INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH HAWKE'S BAY v. WELLINGTON

Free Lance, Volume II, Issue 78, 28 December 1901, Page 17

INTERPROVINCIAL MATCH HAWKE'S BAY v. WELLINGTON

BASIN RESERVE, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, Decembei 26th, 27th, and 28th A E TKOTT, the Famous Anglo-Austra-lian, \\ill assist Hawke's Bay Play v.\ill Commence at 11 a m on THURSDAY (Boxing Day) Admission, Is- , Youths, (id , Ladies and Children. Fiee Giand Stand, 6d Holders of Hon Members' Tickets admitted Fiee to Giound and Stand. AFTERNOON TEA will be seived in the Giand Stand to Ladies Fiee of Charge C. H MAN SON, Hon. Sec. W C.A.

Wirth Bros ' circus is at Adelaide Mr J. A. Cram, for 22 yeaxs connected with the colonial stage, and wellknown throughout New Zealand, had a benefit in Sydney the other day * • # Ida Roslyn. who played the part of Robin Hood m Percy Dixs pantomime at Wellington last Christmas, is now billed at the Sydney Empire as ' The Nimble Nymph of Niconess." ♦ * * Mr Jack Ralston, a fine baritone singer, who plays the part of Captain Katana, m 'The Geisha," has joined the Pollard Company since it w r as last in Wellington He was "discovered" by Mr Pollard in Queensland ■» • * Williamsons Italian Opera Compan\ start a short farewell season in Sydney on Monday next A novelty is promisled m Giordani's "Fedora," a week which has been highly praised on the Continent as a bright example of the new Ttahan operatic school headed by Puccrm. Maseagm, and Leoncavallo ♦ * * Wilson Barrett's closing pieces in Sydney were "19th Decembei, Hamlet", 20th, Othello". 21st, Virgmius." 'The Sign of the Cross" was the 'hit" of the /season Miss Gertrude Boswell'>s Stephanus is aid to have been the most notable featuie of the performance She was the original Stenhanus, first played at St Louis, United States, America # • » On St Patrick's Day next Tom Pollard will be celebrating his coming of age m the theatrical line It will on that date be just twenty-one years since he entered the business in this countn with his Liliputian Opera Company His initial production was Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore," in which he opened at Invercargill » » » ' His Majesty's" is to be the name oi the new theatre which is to be built in Auckland. Mr. Percy Dix will have d lease of it for ten years, and he intends to sub-let the theatre to the best and largest companies only, such as J. C. Williamsons, George Musgrove's, Bland Holt's, Broueh's, and suchlike. It is anticipated that the new theatre will be ready for opening by Christmas next year. • • • The Auckland Choral Society opened their 1901-1902 season on Tuesday night last week with Handel's 'Messiah." The soloists were Misses Boulton (soprano), Laing (contralto), Messrs E. Clegg (tenor), and Wilfred Manning (baritone). The remainder of the programme for the season is — Second concert, Schumann's 'Paradise and the Pen" third, Handel's Israel in Egypt" fourth, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius," and fifth, Stanford's Rtvenge " • * • Mr George Musgrove has brought Miss Ada Willoughby back to Australia to appear in his Melbourne pantomime "Aladdin," as principal girl to Miss Nellie Stewarts principal boy. A second musical company is to play "The Fortune Teller," 'The Singing Girl," and ' The Thirty Thieves" musical comedies and a dramatic company, headed b\ Mi Harcourt Beattv. is being brought out to play "Sweet Nell of Old Drury " ' The Royal Rival," and The Sorrows of Satan " Mr George Grossmith is also coming out to Mr Musgrove » • » John Philip Sousa, the popular Araei lean conductor, is shortly to bring his celebrated band to Australia, under engagement to Mr Geo. Musgrove. It n sixty strong, and consists of three Englishmen twelve Germans, two Fienchmen, two Danes, and forty-one Americans. Mr. Sousa has conducted orchestras since he w as seventeen years of age. In 1892 he organised his present military concert band, with which ho has given over 5000 concerts in the important towns of the United States Canada, and has just finished a most successful tour of England. • • * Wilson Barrett tells a yarn. He was playing at Dublin at the tame of the Fenian outrages in London. The people were wildly enthusiastic. They cheered his every line to the echo Barrett was overjoyed He put it down to the warm-heartedness of the Irish. To the "props" man he said "They seem to think a lot of my acting, Canvass." "Actin,' sir. taint th' actm'. They think you're the brother of Barrett wot was 'anged yesterday " Suoh is fame' • » » The hearing of Miss Carrie Moore's action for breach of promise (claim £.1000) was keenly looked forward to both m and out of the profession, and on the day of the trial the crowd not only filled the court, but overflowed the passages, and the police had difficulty in regulating it But it was a very bitterly disappointed crowd that dispersed from the Court when opposing counsel, after a brief consultation, announced that the case had been settled on "terms honourable to both parties "

The Hanke's Ba% -Welluigton match commences to-da> (.Fnda\) and I think the presence of Albeit Trott m the team will go a long \\a\ towards winning the mat eh toi the visitors Robertson Quec C'laike and Staples have been dropped from the team that played against Caaiterbun their places being taken b\ S Hickson C Hickson, C. Gore, and B. Wovbourne The batting has been materially strengthened and to mv mind, the team would ha\o been still strongei if Hicke\ was in in place of Connell The absence of Waters and Stevenson is a morions one a*s on this occasion the best team Wellington can produce will be wanted to keep the end up of the "Rmpiro City ~ • » Dear "Touch lme " — We agree to differ and may differences of opinion result in a just conclusion for I contend that "no-balLs" should count against the bowler in striking the bowling averages especially when trophies depend thereon . and thus penalise the bowler for his imperfect and careless deliveries the "Referee's" special judgment notwithstanding — lam etc "Convgenda " Mv correspondent, if he leadsthe mle bearing on no-balls correct I v will come round to mv opinion He will find that all imi.s scored off a no-ball excepting off the bat. shall be counted as noballs Say for argument's sake that a no-ball goes to the boundary as it can easily do on No 1 wicket on the Basin Reserve and three runs are scored should those thiee iuns count as noballs? Tf the three don't count why should one 9 The unfairness of the tiling i^ anp.nent * * * An unfailing bone of contention is ' Can a batsman be out Ibw to a bow lei bowling round the wicket ?" The following reply to a question in the ' bydnej Referee" should be interesting to some Wellington players — The law reads 'The striker is out if. with am part ot his person, he stops the ball which, m the opinion of the umpire at the bowlei s wicket shall have pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it— leg-bef ore-wicket . A bowler delivering round the wicket could get the stoker lbw with a full toss a ball pitched near the ciease or one pitching in a line with the wicket breaks back instead of going on in its natural course, and would hit the wicket." New South Wales and Victoria commence their first match this season at Melbourne on Boxing 1^ G L Jessop, in the Newcastle match, made 85 runs in 45 minutes hitting four fi's. three o's and seven 4 s The second test match between Maelaren's team and Australia will be played at Melbourne commencing on the Ist Januar\ With the Hawtrej Comedy Company is Mr. C P Hammond, a distinguished Tasmanian cricketer who played against the New Zealand team at Launcestou when they w r ent over. So far no centuries have been recorded in Dunedin cricket this season, although one or two big scorers have gone near it. Chnstchurch. Wellington and Auckland have each their centursgetters, and so has Napier with X Cottenll, who scored 104 foi United A against County the honom