The Janet "Waldorf Season.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 328, 31 January 1902, Page 2

The Janet "Waldorf Season.

A FOUR NIGHTS’ SEASON ONLY

Me Habcu3 Pummee, advance representative for Miss Janet Waldorf, received a telegraph message last evening to the effect that it was imperative that the season in Gisborne be reduced to four nights' only, as the Company has to catch the steamer for the South again aftp¥ the performance on Wednesday evening. This news will be received with great regret by : the many who have booked seats*’ for the season, for it will rob them of the pleasure of seeing one performance. Mr Blimmt;. has decided that the bill to be sacrificed will be “ The Lady of Lyons," so that now the plays to be produced here' will be “ Ingomar,” “Camille,” « and Juliet,” and “The Merchanti#yenice." This change of tactics is induced',by the very great impression Miss Waldorf and her company have made in and elsewhere in the South, where they are booked to re-appear. It is many years since an actress has made such a popular success everywhere in New Zealand as Miss Waldorf, and her appearance at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening is being eagerly e looked for hy all lovers of the legitimate. The opening piece will be that beautifullypicturesque drama, from the pen cf the clever Marie Lovell, “ Ingomar,”*or, as it is sometimes called, “ Ingomar, the Barbarian,” a play abounding in interesting, absorbing situations, that hold the attention of the audience from the rise to the fall of the curtain. A Southern„paper, speaking of her performance in this delightful play, says : “ The portraiture of the noble Greek girl Parthenia, as drawn by Miss Waldorf, is one that will live in the memory of all those present for many a year to come. In those charming, idyllic scenes with the barbarian chief] she exhibited that exquisite graoe, charm of manner, and true histrionic ability

that has made her famous in' other i lands, and so thoroughly endeared her to playgoers during the past week. Her seasijn has been a succession of triumphs, as must always be her lot wherever she may go." It will save trouble if those who have booked seats for “ The Lady of Lyons ” will see to their transference at once. The plan at Mr Miller’s is being heavily marked, and intending patrons should at once see that their seats are reserved, otherwise it is extremely likely that their comfort will be at stake.