HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1439, 27 April 1905, Page 2

HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE.

IJ. O. WILLIAMSON’S OPEBA COY j Playgoers will be delighted to learn that I Mr 3. O. Williamson has deoided to send I his famons Gilbert and Sullivan Bepertoire I Opera Company to Gisborne, the dates j aeleoted being Monday, Tuesday, and I Wednesday, May Bcb, 9th, and 10th. The I operas to be produced are “ The Mikado,” | “ Yeoman of the Guard,” and “ Patience,” j j respectively. These pieces are the most I successful of Messrs Gilbert and Sullivan’s I brilliant and popular operatic gems, and have had enormously successful rnns dnr- I ing the recent phenomenally successful I Australian and New Zealand seasons. When it is stated that the company in its I I entirety numbers upwards of 100 people, I the enormous expense incurred in fares I alone may be easily imagined, and it is a I tribute to the way in which Gisborne I people have always supported Mr William- I son’s other attractions that he has decided I on sending here the largest and most ox- I pensive company under his control. That I his enterprise will be rewarded with I packed houses goes without saying, and j probably the only difficulty the manage- J ment will have will be to find room for all I ■ those desirous of witnessing the perform- I i ances. So far, in the the towns and cities j , already visited—Wellington, Auokland, I and the prinoipnl inland towns—tho tour I .

I has proved an absolute record financially, I the capacious theatres being packed I throughout tho seasons. Mr George I Matheson, Mr Williamson’s touring I manager, who is in town making the j necessary preliminary arrangements, states I that the three operas to be produoed here [ will be presented on precisely the same I I scale of; gorgeous completeness os in the I original productions, the entire company, I principals, chorus, and tbofull orchestra of I 16 picked instrumentalists, appearing each I I night, whilst tho soenery, wardrobe, and I I all accessories will be brought along. From I all points of view, and more particularly I from a musical stand-point, these three I performances will Btand out as probably j the most important and attractive that ( hove ever been given here. In view of the j certainty of an unprecedented demand I for seats patrons should particularly note | that the box plans for the season will be I open at Mr Miller’s on Wednesday morn- I log, May 3rd. People living at a distance I from :)he box office may secure seats on | application by letter addressed to the box I office, a special reserve having been set I apart for this purpose. I

“STRUCK OIL.” Playgoers will be pleased to learn that tho Bice Dramatic Company have deoided to stago the ever popular drama “ Struck Oil ”on Saturday evening. Every attention is being paid to detail, and Mr Bice promises his patrons that this drama will be staged in the same elaborate style as the original production. Special Beenes have been painted by Mr B. H. Clark. I The bos plan is now open at Miller’s, I where day Bales will be made.