AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4294, 30 November 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THE QUEEN’S. The Lydia Howarde burlesque troupe opened at the Queen’s Theatre lost evening under most favorable auspices, for, despite the boisterous weather, the house was crowded. Mr Shepperson had pro vided a double bill, Offenbach’s trifle “Eose of Auvergne" serving to introduce three of the principal members of the company. Miss Jennie Nye, who was some years ago an established burlesque actress hero, was exceedingly rich and vivacious os Fleurette; while Mdlle. Navaro and Mr Cary (the latter of whom will be remembered from his connection with the Willards) seemed to give every satisfaction to the audience by their singing and acting as the rival lovers. After a short interval the curtain was raised on “ Chilperic," in which Miss Howarde, Miss Nye, and Mdlle. Novaro appeered in the principal characters. Mr H. Power, who possesses an immense fund of humor, immediately established himself a favorite in the character of the Lord Chamberlain. Burlesque developed Mr Stonehara in a totally different role to what we have been accustomed to see him; and he was fairly successful. The piece was well mounted and the scenery particularly good; while a ballet in the last act was much appreciated. As the extravaganza will be repeated this evening, we defer an extended notice of “ Chilperic ” till to-morrow.

MR EMMET AS FRITZ. At the Princes’s Theatre last evening there was another large and enthusiastic audience to witness “ Our Cousin-German,’’ which entertaining comedy bids fair to become very popular with Dunedin play-goers, Mr Emmet introduced some new songs and instrumental solos into bis part, many of them causing quite a furore. The sensational scenes passed off effectively, the whole piece in fact going well from beginning to end.