"THE GONDOLIERS"

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 33, 2 November 1918, Page 3

"THE GONDOLIERS"

OPENING PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT; The Grand Opera House promises to be j crowded this evening when the Welling-; ton Amateur Operatic Society will re-! vive Gilbert and Sullivan's beautifully] melodious and intensely amnsing-comio| opera "The Gondoliers." Tho'local so- ■', ciety has the trick of- doing ;tliintfe well, j and no effort is being spared to make the present performance a memorable one in the history of tho society. For that purpose a notably good cast of charac-i ters has been assembled to do justice to j Hie work. Miss Helen Gard'ner is oncej more in Wellington from Dunedin toj play th(! role of Gianettn, and a gifted j newcomer in Miss Bathie Stuart will j take the part of Tossa. Marco will be I played by Mr. :Hcrbert F. Wood, and the; cumpanion part Guiseppe will Iμ played! by Mr. Fred Twiss. On the comedy; side the Grand Inquisitor .(that- /'most ] incomprehensible old-'gentleman")" will' be\ played' by'Mr;'Trevor Forrest, ani actor of great experience. The tall and j dominating Duchess of Plaza Toro has! been allotted.to.'Mrs. Stuart Dallas (neel Hiss Mabel- Esquilant, of Dunedin)/ and j her insignificant spouse, the Duke (who! floats himself into a. limited liability; company to finance his daughter's claims! to the queenship of Barataria), will be. ployed by Mr. Zante Wood. The pair.; should make an amuing contrast.. Their' beautiful daughter, Casilda; will •Lβ play i ed-byMiss Dorothy Cameron, asopranoj of great power and sweetness, and Mr. j Charles Moore will figure as her lover j Lniz. The chorus, and ballet include tho j prettiest of Wellington's young ladies, j who havo been • thoroughly drilled in, j their work by Mr.. Tom Pollard. Mr.; Frank Thomas will control the famous ; Trentham Camp khaki orchestra of' twenty pieces..,. . ' ' His Excellency the Governor-General, 1 the Countess of Liverpool, and a party , from Government House are to be pre-! sent at the opening performance this I evening. ' . ■