COOPER’S OPERASCOPE COMPANY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 383, 27 February 1908, Page 3

COOPER’S OPERASCOPE COMPANY.

As regular as clockwork, Mr Charles Cooper, the pioneer entrepreneur of moving picture shows in the Dominion, sends one of his companies to Foxton, and on each occasion our local playgoers fleck to witness his excellent programmes. It is now nearly 12 months since Mr Cooper last visited Foxton, on which occasion he reproduced the finest coloured film yet shown in this country, “ The Grand Opera Faust.” For next Monday aud Tuesday nights, a programme has been arranged, including tbe latest and greatest importation in the way of moving pictures, viz., Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous comic opera. “ The Mikado will be faithfully represented in living natural colours, showing the production as performed by leading London artists at the Savoy Theatre, Loudon. By an especial arrangement, the actual voices of these artists will be reproduced, and patrons will have an opportunity of hearing “The Lord High Executioner,” “Tit Willow,” “Three Little Maids,” and other popular items as sung by the leading comic opera artists of the world.' The film is coloured, aud is very highly spoken of by the press of the O.d Country aud of tbe Dominion. In addition to “ Tbe Mikado,” an excellent film of Lewis Carroll’s famous pantomime, “Alice in Wonderland,” wiil be shown, and many excruciatingly funny subjects. Miss Louie Fisher, mezzo soprano, will appear in beautifully illustrated songs, aud Fisher aud Wilson, musical comedy sketch artists, will be seen in an original comedv sketch, entitled “ Two of Kind.”