"Mother Goose"

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1916, Page 3

"Mother Goose"

At the Town Hall, Levin, oil Monday next "Mother Goose," tile best ol ail pantomime*, will be presented to Uiea-tre-goers in Levin. It is now some considerable time since the lost panto, of the same name was staged in N( w Zealand, but many will remember the big success it- was. tne. present production is of course entirely difl'ereul to its predecessor, but as a fuii-iua.-ior it would be hard, to excel. The endeavours ol the author and producer have been to keep the audience in a state of merriment lrom the rise to the tall of the curtain, and judging from notices in the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide. Perth and Auckland papers (their efforts have proved, entirely successful. The leading parts are all in the hands of the most capable Ausnilian and ICnglish artists, who are assisted by a full ballet, chorus and orchestra. The scenery, included m i which are some fifteen i-cenes. is all by the best Sydney artists, while fclio costumes are all from the workroom of Zenda, the well-konwn Australian eostumiero. Introduced into the pun to are quite a number ot excellent sp ■<•- inlity turns, the chief of which is a musical comedy acrobatic act bv M'.e Fredo brothers. These clever art isl« of through a number of apparently impossible acrobatic feats while keep; eg perlect time and fuiie en fheir vie.>>■•:. Sufficient justice cannot lie done ■■> their performance on paper -it no-d----to bo seen to be properly appreciated. Other turns are: Rubee Raymond, tieclever American toe dancer; and Wi'! Speed, the tranip cyclist, whose cob trol of the bicycle is extraordmarv. "Mother Goose" can bo staged; for oo" ' night- only. The StSanlev McKay Pantomime Company is just now com. plet-ing the longest season of panto- ' mime Wellington has ever known at iie Grand Opera Hoii'se. Seats for "''Mother Goose" may be reserved at .Mr Ken Aitken's without extra charge. i