TRAVELLING COMPANIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 303, 24 November 1883, Page 3

TRAVELLING COMPANIES.

[to the editor of the standard.;] Sir, — I cannot saj* I have much sympathy with'^ne ptrson who it is commonly reported lost money m the -theatrical ' spec ? of. bringing tlie q&m"panjr'here who performed: last nigh l. ■ Ttiey certainty gay» a; moat indifferent entertainment, and I do not wonder the attendance was so > thin. This should be a lesson to the speculator to ■Winore- carefifr what kind of a company he selects for Palineraton. What" surprised me wore was to find a local papfer ejcilollin* th^n«erits 6f-&ch an entertaininenft- j -yes, fV I repeat it, such an entertainment t We would be glad 'to 'se^ a good company now ' again, but ip : imagine I'that'1 'that' every Hrayellidg company will draw a houseis anirisuli 'ffl' the intelligence of the community. I repeat I ani "riot sorry the spec was a loss, and hope the next attempt will, be something , different, soi'lar as the public'jire conciernetl. With all tjie puffiiigV people would not come, oriifi 'they came ohce, would not come agaip.^ "if a companyis unable to travel on lfe : merits; iiLa rule, it is not 6t much Recount,' and the-public will soon find out whether! iiu r entertaaUment ia worth patronage or note — I am, <fee, ' ; mi,:u,\ 7/j-tj ■-.-; j. ; rr, : : Pi&Y&OER.i j- •'■ ' ■■'it--i'.. -i •'••:.. ' - •■> fi. i •-•