STEPHENSON’S ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1674, 15 February 1906, Page 2

STEPHENSON’S ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY.

d Playgoers will be, no doubt, delighted j. to hear that after an absenoe of twelve y months this combination is about to visit „ us once more. The opening night is fixed i .for Wednesday next, Feb. 21, and the eeason is limited to three nights. S nee a last scon here the company baa been considerably strengthened, while a'l the old 0 favorites remain. Two new artists in Miss Mabel Morgan, of Melbourne;, soi prano, and Mr Harold Beeves, a baritone 5 from the'famous Moody Manner’s Optra i Company, will bo introduced. In addition to the above Biich popular artisips as Miss i Roland and WaUs-Pbillips, Miss Alice . Po'lard.. and Mr Charles Albert will bo seen here for the first time with this company. The following Bre the arrangements for the seasonOn Wednesday the initial attraction will be the whimsical mus’eal ixtravaganza “Bill Adams,” on Thursday we are promised the seooDd edition of the immensely popular musical comedy “ The Skirt Dancer,” and on Fri- ; day a magnificent revival of everybody's favorite musioal oomedy “ The Rose of the , Rivieru,” both of these were well received 1 when .last seen Theyhave bf.cn so altered and improved that Ihe management promise that they will be almost new pieces. A full opera orchestra and chorus under the b&ton of Mr Alfred Hill, R.0.M.L., is carried. A feature of the f productions will be the magnificence of * the staging and dressing. Everything as n used in the large cities will be aeon here, s The box plans for the season will be d opened.at Miller’s on Friday morning, ti when there is certain to be a rush for P seats, D