Dramatic and Musical

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 64, 21 September 1901, Page 14

Dramatic and Musical

By Footlight.

THK high standaid of the entertainment supplied bv the Gaiety Company ha.s been kept up recently b\ the introduction of new business The la<-t week has been rather remarkable by leason ot the exceptionally brilliant additions to the personnel of the company Peihaps, the most fascinating feature of the bill of fare is the •turn" of the De Wynne Brothers The feats of skill and strength the pan peiform are worthy of the high encomiums passed on them Their peiformance is graceful and finished, and they aie probably chiefly responsible for the % enlarge attendance at the Theatre Royal during the opening nights of then reason. » # * Hairy Shine, the patter comedian adds to the hilantv ot the proceedings b\ a deluge of quaint comieahtj remarkable for its volubility and nonsense. His "make-ups" are novel, and his presence is ever greeted with pleasure Alma Gray, the clever little danseu&e and singer of charactei songs, lias become a favourite with the Gaiety habitues Her items aie fiosh and piquant, hei business new and her enunciation e'ear and good. Miss Tiene Fianklm, who was much •id m nod during hoi former short season, has re-appeaied with her lopertoiro ol (harming songs Her welcome has been as waim as in her previous appearance Mr James Williams has a fine bass voice, which Vie uses nightly with good effect The singing of Miss A r iolet Klhott is highly commendable, while, the items of Les Wharton, Jim Marion and the Worrall Sisters arc cleverly lenderod, and much appreciated. Among the. lank and file, Herbert Collins and WTW T Hagan aie to be found, while Johnin Col'ms foots the list ot aitistos of the piesent bright combination * * * The Kmpne Companv at the Kx(liAiigo Hall, has been gathering in its full share of the lovers of vaudeville entertainment ,uu] the present week has been highly satisfactory to the management and the public Miss Katie Belmont has, in no sma'l measure contributed to the success of the (Mitel tainment hv her ele\ ei act. She is a novel danseuse and contortionist, an adopt in hoi special line and undeniably popular

Tt's football that woiks up the muscle, And gives a man plenty ot dasli, It'd kick, it'fc seium, ,ind it's bustle, And a geneial looking foi lush In the good old hunt foi the leathei, If a rold >ou should ha\e to enduie, You will soon pull yomself altogethei, With Woods' Gi.kai Pum'i hmini Cori

Mis Bi on u Pottei is said to be busy untmg .1 ioui-aot diama, to bo called "The lViiJlj, ot the Clods '' It she wntos as well as slie acts, the London tlieatie favoured with the play should diaw crowded houses*, with heiseli in tlie pimcipal role. Hairy Law ton, the comedian, who has> had some success both m London and Austialia will try for a continuance ot his luck in a gaiety audience simultaneously with Madame Bobe. Johnnie" Sheiidan luis been appioached by the inquisitive piessman, and lie, in a confidential chat, giew pathetic over posing as a lady foi something like htteen years. Jolinnio" is preternatuially nervous, and absolutely hates the sight of a corsetiere 01 costunuere. To combat the necessity of lianding himself over for requisite measuiements for his lady's costumes, he has had a lay figure made in his exact proportions, so that the various professions repiesented in the "turning out of the Widow O'Brien may measure to their heart's content. Mr. Sheridan is almost sorry that his ' Widow" has gained its phenomenal success, for he tires of tight shoes and corsets, bonnets, and the rest, and Jongs foi the moment when ho may exchange those habilhments for the deshabile of Con the Shaughraun," or any other of his male parts. * * + A tiagic occunence took place at the Hermitage Opeia House, Moscow, lecently, during the performance of Rigoletto." A v\ oil-known French baritone, Jules Deioyode, was singing a duet with Gilda, when, in the midst of the applause ho staggered and fell The curtain was lowered, and he was found to be dead It subsequently transpired that he was in very pooi circumstances, and was singing literally for bread He knew that lie was dangerously ill, but detei mined on keeping to his woik He left a widow and six children totally unprovided foi Melbourne appaiently has not taken kindlv to Haw- trey's "Message fiom M.us " The company will possibly cancel its New Zealand engagements * * * London "Ki\>" s<>vs that the 'Sign of the- Cross" has attracted audiences aggregating 14,800,000 since its fiist production.

Madame Celina Bobe, who lias boon doing a popular nightly "turn" for Mr. Rickards, is to arrive in. Wellington .shortly, under engagement to Mr Dix * * * Mibs Pepory Pryde, the cclebiated Eng.i^h actress, is on the water between England and Australia She will tour tho cities of the Commonwealth, and will be asked to favour New Zealand a.s well Mi Fied Duval, Mr. P. 11 Dix's geuoial manager, writes that he has at piesent to see that thnty artistes per week aie exchanged between the compaivy. 's theatres. The time spent in actual travelling is tho only time wasted, and to successfully ai range these matters Mi. Duval appears to be the right person.

When stoimy wind and wintry blast, Affect mankind with hacking cough, They think consumption's come <it List, 'Twill not be lon^ befoie they'ie off. ome people go to mountain heights, \nd others wheio the skies me bku-i ; But what will soon put them to lights, Is W. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.