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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1356, 17 January 1905, Page 3

MR GEORGE STEPHENSON'S ENGLISH! musical comedy companyii t’TT'F, ROSE OF THE BIVIEEA.” At Hi 3 Majesty’s Theatre to-morrow evening Mr George Stephenson’s New English Musical Comedy Company will present for the fic-t time hero London a Lyest and brightest musical success, -The Rose of the Riviera. The musical ploy, composed by Dr. Osmond Carr, with lyrics by George Sheldon, and the b °° k by Reginald Bacchus, is described as modern musical comooy at ltß best and bi-iohtest; “ but,” said Clemeot Scott, m the" London Freelance, ”it is a thinK more than mere musical ]'j3 D Hcal ] comedy, for it possesses a soundly probable though ridiculously humorous story, fr»nnr?fir! I dare suggest, on an amusiog hotel^contretemps which actually occurred a few years back at Nice. Suffice it to say that a wealthy Manchester tradesman owing to trouble with the gendtrmnrie ’tfdUguisehimeelf as an expected hnTnon-arrived duke, and that this duke had arranged to raco a 100-horse power motor car and give away largo sums of money to charity, and you anticipatethe rnmic fate of the tradesman. Furthor, ?Woul driving of the tradesman so onthe fou ° prineo that he challenges m a duel tO P tho death. The affair is by the authorities, but the Ke, not to be foiled, invents a mortal lottery- The tradesman, of course, draws the black ball, and the curtain falls on the first act with the audience wondering what on earth the unhappy man, who £ condoned «to die by his own hand ere i. on tho morrow, will do. fast ana furious are tho complications of the act that tho audience are convulsed whh laughter until tho dual and necessary W of Briskett, the tradesman. To Dr Osman Carr’s musio nothing but praise usma . j t i 8 somewhat m »ho manne”, always tuneful, but never and the finale to the first act is a t„m His music is assisted by some very clever lyrics from tho pen of Mr George Sheldon, who is also responsible for the C f the play. Mr Reginald rtns who was half author of Arthur Robert’s Lies? absurdity, ’ams, written tho bock. He races ° in a style lhat allows notfV, - 0 •" rluPness, and .when at UK- A ne makes use of what may bo calJsfW® “owen Hall ’ method, Mr Bacchus is very Owen jau i “The Rose,” will bffmsented for one night only, and will - v Fallowed by ■■ The Skirt Dancer, and “ The Bendy Doctor,” each for a similar . B i On Saturday, January 21st, tho the season, Mr Stephenson last night ot me doublo bill of unht^a a i r excelloDee! consisting of the one-act usual exoe come(3y without words, en- “ Ths Luel in tho Snow,” and the Bic *i farce success, “ None but it the Bravo. , time in New Zea--v F r °d a ° 'The booking at Mr Miller’s still landj T "Viik and extra rows of scats ooDtmues ,s “> d for Gac h evening., The have hoen ope acceßaorioa of tbo proton arrived on Sunday in . charge of 8 -■V” ptaSof mechanists. :