The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1886.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1717, 26 May 1886, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1886.

We are glad to hear. .thai .Palmerston is at .last; to havre a thoroughly Wellappointed v Theatre and Opera ; House. Upon consideration •it ib a matter 1 - of much surprise that Palmerston, possessing ao many special recommendations for such a building, should liaVealtowed townships like -.Woodville and Feeding to have shown BSjtb.e^jtyfty m this (direction. It 'is a. well-r ecognised fact th-at the prjosp ; «r,it^of a jtpwtj is gauged by the success of its public resorts, and that moreover such places of entertainment add much, to the general "go " of the town m which they are situated ; that iß> ifAways supposing they, ,At«i; of such a clans as to meet all demands up- 5 on them. Haviagvthis fa view,' the fatter, has beeu tnk.eii; up with an earnestness which must result m a large and handsome building being added to the town. The site chosen is the section adjoining, .the Club Hotel, and which at the present, time belongs to Mr Wollerman. Tna gliares" are fiied ait' the low rate of £1 each; m ordbr that th« citizens may one and -all have aperaonalintereat m theßucceßs,o,f the,, undertaking; Up to the prusent time, about £500 or £600 havefbe^ri promised out of the tbttilsum of £2500. One of the ihany special f\d vantages possessed by Pa]|nerston will be rail way. communicatiQfl. with the Empire Qity, which will afford theatrical companies the opportunity of playing here when en route from Wellington- to Wahganni. At' th'# present time it- ia unnecessary to publish the names of those gentlemen who;ha¥e^ taten 'the matter • i :.in • band,., but^'it isj hoped that the generainpublio %Hll(4ei»dj the movement that hearty and ; spontan •• eons support which is so essential to its ultimate success. Mr Isherwood has kindly undertaken :the '-'office of seCfetary,. pro tent, and will call a meeting during next week, notice of which will' appear m due course m our advertising columns.