovoi flnii) J D»'s\ Joromo is ne\or tho sii'to tivirc niumiig llrr moods vary nisi, as doos tho colour of the chnmolemi Iloi stCcit of tucks ind luamiorisiiia I? said to bo moxh mstiblc E\er\ night eho idopts a JiAcicn' £t\]<., •nit, \vlmto\nr jt is, sho got oienonn into 'icr Pk )a a pcrtonnlilj .ill to herself.