THE GOURLAY AND STOKES COMPANY.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8166, 25 April 1895, Page 3

THE GOURLAY AND STOKES COMPANY.

This company opens In tho Public Hall, Oaumu, for two nights only on Tuesday and Wednead.iy next. Tho cumpany is just concluding a moat successful season on the goldfielda, whoro they havo been playing to large and most onthu*iusno ciudiouci's The prmcip4 arfisiH — Miss Amy Gourlay and Mr WilJiim Gourlay— -are tho youngest children of the lato Mr William GouiUy, tho c-lebr,»tod Sotch ictor, who p'nyed in this town over 20 yeara »go, while their brother, Mr John Gourlay, was with us About 15 months ago wuh " Skinpfd by the Lght of tho Moon." Mias Aray and Mr Win. Gourlay are worthily upholding the traditions of the family name, and the Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Invercargill, nod other papers speak in terms of the highest praiso of their excellont performances everywhere. Tho pieces to be attigod are " Revels," a muMctl comedy, on Tue^d-iy noxt, and " Sootoh L»w " »nd "That Awful Girl," a most laughable musical extravaganza, on Wednesdty nighf. One of our exch^ngon, t,peakini» of "Hotels," Biiys"lt is bright, fiparkling, and clever, without any of the elcmenta of buffoonery or coar^enoig," When playing in Wollington the Gourlay and Stokes Company, by vice-regal oommand, played at Government House bofore his Excellency tho Governor, tho Counteaa of Glasgow, and about 400 of their guests. Ilia Excellency and Luly Glasgow wero so pleased with the performance that, accompanied by a laiga pirty, they two nights afterwards ngato patronised tho performance of tho Gourlay add Stokes Compiny. Before leaving Wellington Mr Stokes received from the A.D.C. a most compliment iry letter, sUting how pleased his Excellency and L»dy Glasgow woro with tho porformaucea of the company, awd wisliing them the success on their tour that thoy deserved.