AMUSEMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2104, 1 February 1908, Page 1 (Supplement)

AMUSEMENTS.

LOCAL FIXTURES. HIS MAJESTY’S. February 5 to B—Pollard’s Opera Company. February 17, 18, and IS)—J. C. Williamson’s “Blue Moon” Company. March 11 to M—Brough Fleming Company. May 11, 12. 13—I. C. Williamson. Juno 8, S), ID—J. C. Williamson. August 12, 13, 1-I—Frank Thornton.

Besides “The Blue .Moon,” Mr Williamson’s popular musical coined) company now in New Zealand (included in its repertory “The Little Michus” and “Three Little Maids.”

In Paris, where tho moving picture industry has reached its highest development, there are regular companies of moving picture posers, who do nothing else but act in front ol the film-making nine,bines.

An American journal states that Hhrry Lauder, the great English character actor, could only bo engaged for five weeks for the States, as liis European contracts carry him along into 101 C.

Miss Nollio Stewart, who was in Loudon a week ago (says “ I lie BritisliAustralasian” of December 5), lias had great trouble with her shoulder, which was operated on some months ago. It is feared Unit sho will have to relinquish her American engagement and return to Australia.

A “local hit” from the pantomime “Cinderella,” at the Tivoli Theatre, Sydney:—“The Baron asks, Do you remember when knights were bold. ‘No,’ retorts the gentle Baroness, ‘bub I remomber when Lumper was bowled, and we all lelt very Hill until the Englishmen Cotter cold.

On the Continent, says John l 1 idler iuii., thev announce' -the projected -rise of tlm; curiam by tho stage mechanist giving three distinct knocks with his hummer mi the centre of - the stage, winch generally makes a cloud of dust come under tho curtain. This erm.e liieibod ol -announcing the rise of tho curiam seemed particularly primitive to lie practised at the Grand Opera House. Paris.

AY ho li Edna May married it was predicted that, like oilurs of her class, she would find if impossible io remain permanently away from the theatre. The rumor of her return ‘ j tho London stage lias now taken definite shape, and it will surprise no one (says a London correspondent) to find her, in. tho coining season, in a new part, and under altogether novel managerial circumstances, at a London theatre.

Nows comes that Seusa is ill, Sousa, -the conductor, whose music did what English music has never yet succeeded in doing: it captivated the Continent. His swinging marches do not appear to be quite so popular now, but the man and his mannerisms, which gave inspiration to our pantomime comedians,, will never be forgotten. He is the inventor or the pictorial side of conducting, the ‘Washington Post’ march, one of his greatest successes, was named after the newspaper so styled. It was specially composed for a gathering which u-;: ' .he result of a children 7 * coinp tition in the paper.

Says a “Bulletin” correspondent: —“J.A.”: The matinee swindle wants attending to—it is getting worse instead of bettor. During holiday time one theatre gave three matinees a week, and did not pay the performers a bean for any of them. As a set-off agiinst such an iniquity,' Messrs Gearh and Thornton, at Sydney Criterion, are paying a full night’s salary for their one weeekly matinee. This is the first time, within my recollection, which extends over 30 years, that such a thing lias been done in Australia But Ylessrs Geach and Thornton should have prepared the way for the innovation. They were too violent and sudden ; on first treasury day the shock, coupled with the heat, nearly proved fatal to some of the chorus.

Concerning Yladame Loin in the. Canterbury Times says:—Ylusic lovers of this city will cherish very pleasant remembrances of the Dutch cantatrice, and her mime will find a place on the list of great artists who have visited Christchurch- It will he not as a phenomena! singer, but rather as a highly-cultured artist that she will he best remembered. YLidaino Leman- is essentially an exponent of lyric music, and her exceedingly beautiful rendering of Sehuman numbers will not readily be forgotten. But the same remark applies to most of the songs whit'll she. interpreted during her eoiirorl: season at tho Choral Hall, and nothing more charming could h uv Imoii desired than some of the folk-songs of her own country.